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Haul lands $10M in funding, plans expansion of on-demand driver platform

For an industry that seems to be in desperate need of truck drivers to meet peak volume demands, Haul has arrived at the right time.

The on-demand truck driver platform announced Wednesday that it has closed a $10 million funding round led by B Capital Group. Haul’s new funding adds to a $3 million seed round announced in February 2021.

This latest round of financing includes some of the top leaders in the supply chain and marketplace technology space, including previous funders Hack VC, Next...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/haul-lands-10m-in-funding-plans-expansion-of-on-demand-driver-platform

FloorFound raises $4M to simplify resale of oversized retail returns

FloorFound, a software platform that facilitates returns for resales of oversized products for e-commerce retailers, announced Wednesday a $4 million seed round led by LiveOak Venture Partners.  Flybridge Capital, Next Coast Ventures, 8VC, individual investor Brett Hurt and FloorFound’s pre-seed investor, Schematic Ventures, also participated in this round. In total, FloorFound has raised $4.6 million in funding since its inception last year.  

FloorFound will be using the capital to support...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/floorfound-raises-4m-to-simplify-resale-of-oversized-retail-returns

Haul delivering drivers for an industry in need

When Tm Henry and Toan Nguyen Le met, they were working at Uber Freight, helping match shipper loads to carriers. They saw, though, that the industry was focused on developing technology that benefits the corporations and that the driver — the most important part of any delivery — was not part of the equation.

The result is constant driver churn and a lack of qualified drivers.

Haul is trying to address this through an on-demand platform for CDL holders that connects fleets looking for drivers on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/haul-delivering-drivers-for-an-industry-in-need