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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
