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This week on Taking the Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, is joined by fellow entrepreneur and DriverReach partner Mark Manera, founder and CEO of Supply Chain Fitness, to discuss the importance of driver health during Employee Health and Fitness Month. While working in a local physical therapy clinic, St. Louis native…
Several large investors have contributed $200 million to launch fully driverless trucks in 2025 with Toronto-based AI company Waabi. In an announcement on Tuesday, Waabi stated that it had raised $200 million in an oversubscribed Series B round, led by Uber and Khosla Ventures. The funding round includes participation from strategic investors Nvidia, Volvo Group…
The Surface Transportation Board backed Navajo Transitional Energy Company’s (NTEC) request to compel BNSF to ship more coal from NTEC’s mine in Montana. However, the decision wasn’t unanimous, and it reflects the lack of direction that the board has in trying to determine whether a Class I railroad is fulfilling its common carrier obligation to…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg pushed back on assertions that federal regulators could lose the ability to test truck drivers for marijuana use if the drug is deregulated down to a Schedule III substance. Responding to that concern from lawmakers at a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on Thursday — and to…
Chad Crotty, vice president of sales and business development for DDC FPO, joined Jeremy Reymer on this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road. The duo discussed the importance of operational efficiency, the IT workforce shortage and the benefits of partnering with the consultative industry leader to streamline workflows. Like many in the transportation business,…
The detailed finances of short-line rail operator Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) haven’t been available since it was bought by an infrastructure-focused investment firm in 2019. But G&W has publicly traded debt, and that means rating agencies issue reports on certain aspects of its finances. And last week, in a report that is almost two reports…