small trucking business

Breaking news: Supreme Court blocks COVID vaccine mandate for large businesses

With the trucking sector having in hand fresh guidance from the federal government that the Biden administration’s workplace vaccination/testing rules don’t apply to solo truck drivers, the rule for now is dead anyway.

The Supreme Court Thursday afternoon handed down a 6-3 decision that the rule promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cannot be enforced and is likely to be rejected in further court action. Some parts of the rule regarding mask wearing went into effect...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/breaking-news-supreme-court-blocks-covid-vaccine-mandate-for-large-businesses

SmartHop closes $4.5M seed round to help small trucking businesses compete

SmartHop founders

SmartHop​, a tech startup that helps small trucking companies grow their businesses, on Tuesday announced that it has closed a $4.5 million seed round led by Equal Ventures, a seed stage venture fund based in New York. Additional investors in the round include Greycroft and Las Olas VC. 

Smarthop has also recruited a group of industry veterans and strategic angels to help the company scale.

Dozens of startups have entered the truck technology space in recent years, selling freight brokerage and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/smarthop-closes-45m-seed-round-to-help-small-trucking-businesses-compete

Trucker rally for fair rates gets White House attention

A weekend “May Day” rally in Washington by small-business truckers claiming they are being mistreated in the freight market during the coronavirus pandemic ended with a positive message from President Donald Trump.

Trump, who spent the weekend at the president’s retreat in Camp David, Maryland, acknowledged the demonstrators parked in their trucks directly south of the White House along Constitution Avenue.

“Thanks for the meeting at the White House with my representatives from the...

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Magnus helps carriers streamline operations, increase visibility

Magnus helps carriers streamline operations, increase visibility (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

The trucking industry is among the U.S. economy’s largest sectors, valued at roughly $800 billion annually. However, fragmentation and the sheer number of small- and mid-tier fleets operating within the market has hindered the adoption of technology within the industry. Many asset-based carriers in the market today still run their processes on outdated systems, struggling with inefficiency and a general lack of visibility into operations. 

Traditionally, trucking businesses have operated on slim...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/magnus-helps-carriers-streamline-operations-increase-visibility