Exclusive: TruckSmarter Goes All In on AI with $16M Raise and Launch of Dispatch – We Went To SF to See it For Ourselves
TruckSmarter raises $16M and launches Dispatch, an AI assistant to help carriers book loads faster. We visited their SF office to see what’s driving the momentum.
🎣 September Freight Update
Plus, TQL's latest "pay to quit" offer, final sentencing reached in a CDL bribery scheme, PAMT faces pressure from lenders, and more.
🎣 Kroger Sues Broker
Plus, we're covering California's emissions showdown, the tariff turmoil driving the trade deficit, Texas's new strict English language order for truckers, and more in today's newsletter.
Miami Freight Broker STT Logistics Group Marks 10 Years as a Heavy-Haul Leader
Miami-based STT Logistics Group celebrates 10 years as a leading heavy-haul broker, with thousands of 5-star reviews and AI tech to combat cargo theft.
🎣 CDLs For Sale
Plus: A $1.6M load is stolen amid a record surge in strategic cargo theft, a federal court rules most of Trump's tariffs are illegal (for now), we break down key market signals, and more in today's newsletter.
🎣 What The Lawsuit?!?
Plus: Ceva hit by a jaw-dropping $18M cargo theft wave, FMCSA revives its fatal crash study after two decades, Trump fires an STB board member ahead of the $85B rail merger review, and more.
Why the Most Profitable Carriers Are Going Digital in 2025
Margins are tight, rates are soft, but top carriers aren’t cutting costs. They’re scaling with digital tools built for 2025 and beyond.
🎣 30 Days To Comply
Plus: Trucking bankruptcies climb under tariff pressure, a woman gets 11 years for a cartel trucking scheme, CPKC and BNSF reject rail mergers, and more in today's newsletter.
🎣 Red Flags From Retail?
Plus: Activist investors push for another rail merger, Florida's U-turn crash sparks tighter driver scrutiny from shippers, the top 10 freight brokerages flex their market grip, and more.
🎣 Trucker Visa Freeze
Plus: CarrierOK unveils a web of carriers linked to fatal Florida U-turn crash, and more.
🎣 Landstar Pulls the Plug
Plus: Feds probe fatal Florida crash tied to CDL failures, Trucking recession deeper than 2008 for some, Truckstop.com scoops up Denim for AI payments, and more.
🎣 The Broker-Carrier Split
Plus: A Florida trucker charged in a fatal illegal U-turn crash, C.H. Robinson earns back its S&P upgrade, truck OEMs ditch the clean truck pact, and more.