A recent Supreme Court ruling is reportedly shaking up one corner of the trucking industry. As Bloomberg News reported Thursday (Aug. 20), the ruling in May opened freight brokers—who connect companies to drivers who haul their goods—to lawsuits if a driver for a contracted carrier...
Freight brokers have spent years investing in automation, transportation management systems and, more recently, artificial intelligence. Yet many still depend on people making phone calls, chasing drivers, updating shipment records and resolving exceptions by hand. The technology has improved, but the economics have not changed...
When a truck breaks down on the highway, the repair bill is the smallest part of the problem. The delivery is late, the driver is stranded, the tow costs more than the fix and the customer is calling. The American Transportation Research Institute puts the...
Trucking industry insurance company Nirvana has raised $100 million. The company’s Series D round, announced last week, will allow it to bolster its operating system, which it says it constructed to combat the industry problem of slow decisions and innovation cycles that could stretch into...
August 12, 2026
Freight brokers have spent years investing in automation, transportation management systems and, more recently, artificial intelligence. Yet many still depend on people making phone calls, chasing drivers, updating shipment records and resolving exceptions by hand. The technology has improved, but the economics have not changed as much as many expected. André Luis Martins Filho, founder […]
July 31, 2025
The financial stability of the nation’s supply chain hinges on its fleet drivers, making the high turnover rate in this critical sector a pressing concern for financial services providers and...
March 21, 2025
Tariff pressures are squeezing the retail and eCommerce sectors. What are the two behemoths dominating the space, Walmart and Amazon, doing in response? The answer, according to the news this...
December 09, 2024
The trucking industry is crucial to the national economy, transporting more than 72% of freight by weight. Outdated payment methods, however, hinder efficiency, prompting the search for faster, digital solutions....
August 25, 2026
Autonomous trucking company Gatik has raised $200 million in new funding. The new financing, announced in a news release Tuesday (Aug. 25), will help Gatik expand its model, designed to transport goods along what it calls the “high-frequency regional routes” linking distribution centers and stores. “These routes are time-sensitive, operationally complex and essential to keeping shelves stocked as customer […]
August 20, 2026
A recent Supreme Court ruling is reportedly shaking up one corner of the trucking industry. As Bloomberg News reported Thursday (Aug. 20), the ruling in May opened freight brokers—who connect...
December 22, 2025
Trucking industry insurance company Nirvana has raised $100 million. The company’s Series D round, announced last week, will allow it to bolster its operating system, which it says it constructed...
September 15, 2025
Tranztec Solutions introduced a cloud-based, artificial intelligence-driven software-as-a-service solution that makes it easier to connect trucking carriers’ data and disparate technology systems. The FuzionPro product benefits carriers and their technology...
