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Digital drop-freight platform Baton closes $10.5M Series A

Driver experience today, global autonomous infrastructure tomorrow

Wednesday morning digital drop-freight startup Baton announced that it raised a $10.5 million Series A venture capital round co-led by 8VC and Maersk Growth. 

Ryder, Lineage Logistics and Prologis also participated in the round and were joined by angel investors Jett McCandless, Shoaib Makani and John Larkin. Craig Fuller, the founder and CEO of FreightWaves, serves as an adviser to Baton; 8VC invested previously in FreightWaves.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/digital-drop-freight-platform-baton-closes-10-5m-series-a

Baton’s ‘elastic trucking’ aims to eliminate wasted hours

It’s a fact that all drivers dread detention. Having to endure long wait times while your trailer is loaded or unloaded is arguably the most inefficient part of a trucker’s day. While the industry has benefited greatly from the latest advances in freight-tech, one San Francisco-based company provides truck drivers with an invaluable resource — giving back their time.

Andrew Berberick, co-founder of Baton, joined FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller on this episode of “Fuller Speed Ahead” to discuss how...

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FreightWaves Carrier Summit: Helping truckers exit dwell hell (with video)

FreightWaves Carrier Summit

The worst part of any truck driver’s day is being stuck in dwell time, unexpectedly sitting in a warehouse parking lot for hours, waiting to drop off or pick up freight. In-transit stops and waiting for appointments to transport the next load compound that frustration.

San Francisco-based technology provider Baton, recently co-founded by Stanford University graduates and entrepreneurs Andrew Berberick and Nate Robert, is developing a solution to help long-haul truckers reduce their dwell. 

Berberi...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-carrier-summit-helping-truckers-exit-dwell-hell-with-video

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