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Transitions can take a long time for any company, but Jonathan Salama, CEO and co-founder of Transfix, said that moving from being a digital brokerage to a supplier of SaaS solutions is a path made easier by the fact that Transfix was always building and improving the broker-focused technology it was going to need for…

Global shipping platform Ship Angel Inc. announced Tuesday it has closed on $5 million in funding co-led by Glasswing Venture and Newark Venture Partners with participation from Bienville Capital, Socii Capital and Plug and Play, to continue building out new AI-powered products for beneficial cargo owners. Two of those new products were announced Tuesday as…

Many veterans have taken jobs in the trucking industry after leaving the military. The transition to civilian life hasn’t always been easy for them, but some have found healing by selflessly helping to improve the lives of fellow veterans. Here are three stories of veterans and company leaders who have assisted ex-soldiers in finding employment…

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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has released $3 billion in funding aimed at cutting pollution at U.S. ports, with roughly half of that going to electrify some of the country’s largest container operations. Of the 55 grant applicants across 27 states that were awarded money from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Ports Program, the top…

Schneider National slightly missed first-quarter expectations and cut its full-year earnings outlook by nearly 25%. It noted some improving trends on a Thursday call with analysts but concluded it’s “not calling an inflection in the market.” The most surprising takeaway from the call was the disclosure that truckload contract price renewals were positive for the…