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Though software provider LaneAxis has existed in some form since 2015, with its market offerings so far mostly centered on load tracking for both shippers and carriers, the company has shifted its attention to a slightly more ambitious goal: Building a platform in which small carriers can connect directly with shippers to access shipper-direct freight and, thus, sidestep brokers for load opportunities. The company in late May closed a crowd-funding initiative in which it raised over $1 million to use for the development and deployment of its so-named FreightLink network, which LaneAxis CEO Rick Burnett compared to a LinkedIn for shippers and carriers — or a “dating app,” he said, where shippers and carriers can see one another and connect. Shippers would have access to a broad network of carriers to move their loads, and carriers get the rate the shipper’s willing to pay, without any brokerage cut. For instance, Brian Belcher, chief operating officer of Vector, said in April that his company saw an upswell in interest around their development of a system to digitize documents like proofs of delivery and bills of lading.

Jon Good bought this 1994 Peterbilt 379 in December 2017 and rebuilt it from the ground-up last year, including new paint, panels, LED lights and 7-inch stainless stacks. The rig is powered by a B-model Cat with a 13-speed and 3:55 rears

A new law in Colorado requires the state’s Department of Transportation to conduct a study about whether trucks hauling hazardous materials should be allowed to drive through the Eisenhower-Edwin C. Johnson Memorial Tunnel on I-70

Chi-Town Large Cars club cofounder Kris Santoianni heard the early calls for a shutdown April 12. “I put it out to club members when folks first started talking about it,” he says