CrewSmart names new commercial director

Colchester, U.K., based CrewSmart has hired Anna Saunders as commercial director. In this role, she will support the global roll-out of its software platform, an end-to-end management system for compliant, effective maritime operations.

Saunders joins CrewSmart from offshore energy support vessel operator Seacat Services, where she led the crew management team. She will work alongside CrewSmart’s founder & technical director, Christian Adams to build on current momentum, as the company seeks to...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/compliance/crewsmart-names-new-commercial-director/

Baton launches local fleet backed by AI-driven schedule optimization technology

After almost two years of creating drop-freight networks to improve the delivery process within dense cities, San Francisco-based Baton announced Thursday it has launched its own local trucking fleet powered by proprietary digital solutions to maximize its drop-network offering.

While Baton had not originally considered acquiring its own assets to maximize its local drop-freight business model, Andrew Berberick, co-founder of Baton, told FreightWaves the recent volatility in the market spurred...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/baton-launches-local-fleet-backed-by-ai-driven-schedule-optimization-technology

Loaded and Rolling: Fleet availability; autonomous truck testing; driver employment data

Struggling for capacity: A briefing on fleet availability
(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

The holiday season in trucking traditionally sees lower driver activity due to the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. The driver’s home time and geographic location pose a unique challenge to carriers, as larger fleets have drivers domiciled in locations that may be far from their primary high-volume contracted lanes. This leads into an important fleet operations topic: fleet availability percentages and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loaded-and-rolling-fleet-availability-autonomous-truck-testing-driver-employment-data

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