In this week’s CCJ Tech Shorts, we’ll take a look at several new AI-powered solutions, including a TMS, a platform designed to replace dash cameras, an adaptive and predictive cruise control system and more.
• Trucking software provider Trucking Hub has rolled out a proprietary artificial intelligence specifically designed for the trucking industry.
Integrated into its transportation management System (TMS), Trucking Hub AI streamlines critical tasks, from instantly converting rate confirmation emails into fully built and dispatched loads to handling key safety and accounting tasks.
Trucking Hub’s foundation as an asset-based carrier with decades of real-world experience driving and scaling a trucking business ensures the Trucking Hub TMS effectively addresses the everyday operational challenges faced by small and medium-sized carriers.
• Mapping data provider Bee Maps has launched Beekeeper, an AI-powered platform designed to replace dashcams and bring spatial intelligence and simplicity to fleet management.
Beekeeper is an AI-first platform that aims to turn imagery and data into clear, actionable insights for fleet managers without creating friction with drivers. It provides real-time video and location updates from the Bee LTE device, proactive notifications and automated reports.
Bee Maps’ Co-founder and CEO (Ariel Seidman) said, “We didn’t just design another piece of surveillance technology. Instead, we spent countless hours on the road with fleet managers and drivers, learning firsthand what works. It became crystal clear the answer wasn’t another nanny cam but a robust, AI-first system that delivers meaningful, real-time insights.”
Beekeeper provides actionable insights, including:
• Real-time fleet monitoring and analytics
• AI-powered event detection
• Automated reports and visual insights
• A chat-like interface to interact directly with your fleet data
• Intelligent image fetching
• Michigan-based Traxen has expanded into the Canadian market.
The company’s iQ-Cruise adaptive and predictive cruise control system is now available to Canada’s commercial transportation industry. As part of Eaton’s exclusive global alliance with Traxen, this expansion brings the same fuel efficiency and sustainability benefits already enjoyed by U.S. fleets to Canadian customers with software updates tailored specifically for the country.
The iQ-Cruise system integrates adaptive and predictive cruise control into a single, AI-powered solution, providing seamless, intelligent speed management to optimize fuel efficiency for Class 8 commercial vehicles. Unlike conventional systems, iQ-Cruise leverages GPS, advanced algorithms, and high-definition 3D maps to calculate the most efficient driving style in real time. Now, with updated software to support Canadian HD maps from HERE Technologies, the system accommodates the unique geography and road networks of Canada while also delivering substantial fuel savings and environmental benefits for fleets.
• Utilimarc, a provider of fleet analytics and technology solutions, has partnered with fleet optimization platform Fleetio.
Utilimarc delivers actionable insights and tailored solutions that empower fleets to make smarter, data-driven decisions. Through this partnership, Fleetio will become a key component of Utilimarc's ecosystem, offering customers access to advanced fleet management tools that complement Utilimarc's analytics expertise. Utilimarc's industry knowledge and support will help fleet leaders adopt Fleetio's platform effectively, ensuring they maximize its value within their operations.
Fleetio's scalable, cloud-based solution provides a foundation to streamline and manage fleet operations. Utilimarc supports fleets in leveraging this technology by guiding implementation, integrating maintenance insights into broader strategies and ensuring seamless adoption. With this partnership, fleet leaders can reduce administrative burden, improve data accuracy and make informed decisions with tools designed to save time and optimize performance.
• Tech-enabled middle mile logistics company Warp has introduced a new freight solution that combines B2B and D2C shipments through a shared cross-dock and truck network.
Called FlowSkip, the new solution leverages zone-skip routing and real-time orchestration at the cross-dock level.
Unlike traditional networks that separate store, wholesale and consumer deliveries, FlowSkip consolidates all outbound freight at the cross-dock, cutting out unnecessary sortation centers and minimizing empty miles. This reduces the number of handoffs in the delivery process, which translates to fewer damaged goods and more reliable delivery experiences for both retail partners and consumers.
For D2C shipments, FlowSkip utilizes zone-skip trucks to bypass legacy parcel sortation networks entirely. On the B2B side, retailers and apparel brands use FlowSkip to streamline store replenishment and wholesale LTL orders, bypassing legacy LTL terminals that often delay freight, introduce damage and add unnecessary complexity.
