freight

Shipwell On Driving Logistics Innovation Through Connectivity
Shipwell On Driving Logistics Innovation Through Connectivity
October 19, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Efforts to disrupt the logistics and freight industry have multiplied in recent years, particularly with the emergence of technologies like the Internet of Things and...

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Driverless Trucks Hog the Highway to an Autonomous Vehicle Future
Driverless Trucks Hog the Highway to an Autonomous Vehicle Future
October 02, 2018  |  Ecosystems

Driverless cars are indeed coming to roads soon enough — the U.K.’s transport secretary, in fact, recently predicted that those vehicles would appear there within four...

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FreightRover Lands $500M For Faster Freight Payments
FreightRover Lands $500M For Faster Freight Payments
September 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

FreightRover, a company working to accelerate B2B payments to truck operators, has secured $500 million in financing to fuel its factoring operations. Reports in The...

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eCapital: Modernizing The Factoring Tradition For A New Generation Of Fleet
eCapital: Modernizing The Factoring Tradition For A New Generation Of Fleet
September 24, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Of the hundreds of thousands of freight carriers in the U.S. today, the vast majority are small fleets with only a handful of trucks. These...

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Convoy Secures $185M In Series C Financing
Convoy Secures $185M In Series C Financing
September 21, 2018  |  Investments

To accelerate product innovation, trucking network Convoy has secured $185 million in Series C financing. The round was led by Alphabet’s growth equity fund CapitalG,...

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Logistics Marketplace Freightos Raises Series C Funding
Logistics Marketplace Freightos Raises Series C Funding
September 18, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Logistics marketplace Freightos has raised $44.4 million in Series C funding, reports in TechCrunch said Monday (Sept. 17). Freightos landed the investment led by Singapore...

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Why Brazil Attracts The Attention Of Fuel Payments Firms
Why Brazil Attracts The Attention Of Fuel Payments Firms
June 14, 2018  |  Latin America

A recent fuel payments move by WEX highlights the increasing importance of South America — notably Brazil — to the fleet and freight industry. Earlier this...

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FR8Star Connects Freight Shippers To Factoring
FR8Star Connects Freight Shippers To Factoring
May 09, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Open deck carrier and shipper marketplace FR8Star, owned by FR8 Revolution, is integrating a solution to bridge its freight shipper customers to capital. The company...

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FedEx Orders 20 Tesla Semi-Trucks
FedEx Orders 20 Tesla Semi-Trucks
March 27, 2018  |  Delivery

FedEx announced news on Monday (March 26) that it has reserved 20 Tesla semi-trucks, the fully electric trucks that are slated for production in 2019....

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