Motive announces suite of new AI products

AUSTIN, Texas – Technology and telematics company Motive announced at its Vision 25 user conference a host of new features expanding on its AI-powered, integrated operations platform. Some of the features include AI safety models to reduce collisions, an AI Assistant for time-sensitive issues and fraud detection including a $250,000 fraud protection guarantee.

This is part of a yearslong effort of AI research and development dating back to 2021, when early AI computer vision models were able to...

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ATRI’s ‘Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry’ report spotlights parking woes

ATRI’s ‘Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry’ report spotlights parking woes

(Source: ATRI)

The American Transportation Research Institute recently released its report outlining what over 3,700 industry stakeholder respondents across North America see as the most critical issues facing the trucking industry. The report remarks, “among respondents represented were motor carrier executives and personnel (45.9%), professional truck drivers (31.3%) and other industry stakeholders (22.8%),...

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FreightTech Friday: Motive’s new tech, goFlux’s $6M raise

Motive, a leading provider of industrial technologies, orchestrated its inaugural user conference, Vision 24, in Nashville, Tennessee, this week. This event served as a platform, uniting key stakeholders across sectors such as transportation, farming, mining, construction and manufacturing.

The conference allowed thought leaders to engage in dynamic discussions, sharing insights and best practices pertinent to Motive’s expanding product portfolio, as it introduced its AI Omnicam, Motive Beacon...

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TFI International seeks to spin off Daseke in 2025

TFI International seeks to spin off flatbed carrier Daseke in 2025

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Canadian transport and logistics provider TFI International announced on its Q4 earnings call plans to spin off Daseke as a separate company sometime in 2025. Daseke has a fleet of around 4,500 tractors and 11,000 flatbed and specialized trailers and is the largest flatbed provider in North America. Describing the strategy that began with TFI acquiring Daseke in December 2023, Colin Campell of...

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Loaded and Rolling: Driver pay data highlight earnings gain

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Driver pay data highlight earnings gain
(Source: NTI)

The National Transportation Institute (NTI) rec...

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White Paper: VTTI Benchmarking Report: The guide to in-cab camera alerts

Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) conducted a controlled test track study that examined the performance of on-road driver monitoring systems from three leading vendors: Lytx, Samsara, and Motive. The study aimed to evaluate how often dash cams alerted drivers and fleet managers when it matters most.

The three-week test assessed the dash cams ability to:

  • Provide alerts of unsafe driving behaviors.
  • Promptly alert drivers and fleet managers.
  • Operate effectively at different times of day.

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