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On Episode 743 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is talking about August’s red-hot FreightTech M&A. This week, Korber acquired MercuryGate and Bestpass grabbed Drivewyze. What’s driving the deals, and what company will be scooped up next? Leonard’s Express is teaming up with Optimal Dynamics to enhance driver experience and asset utilization. We’ll find out from…
Navistar Inc. and Plus, an autonomous trucking software company, are partnering to bring self-driving trucks to roadways in Europe and the United States. The companies announced the partnership Tuesday. Navistar, which is a member of the Traton Group — a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group and one of the largest commercial vehicle manufacturers — will…
Union Pacific has named former COO Jim Vena as its new CEO and promoted Beth Whited, its current sustainability and strategy EVP, to serve as the Class I railway’s president. The changes will become effective Aug. 14. UP (NYSE: UNP) on Wednesday morning also announced the appointment of two new members to its board of…
This week on Taking the Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, is joined by Anne-Marie Forbes Lynn, director of business development and marketing at U.S. Legal Services Inc. Lynn, representing U.S. Legal Services to member companies, also serves as co-chair, image, promotion and identity, for the Allied Committee for the Trucking Industry…
A small refrigerated trucking company has announced it is laying off 111 employees, including around 85 truck drivers, and plans to wind down operations at its facility in Brandon, South Dakota. Geno Cannon, president of AA Temperature Controlled, doing business as A&A Express, notified drivers and office personnel via email that the facility was shuttering…
Welcome to the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Newsletter presented by Frayt. In this issue, Yellow’s bankruptcy; the market shows signs of life; trucking scams; and more. Line goes up SONAR Signs of life — The Southeast and West regions are hitting the freight market with a defibrillator as we move out of a flatline in outbound…