Baton driving out first-/last-mile costs for long-haul drivers

The 2021 FreightTech 25 welcomed several newcomers to the ranking of the most innovative and disruptive companies in the freight industry, and trucking technology startup Baton was one of them.

Landing at No. 13, San Francisco-based Baton makes software that optimizes the first and final mile of long-haul truck routes using a network of 24/7 drop zones and local drivers. Truckers drop off and pick up their cargo at the secure zones, which are near major metropolitan areas.

Founders Andrew...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/baton-driving-out-firstlast-mile-costs-for-long-haul-drivers

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

Dublin launches new dwell time initiative

Dublin Port Company (DPC) announced an initiative to decrease the dwell time of containers and trailers at Dublin Port so as to increase the Port’s throughput capacity for future growth.

Phase 1 of the Dublin Port Dwell Time Initiative* will see DPC reduce the free time period allowed for containers and trailers (from seven days to four days) at one of the three container terminals in Dublin Port which handles trade with Continental Europe. DPC will also double the daily quay charges applied...

https://container-news.com/dublin-launches-dwell-time-initiative/

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