Tech battle: Samsara sues Motive Technologies for patent infringement, false advertising

Fleet telematics provider Samsara Inc. filed suit against rival Motive Technologies in federal court Wednesday, alleging Motive, formerly KeepTruckin, copied and used its proprietary technology, engaged in false and misleading advertising and created fictitious accounts to gain access to Samsara’s connected vehicle platforms. In the 94-page lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the…

Trucks are getting smarter, and truck drivers aren’t happy about it

Elmer Bontrager, a Kentucky-based truck driver, doesn’t mind his overly helpful big rig. But he knows it has its limits.  Bontrager’s semi-truck wants to alert him whenever it seems like he’s going to mess up. The problem is, the truck isn’t always correct. A weigh station, for example, might have a stop sign where the…

EBITDA at TriumphPay, its key metric, turned positive in Q4

Triumph Financial put it right at the top of its fourth-quarter earnings report: Its TriumphPay division, which combines its traditional quick pay services with the “open loop” invoice processing known simply as “the network,” was EBITDA-positive in the last three months of 2023. In his lengthy note to shareholders, Triumph (NASDAQ: TFIN) CEO Aaron Graft…