8 Autonomous Trucking Stories From This Week

As it looks to the future of its capacity-as-a-service business model, Loadsmith Partners announced this week it is working with Mastery Logistics Systems and using its cloud-based transportation management system. Loadsmith said the partnership will help it transition into a fully autonomous trucking company. 

 

“In meeting our technological needs, Mastery offers an out-of-the-box approach to solving optimization and workflow challenges that no one else even comes close to,” said Brett Suma, CEO at Loadsmith in a statement.

“Their platform makes it easy to integrate all the moving parts required for building a next-generation autonomous transportation network, allowing us to deliver better service and execution to our customers—both shippers and drivers,” Suma said.

Loadsmith works with Mastery Logistics to build AV trucking platform

As it looks to the future of its capacity-as-a-service business model, Loadsmith Partners announced this week it is working with Mastery Logistics Systems and using its cloud-based transportation management system. Loadsmith said the partnership will help it transition into a fully autonomous trucking company.

“In meeting our technological needs, Mastery offers an out-of-the-box approach to solving optimization and workflow challenges that no one else even comes close to,” said Brett Suma, CEO at Loadsmith in a statement.

“Their platform makes it easy to integrate all the moving parts required for building a next-generation autonomous transportation network, allowing us to deliver better service and execution to our customers—both shippers and drivers,” Suma said.

From DHL piloting Volvo's Autonomous Vehicle System to the announcement that Covenant and Aurora are working together, the autonomous trucking space saw a lot of activity this week.

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