Category: Tech Talk

Embark Expands Operations into Texas and Opens New Autonomous Trucking Hub to Accommodate Rapid Growth in US Sunbelt

Embark Expands Operations into Texas and Opens New Autonomous Trucking Hub to Accommodate Rapid Growth in US Sunbelt

| December 10, 2021

New autonomous trucking lane between Houston and San Antonio will accelerate Embark’s testing and go-to-market strategy Embark Trucks, Inc. developer of autonomous technology for the trucking industry, announced its expansion into Texas and the launch of a new autonomous trucking lane between Houston and San Antonio. Embark also unveiled its new autonomous trucking facility and […]

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Onward Delivery Raises $4.7M to Fix Driver Shortage and Expedite Final-Mile Delivery

Onward Delivery Raises $4.7M to Fix Driver Shortage and Expedite Final-Mile Delivery

| December 8, 2021

Oversubscribed seed round led by Range Ventures and Matchstick Ventures will fund the automation of final-mile delivery Onward Delivery, a freight marketplace that connects retail stores to underutilized trucks already on the road, announced it has closed an oversubscribed $4.7 million seed funding round, led by Range Ventures and Matchstick Ventures and includes follow-on investments from Springtime […]

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Nation’s Largest New Technician School Launches Innovative Diesel Programs to Address Critical Worker Shortages

Nation’s Largest New Technician School Launches Innovative Diesel Programs to Address Critical Worker Shortages

| December 8, 2021

NVI Blairsville’s first six-month sessions for aspiring auto and diesel technicians begin Jan. 3 NVI Institute Blairsville is launching innovative, accelerated programs in auto and diesel technology to get technicians on the job more quickly and to address critical shortages of skilled workers that are hampering the U.S. economy. By focusing on the essential skills […]

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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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Saia Successfully Rolls Out the New RouteMax Driver App for LTL First and Last Mile Operations

Saia Successfully Rolls Out the New RouteMax Driver App for LTL First and Last Mile Operations

| December 8, 2021

The HaulSuite RouteMax Solution and New Mobile App Deliver Route Optimization That Lowers Mileage and Improves Driver and Customer Experiences HaulSuite™, a leader in LTL optimization solutions, announces that Saia, Inc. has completed a successful deployment of the new RouteMax Mobile App to over 3,000 city drivers across the United States. The RouteMax Mobile App […]

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Freight App, Inc. Launches New Carrier Reporting Offering

Freight App, Inc. Launches New Carrier Reporting Offering

| December 8, 2021

Providing tax and reporting requirements for transportation companies in Mexico Hudson Capital Inc. (NASDAQ: HUSN) (Hudson Capital) announced that Freight App, Inc. (Fr8App), a North American transportation logistics technology platform company focused on US-Mexico cross-border shipping with which Hudson Capital has signed a merger agreement, has launched a new offering to address tax and reporting […]

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