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KeepTruckin gets $18M in funding; plans to extend ELD telematics platform – Aaron Huff

By / 2020-09-13

Electronic logs and fleet telematics provider KeepTruckin is planning its next moves following an additional $18 million in Series B funding, led by Scale Venture Partners and existing investors GV (formerly Google Ventures) and Index Ventures. KeepTruckin began in 2013 with a free app for drivers to track hours-of-service logs on Android and iPhone devices. …

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FR8 Revolution launches heavy-haul marketplace – Aaron Huff

By / 2020-09-13

FR8 Revolution, an Oakland-based company that develops free, cloud-based tools for freight transportation, announced the launch of the FR8Star Heavy Haul Marketplace at www.fr8star.com. FR8Star’s marketplace includes a rate calculator for pricing oversize/overweight loads, including up-to-date state permit fees and escort costs.  The company’s rate calculator provides oversize/overweight shippers with reliable pricing estimates, optimal shipping …

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Freight matching software uShip lands $25M investment – Aaron Huff

By / 2020-09-13

uShip, an online shipping marketplace and freight automation software provider, announced the close of a $25 million Series D round of funding led by DB Schenker, one of the world’s largest logistics companies and an existing uShip partner. DB Schenker’s funding comes on the heels of unprecedented investment in logistics and supply chain technology. Since 2015, …

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Trucker Tools’ automated Load Track feature now a built-in option for McLeod PowerBroker users – Aaron Huff| @AaronHuffCCJ|

By / 2020-09-13

Trucker Tools, provider of a smartphone app for owner operators and small carrier drivers with a built-in Load Track connectivity platform for transportation companies, announced its integration with PowerBroker, an enterprise-wide brokerage management system from McLeod Software. According to the announcement, the integration brings end-to-end automation to the shipment lifecycle for freight brokers. The integrated Load …

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Truckloads app reaches 100k downloads for freight matching – Aaron Huff| CCJ – @AaronHuffCCJ

By / 2020-09-13

Trucker Path, creator of a popular planning app for American truck drivers, announced that its transportation marketplace app, Truckloads, has reached 100,000 downloads.  The app was publicly released in April 2016. With Truckloads, freight companies can access available trucking capacity across North America and Canada. Likewise, motor carriers can find and book loads efficiently using a process that includes free access …

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Transfix raises $22M in funding for truck-shipment matching tech – Aaron Huff| CCJ – @AaronHuffCCJ

By / 2020-09-13

Transfix announced $22 million in Series B funding led by new investor New Enterprise Associates (NEA). NY-based Transfix has created an online marketplace for the trucking and logistics industry, providing a platform that matches shipments with available trucks. Several existing investors also participated in the round, including Canvas Ventures, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, and Corigin Ventures. …

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Freight brokers, 3pls will search for capacity using e-log data from truckers Aaron Huff| CCJ – @AaronHuffCCJ

By / 2020-09-13

During the last year or two, a number of companies have developed online platforms that connect all parties involved in freight transactions. Most of these include a mobile app that drivers use to streamline communications with motor carriers, brokers, 3pls and shippers. Drivers with capacity, be they independent operators or small fleet owners, are using these apps to …

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The path to visibility: carriers able to share instant tracking, pricing info – Aaron Huff – CCJ

By / 2020-09-13

A few years ago, it seemed unrealistic for shippers, third party logistics providers or brokers to expect total visibility from all carriers in their freight networks. Large and mid-size carriers probably had the technology to provide shipment visibility. Small carriers, however, traditionally have lacked onboard computers and software needed to automate an electronic data interchange (EDI) process and stand on …

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3. Mobile apps – Aaron Huff| CCJ – @AaronHuffCCJ

By / 2020-09-13

With 90 percent of motor carriers operating less than six trucks, mobile apps give brokers and shippers a way to automate communications with owner operators and small fleets. A number of technology companies with brokerage authority have mobile apps that carriers use to accept loads and provide shipment status, among other functions. These apps can …

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Who will become the ‘Uber’ of freight transportation? – Aaron Huff| CCJ – @AaronHuffCCJ

By / 2020-09-13

On paper it doesn’t make sense. How can the popular ride-sharing service Uber be worth $41 billion? The company is less than six years old. Owner operators and fleet managers who use the app from Keychain can submit offers and instantly book loads. By creating a new economy — that’s how. Its simple smartphone app connects …

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