Bluewire seeks to empower carriers to fend off nuclear verdicts

Bluewire, a first-of-its-kind AI software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, aims to arm motor carriers and their insurers with data to help counter false narratives that lead to damaged reputations — and potentially massive punitive damages in lawsuits.

The newly launched company believes that those narratives and the negative public image they create contribute heavily to nuclear verdicts — those commonly exceeding $10 million — against trucking companies. 

Recently, such verdicts have been on the...

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Commentary: With PPP loans ended, what comes next?

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.       

Motor carriers form the most competitive mode of transportation. 

This is because there are so many independent players, and the mode is relatively easy to enter and exit. A tractor and a commercial driver’s license (CDL) are enough to make someone an owner-operator. 

In this way the owner-operator is a sole proprietor of a small business, either working...

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