Trucking

Uber Freight Gains Share Of $796B Trucking Industry
Uber Freight Gains Share Of $796B Trucking Industry
September 15, 2019  |  Delivery

Uber might finally turn a profit — not through its rideshare program, but due to its trucking division. The trucking industry generated $796 billion in...

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To Solve the Truck Driver Shortage – Look to Self-Driving Tech?
To Solve the Truck Driver Shortage – Look to Self-Driving Tech?
September 12, 2019  |  Innovation

Hints of how to solve the truck driver shortage — which causes friction along supply chains, and across the last mile — may be shifting...

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Study Finds Trucking Company Bankruptcies Increased In 1H 2019
Study Finds Trucking Company Bankruptcies Increased In 1H 2019
September 04, 2019  |  Delivery

To quote the Grateful Dead and their song “Truckin’” — an apt choice for this topic — “What a long strange trip it’s been.” While...

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Goldman Leads $20M Funding For Trucking Platform Kobo360 
Goldman Leads $20M Funding For Trucking Platform Kobo360 
August 14, 2019  |  Investments

The freight logistics startup Kobo360 in Nigeria has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Goldman Sachs, as reported on Wednesday...

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Uber Debuts Freight Platform In Germany
Uber Debuts Freight Platform In Germany
July 24, 2019  |  Delivery

Uber Freight is going after its second European market with the launch of its trucking platform in Germany. Uber wants to expand elsewhere in Europe...

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The Connected Car’s Future Sits Behind The Wheel Of 18-Wheelers Today
The Connected Car’s Future Sits Behind The Wheel Of 18-Wheelers Today
June 07, 2019  |  Innovation

This summer, when on the road, take a fresh look at that tractor-trailer in the next lane. Not only does that vehicle have a role...

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Study: BEC Attacks On Financial Service Firms Up 60 Pct
Study: BEC Attacks On Financial Service Firms Up 60 Pct
May 03, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Proofpoint finds in a new study that BEC scams have financial service firms in the crosshairs, with attacks on that sector up 60 percent at...

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Freight Firm Celadon Settles Accounting Fraud Claims
Freight Firm Celadon Settles Accounting Fraud Claims
April 29, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Indianapolis-based freight trucking company Celadon Group has agreed to pay its investors $42.2 million after filing false financial statements and lying to auditors. The agreement...

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