In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, FreightWaves’ FreightTech Venture Summit looks at the intersection of venture capital and freight. Plus, COVID-19 is accelerating logistics investments and California is using technology to catch emissions cheaters.
Major companies in the transportation and logistics world have taken interest in Canada’s massive undertaking to distribute millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses.
The CEO and co-founder of cross-border digital freight marketplace Forager discusses the sometimes-tricky process of courting investors.
Sunnyvale, California-based Trimble Inc. is a provider of technology solutions for trucking companies, freight brokerages and third-party logistics providers.
Heartland Express raises driver pay 6% across the board and as high as 12% for some.
The need for industry knowledge and strong connections has become key to competing in the crowded logistics venture capital arena.
Research on dangerous goods transportation is still ongoing, the agency said. The announcement follows an audit published last month that suggested that Transport Canada failed to fully implement several safety recommendations.
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.
FreightWaves CEO and founder Craig Fuller hosted a Fuller Speed Ahead episode with Truckstop.com CEO Paris Cole and Phil Yates, founding partner at Bregal Sagemount.
Longtime MODE Transportation President and CEO Jim Damman is appointed chairman of the company.
Work Truck Solutions founder Kathryn Schifferle shared her journey navigating the venture capital world during the FreightTech Venture Summit.
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.
Start small and simple, VC experts say.
TRUX, the leader in dump truck logistics technology, is the latest member of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). Read why.
Ike founder Alden Woodrow talks about the company’s unconventional approach to securing funding and bringing its product to market.
Steve Case helped build AOL. Now, as CEO of Revolution LLC, he works to help other entrepreneurs fund and grow their businesses.
FreightWaves today announced FreightWaves for Startups, a new initiative aimed at helping startup companies grow into successful organizations.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, YRC announces changes, tapping of loan agreement, plus Landstar’s CFO suddenly stepped down and FreightWaves gets ready to kick off the two-day LIVE @HOME virtual event.
Big win for ballot measure but it has no provisions that impact trucking
