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BeyondTrucks and Samsara Team to Streamline Fleet Management
Transportation // March 13, 2024

Transportation management system provider BeyondTrucks has launched a partnership with cloud platform Samsara. The collaboration, announced Wednesday (March 13), lets clients of the two firms equip dispatchers, drivers and fleet managers with access to asset and operational data, allowing them to enhance visibility, fleet efficiency and decision-making capabilities. “Currently,...

Uber Looks At $500M Investment In Freight Division, Report Says
Investments // July 16, 2020

Uber is said to be in talks with investors to take stake in its freight business and raise $500 million to boost it to a value of $4 billion, according to Bloomberg. The company was mum about the issue thus far. An Uber spokesperson said...

Amazon Introduces Bigger Trucks For Pandemic-Era Deliveries
Amazon Delivery // July 10, 2020

Amazon has launched a new style of truck that is bigger and boxier, similar to those used by competitors at the United Parcel Service (UPS), Reuters reported. The company is working on fixing the delays in deliveries spurred by the pandemic. Because of those delays,...

FedEx Looks To Fill Gap Created By Grounded Planes
Delivery // March 18, 2020

Logistics and shipping company FedEx said it can pick up the slack caused by the grounding of several airliners due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a report by the Associated Press. FedEx Chairman and CEO Fred Smith said the company can handle the new...

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Uber Of X: Truxx Is The Uber Of Moving

April 07, 2017
Moving large items can be one of the more stressful events in life. Whether it’s time to move into a new apartment or pick up a new toilet at a home improvement store, there are many large items that just do not fit into every car. And sometimes people don’t realize an item won’t fit into […]

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BeyondTrucks and Samsara Team to Streamline Fleet Management

March 13, 2024
Transportation management system provider BeyondTrucks has launched a partnership with cloud platform Samsara. The collaboration, announced Wednesday (March 13), lets clients of the two firms equip dispatchers, drivers and fleet managers with access to asset and operational data, allowing them to enhance visibility, fleet efficiency and decision-making capabilities. “Currently, many trucking companies are faced with the challenge of their data […]

Uber Looks At $500M Investment In Freight Division, Report Says

July 16, 2020
Uber is said to be in talks with investors to take stake in its freight business and raise $500 million to boost it to a value of $4 billion, according...

Amazon Introduces Bigger Trucks For Pandemic-Era Deliveries

July 10, 2020
Amazon has launched a new style of truck that is bigger and boxier, similar to those used by competitors at the United Parcel Service (UPS), Reuters reported. The company is...

FedEx Looks To Fill Gap Created By Grounded Planes

March 18, 2020
Logistics and shipping company FedEx said it can pick up the slack caused by the grounding of several airliners due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a report by the...