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Truck Technology Startup Raises $97 Million for Port Freight Plan – WSJ – By Erica E. Phillips

By / September 13, 2020

The developer of a freight-matching app for truck drivers and shippers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has raised $97 million in new funding as the startup works to improve its fledgling technology and expand to other ports. NEXT Trucking Inc. said Wednesday that Brookfield Asset Management Inc. ’s venture investment arm …

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Does the ‘Uberization’ of trucking start with a local, trucker-centric focus? – CCJ – Aaron Huff| @AaronHuffCCJ

By / September 13, 2020

The trucking and logistics industry has been inundated by well-funded startup brokerage firms. Many have developed software that makes freight and capacity available to carriers and shippers on-demand. On-demand freight models seek to remove the role of an intermediary in freight transactions. Some refer to this “de-intermediation” movement as the “Uberization of trucking.” In theory, technology should make it as easy …

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