SmartHop, a full-service truck dispatching app, was founded by Guillermo Garia (left) and Miguel Sucre (right). SmartHop has raised $12 million in a Series A financing round to continue investing in ...

Dispatching refers to the coordination and management of freight shipments among shippers, carriers and drivers. A dispatcher plays a central role in ensuring that loads are assigned to available ...

In the busy world of shipping, getting freight where it needs to go quickly and efficiently is everything. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to improve how you do things, using the right ...

Loadsmart and Starsky Robotics announced they were able to automatically dispatch an autonomous truck to haul freight; having successfully priced, tendered and booked via Loadsmart, then picking up ...

Every carrier feels the rhythm of the freight market shift across the year — produce season pushes reefer rates up, peak shipping drives dry van demand through Q4, and post-holiday months leave ...

Managing dozens to hundreds of trucks, trailers, and company and independent drivers takes a lot of knowledge and skills. Over the past 15 years, however, those skills have changed as technology has ...

Efficient and effective dispatch is the backbone of any successful carrier operation. As freight markets become more competitive, the need for reliable, feature-rich, and user-friendly truck dispatch ...

To varying extents, all owner-operators, whether leased to a carrier or not, retain some control over dispatch, yet if greater independence is your goal, a carrier with a true self-dispatch program ...

A new provider of web-based tools for the trucking industry is targeting small carriers and young freight brokers with its full-service dispatching tool. Five Star Services recently fully launched ...

The competitive edge in dispatch comes from fast, confident decisions, not high-volume activity. AI boosts outreach but can overwhelm teams without systems prioritizing the right loads. Saying no ...

There is a large variety of vehicles in the freight dispatching industry. How to figure out the right one for you? This is a short explanation for beginning drivers. Read more about the truck ...

A trucking financial services company in metro Detroit is seeing rapid growth and anticipates doubling its revenue this year compared with before the COVID-19 pandemic. Livonia-based RoadEx was ...