Oil spikes to $120 on Iran news before settling near $106. Plus: another influencer shipment gets stolen, Wyoming can now pull your truck, 24 states sue over tariffs, and more.
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.
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.
Plus: backlash over carrier safety rankings, the Port of LA’s push toward 10M TEUs, states expanding ICE enforcement, and more in today’s newsletter.
Capacity is tightening, enforcement is rising, and old visibility models no longer suffice. Here’s how full-market truck intelligence changes how brokers and shippers understand real supply.
AI hype won’t clear your freight inbox. Learn how Levity turns messy emails into structured automation that improves response times, accuracy, and broker ROI.
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.
HappyRobot secures $44M Series B funding to scale its AI workforce, often described as agentic AI in enterprise operations. The San-Francisco startup is giving enterprises automated teammates and attracting major investor backing.
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