Relocating oversized construction equipment poses the twin challenges of finding someone to haul the equipment and figuring out how to load it. VeriTread Founder and CEO Jeff Cox has made it his mission to simplify that process. Cox gave insights on his company’s role in the heavy-haul transport industry with FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller on …
Image: Truckstop.com Commentary A recent article inLandline Magazine, authored by John Bendel suggested that ICONIQ might have plans to merge Truckstop.com with Convoy or Uber Freight, on the back of their recent majority investment. This is not the first time I heard speculation that someone in the freight brokerage business might merge with one of …
FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller at marketwaves18. photo credit: FreightWaves/josh roden FreightWaves closes $20 million Series B funding round FreightWaves, the leading provider of data and news for global freight markets, announced that it has successfully raised $20 million in a Series B financing round, bringing its total funding to nearly $40 million. The …
On Black Friday, Morgan Stanley released a 50-page research paper called “Blockchain in Freight Transportation: Early Days Yet but Worth the Hype.” Morgan Stanley expects that blockchain-enabled smart contracts will be widely available for commercial use in 2018 (see: Blockchain in Transport Alliance), with more sophisticated applications coming out in 2020. Morgan Stanley believes the …
CHATTANOOGA, TN, AND PORTLAND, OR. (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 14, 2017 TransVix LLC and DAT Solutions are excited to announce the formation of their exclusive strategic alliance. This alliance is a foundational step to create the first and only Trucking Futures Exchange which will list and trade contracts based on trucking line haul rates. The TransVix Exchange will …
Fort Worth financial technology startup TransVix LLC has received a $2 million vote of confidence from one of Dallas’ biggest investors for what is expected to be one of the first trading platforms for the transportation industry. The seed funding round from Dallas-based Hunt Technology Ventures, led by David Hunt, will help the team continue …
