C.R. England

Platform Science secures $125M to grow OEM partnerships

Platform Science, a provider of connected vehicle solutions, announced on Tuesday a significant milestone in its growth journey, securing $125 million in funding aimed at bolstering its presence in the commercial trucking sector. 

Participating in this round are existing investors 8VC, NewRoad Capital Partners, and Prologis Ventures (NYSE:PLD), joined by new backers Activant Capital, Manhattan Ventures Partners and BDT & MSD Partners.

This expansion round also witnessed participation from...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/platform-science-secures-125m-to-grow-oem-partnerships

FMCSA takes on fraud concerns in new CDL testing rule

WASHINGTON — Trucking regulators have attempted to address the potential for fraud as part of a slate of proposed new CDL testing revisions that safety advocates claim could make the roads less safe.

Some of the revisions included in the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), expected to be published Friday by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, stem from temporary waivers that FMCSA provided in response to the pandemic. They are also based partly on a petition submitted by the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-takes-on-fraud-concerns-in-new-cdl-testing-rule

Torc tackles beyond-the-truck autonomous issues

How will the “personas” of dispatchers, maintenance technicians and roadside assistance change as autonomous trucks arrive? Torc Robotics is working with major fleets to find out.

Torc differs from its major competitors in preparing to launch fully integrated autonomous Freightliner Cascadias into commerce.

The independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck moves deliberately. Aurora Innovation and Kodiak Robotics target late 2024 for their first commercial routes with driverless trucks. Torc is looking...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/torc-tackles-beyond-the-truck-autonomous-issues

C.R. England: Customer information may have been compromised in October data breach

Truckload carrier C.R. England notified customers this week that their personal information may have been compromised in a data breach that occurred last fall.

A C.R. England spokesman confirmed the letter said the company had been the victim of “unauthorized activity” in its systems on Oct. 30, 2021. 

“In response, we immediately began containment, mitigation and restoration efforts to terminate the activity and to secure our network, systems and data,” the letter said. “In addition, we retained...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/c-r-england-customer-information-may-have-been-compromised-in-october-data-breach

Divergence in sentencing grows as 2 more Louisiana accident scammers are sentenced

The divergence in sentence lengths for those who have pleaded guilty in the Louisiana staged accident scheme continues to grow.

In the latest sentencing Thursday, both for individuals who were not masterminds of the plots but were passengers in cars that collided with commercial vehicles, one defendant received 17 months in jail. The second received three years of probation.

With more than 10 people now sentenced for their involvement, sentences have ranged from probation to six months of home...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/divergence-in-sentencing-grows-as-2-more-louisiana-accident-scammers-are-sentenced

Sentencings in Louisiana staged truck/bus accidents: probation for 2, jail for another

Three more defendants in the Louisiana staged accident scheme received significantly different sentences in the latest adjudication of earlier guilty pleas in announcements made Wednesday by the U.S. Attorney’s office.

One defendant, Chandrika Brown, received a 3-year probation for her role in the New Orleans-area staged accident in 2015 that struck a school bus — the only one of the documented fake incidents involving something other than a truck. 

Another defendant, Keishira Robinson, received...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sentencings-in-louisiana-staged-truck-bus-accidents-probation-for-2-jail-for-another

Truck Tech: Autonomous dashboard edition

This week, an autonomous truck dashboard from KeyBanc; Embark Trucks’ co-founder gives his 2022 salary to future robot builders; Aurora’s case for symbiosis of car and truck autonomy; ZF’s really big brake job; and Great Dane’s sales boss says trailer repair shops are filling up as new equipment remains hard to get.

Autonomous dashboard

KeyBanc Capital Markets out of Cleveland published its first Autonomous Truck Technology Dashboard this week. It tracks public filings on the number of trucks,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-tech-autonomous-dashboard-edition

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