Category: People

TrueNorth Announces $50M in Series B Funding to Reshape the Trucking Industry

TrueNorth Announces $50M in Series B Funding to Reshape the Trucking Industry

| December 8, 2021

The investment will advance TrueNorth’s mission of delivering radically higher profits to independent truckers  TrueNorth, which offers independent truckers a platform to run their businesses, announced has secured $50M in a Series B funding round led by prominent early-stage investors Lachy Groom and Sam, Max, and Jack Altman. Other investors include the Flexport Fund, Tribe Capital, Original Capital, […]

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Love’s Travel Stops and Operation Homefront distribute holiday meal kits to military families

Love’s Travel Stops and Operation Homefront distribute holiday meal kits to military families

| December 7, 2021

Tickets to Oklahoma City Thunder games also given Love’s Travel Stops and Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit whose mission is to build strong, stable and secure military families, distributed 125 meal kits to preregistered families this past Saturday through Operation Homefront’s Holiday Meals for Military. Representatives from the Oklahoma City Thunder, including Rumble the Bison, […]

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Women In Trucking Association Announces its December 2021 Member of the Month

Women In Trucking Association Announces its December 2021 Member of the Month

| December 3, 2021

“Women should work in the transportation industry and continue to support and mentor each other” The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has announced Baiba Blumbaha as its December 2021 Member of the Month. She is the Kenworth regional sales manager at PACCAR Parts, a division of PACCAR Inc. From an early age, Baiba knew she […]

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JLE Industries Operating At Full Capacity By Keeping Professional Drivers Engaged

JLE Industries Operating At Full Capacity By Keeping Professional Drivers Engaged

| December 2, 2021

One of the fastest-growing Flatbed freight solution providers now incorporates Talent Acquisition and Driver Talent Ambassador programs into its driver-empowering DriverOS™ platform  JLE Industries, one of the fastest-growing Flatbed freight solutions providers in North America, continues to pioneer solutions that deliver heightened supply chain resilience to shippers grappling with a shortage of professional drivers. Despite the […]

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New Research From ATRI Quantifies Truck Driver Motivations And Levels Of Satisfaction

New Research From ATRI Quantifies Truck Driver Motivations And Levels Of Satisfaction

| December 2, 2021

ATRI’s research includes respondent data from over 2,000 professional truck drivers The American Transportation Research Institute released the results of its analysis examining the differing motivators for why truck drivers choose to be a Company Driver or an Owner-Operator/Independent Contractor (OO/IC).  This analysis was prioritized by ATRI’s Research Advisory Committee to better understand the role […]

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Driver Career Paths Improving Recruitment and Retention

Driver Career Paths Improving Recruitment and Retention

| November 30, 2021

Learn how Kamion software was built by a carrier for carriers so the importance of creating career path opportunities is baked into every facet of the platform For Rollzi, a growing fleet based in the Pacific Northwest, the struggle to recruit and retain good drivers is a top concern. As the consequences of the driver […]

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