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. […]
A new mobile app to be launched by Truckstop.com will usher in a new load tracking feature to give brokers and carriers the ability to track loads from pick-up to delivery. The new app will replace the existing ITS Trucker mobile app and allows carriers to see load details and pick-up and drop information, as […]
Several new players entered the freight-matching and truck-routing app market last month at the Great American Trucking Show, held Aug. 25-27 in Dallas, Texas. The apps perform similar to Uber’s ride-sharing idea: Shippers post loads, carriers post trucks and the system automatically matches shippers loads’ to carriers’ available capacity. Two apps introduced last week — […]
The “Uberization” of freight has been a topic of some discussion following the rise of the Uber taxi service. If you’re not familiar with it, Uber allows a customer to click within a smartphone app and, usually within a few minutes, an independent contractor arrives in his or her car. Prices are standardized and in […]
