Freight lanes

Loaded and Rolling: Driver pay and parking prioritized

Excerpt: AI Fleet raises $21 million; the American Transportation Research Institute ranks trucking concerns; and the Logistics Managers’ Index is expanded.

Trucking in disruption: AI Fleet raises $21 million series A
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Trucking tech startup AI Fleet recently completed a series A round for $21 million led by Obvious Ventures with participation from Compound, Ibex Investors and angel investor Tom Williams. The company’s goal is building a trucking company focused on technology to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loaded-and-rolling-driver-pay-and-parking-prioritized

SONAR sightings for Oct. 21: Atlanta to Memphis, mid-haul loads and more

The highlight reel from Thursday’s SONAR reports. For more information on SONAR — the fastest freight-forecasting platform in the industry — or to request a demo, click here.

Lanes to watch

By Zach Strickland, director, Freight Market Intelligence

ATLANTA to MEMPHIS

Overview: Dry van rejection rates fall to 15.77% in the Atlanta market, but capacity is tightening in the Memphis market. 

Highlights

  • Dry van rejection rates fall to 15.77% in the Atlanta market, but the ATL–MEM lane has stayed slightly...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sonar-sightings-for-oct-21-atlanta-to-memphis-mid-haul-loads-and-more

FreightWaves Carrier Summit: Know your freight network to unlock profits (with video)

Garner Trucking President and CEO Sherri Brumbaugh talks with KSM Transport Advisors President David Roush during the FreightWaves Carriers Summit. They discussed freight networks and profitability.

Not long after Garner Trucking began working with KSM Transport Advisors, the Ohio-based truckload carrier learned an uncomfortable truth about the biggest customer on its freight network.

“We’re losing money doing it. But it was a lot of freight,” Garner President and CEO Sherri Brumbaugh said. 

Brumbaugh recalled the episode in a discussion with KSM President David Roush during the FreightWaves Carrier Summit on Wednesday. The pair talked about how truckload carriers can improve their...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-carrier-summit-know-your-freight-network-to-unlock-profits-with-video