Auto shop management software company triples down to help shops scale and succeed Shopmonkey, a SaaS company serving the automotive industry, has raised a $75 million Series C. This round of funding was led by previous investors Bessemer Venture Partners and Index Ventures, with participation once again from Headline and I2BF, plus new investor ICONIQ Growth. This […]
24/7 sites will help keep professional drivers on the road; company looking to add team members Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers at 10 Speedco and Love’s Truck Care locations that are open 24/7. The locations offer tire, lube and light mechanical services, as well as DOT inspections, for professional drivers and fleets at […]
Nationwide Release of New Game App Aims to Appeal to Students The American Trucking Associations ‘Technology & Maintenance Council’s announced the release of a new augmented reality game app aimed at attracting, fostering and welcoming a new generation of skilled technicians to the industry. Based on TMC’s National Technician Skills Competition, the app — called […]
Transit agencies, universities, and commercial customers can now purchase Proterra battery-electric buses directly from the Washington State Cooperative Purchasing Contract Proterra Inc (“Proterra”), a leading innovator in commercial vehicle electrification technology, today announced that it has been selected by the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services as a vendor to supply zero-emission battery-electric transit buses and charging […]
Strategic partnership spans more than 65 service center locations Nikola Corporation designer and manufacturer of heavy-duty commercial battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and energy infrastructure solutions, announced its first step in establishing a nationwide plan for its Class 8 truck sales and service coverage. Nikola, in partnership with RIG360 Service Network, a network […]
Program is the first-of-its-kind, on-base diesel-commercial vehicle technician career skills program in U.S. Army history Premier Truck Group and Universal Technical Institute honored the inaugural graduating class of the Premier Truck Group Technician Skills Program. The first-of-its-kind, on-base diesel-commercial technician training program provides 12-weeks of industry-aligned training that leads directly to employment for military members transitioning to […]
