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The partnership will give shippers access to smaller trucking operators.

The company pools multiple less-than-truckload shipments onto one truck.

Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton can sell his 92 million shares on Monday, creating a glut of stock that could drive the already volatile share price lower.

As it becomes necessary to take an increasing number of sources and types of data into account, the case for shifting away from simple spreadsheets and onto more sophisticated platforms will gain strength.

Hapag-Lloyd and ONE chief executives will lead the “unified voice of liner shipping.”

Full Truck Alliance is an investor in Plus, an autonomous trucking company rolling out a Level 3 truck in China starting in 2021.

A New York startup builds an AI model of the global supply chain.

LoadSmart and Uber Freight attract venture-style capital from traditional investors.

“We automate tasks that our users find tedious or frustrating so that they can focus on what’s interesting.”

BlackRock leads a Series C round in the digital freight company, with participation from TFI International and Maersk

Baton releases case study demonstrating efficiency gains as the last-mile startup builds out tech-enabled network of trailer drop yards and local drivers.

Clarendon Capital’s John Larkin talks SPAC with HCAC’s Dan Hennessy during FreightWaves’ FreightTech Venture Summit.

Hwy Haul connects farmers, distributors, wholesalers and retailers directly with truckers.

The once little-regarded special purpose acquisition company is all the rage on Wall Street as $56 billion in blank check companies seek reverse merger targets. A leader of two of those efforts cautions day traders to know what they are investing in.

The CEO and co-founder of cross-border digital freight marketplace Forager discusses the sometimes-tricky process of courting investors.

The freight business is both complicated and asset-heavy. To be successful, tech startups need to know the freight business, its pain points and its limitations.

Ryder is using its fleet and supply chain as a laboratory for new technologies from startup companies it supports.

FreightTech Venture Summit: Figuring out whether to go VC or “bootstrap” in an industry that is “serious” but with some tough issues to overcome

Shipwell CEO Greg Price explains during FreightTech Venture Summit the importance of winning over venture capitalists at the onset of presenting your idea.

“It’s well documented how big this market is and how ripe for disruption this market is,” says Rose Rocket CSO Justin Bailie.