🎣 Brokers Could Be Cooked
The Supreme Court just heard arguments in the broker liability case we’ve been tracking. Plus: oil shipping costs explode, trucking insurance is stuck in 1980, regulators brace for a carrier crackdown, and more.
A practical look at how freight AI is evolving from simple automation to operational decision support, and what it means for broker productivity, tribal knowledge capture, and more.
Harish Abbott, CEO of Augment, shares why the future of freight is already here and how to adapt to it.
How a small group of operators, plugged into AI agents and modern tools, can tap into effectively unlimited scale.
Our trip to San Francisco started with a DM. TruckSmarter’s CEO, Daniel Kao, asked us to partner on their biggest launch yet, a driver-first product backed by $16M in fresh investment.
Why most freight AI projects won’t survive 2026. Learn the automation risks teams face and how reliable, scalable workflows prevent failure.
“Sometimes the biggest risk you can take is not taking any risk.”
"I fundamentally believe that too much Silicon Valley talent for a company like ours is actually a bad thing.”
We sat down with the founders of Vooma to talk about AI– and how their platform is helping brokers and carriers spend their time on more meaningful work.
"It’s important to get really good at this muscle of being able to implement and realize the return that you expect around technology."
“Humans are super powerful in this process,” Paul said. “They build relationships, solve messy edge cases, piece together ambiguous info. Tech should amplify that.”
Alvys raises $40M Series B to expand its AI-powered TMS, aiming to streamline freight operations with automation, integrations, and real-time decision support for brokers and carriers.
Nuclear verdicts and AI are reshaping trucking insurance. Despite Werner’s court win, premiums and retentions rise. Insurers are seeking certain demands.
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