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Drilling Deep: a freight tech startup got lots of money; what did it do with it?
Maven Machines succeeded in raising that much money this year to invest in its cloud-based freight software, which includes an ELD product and machine learning-driven route optimization. It also hired a lot of people.
Its founder and CEO Avi Geller joins host John Kingston on the Drilling Deep podcast this week to talk about where his company is headed, what it’s been able to do with greater funding and the functionality that he finds his trucking customers want in their information systems.
High Freight Demand Provides Momentum for Trucking Industry
Economic indicators suggest the trucking industry could be poised for growth in 2021, after the coronavirus pandemic caused a topsy-turvy year in 2020 marked by unpredictable demand and continued uncertainty in the driver pool.
“The overall outlook of the trucking industry is trending in an optimistic direction, and it has been for months despite the shortage of drivers,” Maven CEO Avi Geller told Transport Topics.
From the ELD data: Drivers wade slowly into new HOS split options as 30-minute break violations dip
Regarding the 30-minute break, nearly all ELD providers interviewed in recent weeks reported a sizable dip in detected violations for skipping the required break — now mandatory within the first eight cumulative hours of drive time rather than the first eight on-duty hours as before.
“That’s one piece of data that caught our eye,” said Avi Geller, CEO of Maven Machines, an ELD and telematics provider. “The number of violations for missing a 30-minute break is down 55% from what it was. That’s only based on one month of data, but it’s pretty dramatic.”
Maven Press Room
Maven Bolsters Leadership With CRO, COO
DEVOPS.COM / By Deborah Schalm/ December 18, 2020
Maven Machines names new CRO, COO
PITTSBURGH BUSINESS TIMES / By Julia Mericle / December 17, 2020
PODCAST: Drilling Deep (featuring Avi Geller)
FREIGHTWAVES / Hosted by John Kingston / December 10, 2020
Podcast: How Maven Can Make Your Carrier More Efficient (featuring Avi Geller)
BRAND OUTCOMES / Hosted by Chad Hendricks / November 25, 2020
High Freight Demand Provides Momentum for Trucking Industry
TRANSPORT TOPICS / By Connor D. Wolf / November 24, 2020
The changing landscape of venture capital (with video)
FREIGHTWAVES / By John Gallagher / November 4, 2020
From the ELD data: Drivers wade slowly into new HOS split options as 30-minute break violations dip
OVERDRIVE MAGAZINE / By James Jaillet / November 4, 2020
FreightWaves reveals 2021 FreightTech 100 winners
FREIGHTWAVES / By Ashley Coker / October 13, 2020
Podcast: Business as Usual (featuring Avi Geller)
PITTSBURGH TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL / September 29, 2020
Owner-operators, some already forced to switch ELD providers, stare down turbulent e-log market
OVERDRIVE MAGAZINE / By James Jaillet / July 30, 2020
No driver needed: Self-driving trucks are starting to move cargo on the nation’s highways
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE / By Lauren Rosenblatt / March 30, 2020
Tech roundup: free Samsara dash cams; Maven gets $7M investment
COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL / By Aaron Huff / February 11, 2020
Last Week In Venture: This Week In Fleets And Fancy-Pants Convenience Stores
CRUNCHBASE NEWS / By Jason D. Rowley / February 7, 2020
Fleet management startup Maven Machines nabs $7M Series A funding to accelerate growth
TECH STARTUPS / By Nickie Louise / February 6, 2020
Fleet Management Software Company Maven Machines Raises $7 Million
PULSE 2.0 / By Dan Anderson / February 6, 2020
Wearable Tech That Tells Drowsy Truckers It’s Time to Pull Over
THE NEW YORK TIMES / By Julie Weed / February 6, 2020
Maven Machines raises $7 million to scale up fleet management platform
FREIGHTWAVES / By Vishnu Rajamanickam / February 5, 2020
Amazon, Maven Machines and Carnegie Library are hiring
NEXT PITTSBURGH / By Jennifer Baron / February 2, 2020
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Based Maven Machines is Raising $7,000,000.00 in New Equity Investment
INTELLIGENCE360 NEWS / By Craig Etkin / January 15, 2020
Analysis: As ELD deadline passes, a new era of digital fleet management begins
COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL / By CCJ Staff / December 16, 2019
Pittsburgh Technology Council announces winners of this year’s Tech 50 Awards
PITTSBURGH BUSINESS TIMES / By Julie Mericle / September 26, 2019
Machine learning, AI hit center stage as companies showcase freight tech
FREIGHTWAVES / By Nate Tabak / May 6, 2019
Maven Dispatch streamlines fleet ops with automated features
FLEET OWNER / October 1, 2018
Central Freight Lines adopts new Dispatch system from Maven Machines
COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL / By Aaron Huff / September 26, 2018
Central Freight Lines picks Maven Machines for ELD Solution
FLEET OWNER / January 30, 2018
Bloomfield-based startup looks to become the ‘future of fleet management’
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE / By Rachel Treisman / July 21, 2017
Pittsburgh firms leaving impression at consumer electronics show
TRIB LIVE / By Aaron Aupperlee / January 6, 2017
Governor Tom Wolf Speaks on Innovation at Alphalab Gear
JEKKO / By Foo Conner / January 8, 2016
Podcast: Avi Geller, On the Future of Wearable Tech & Maven Machines
GOING DEEP WITH AARON / Hosted by Aaron Watson / December 7, 2015
Pittsburgh accelerator may help make hardware start-ups sexy again
TECH TRANSFER ENEWS BLOG / By David Schwartz / May 13, 2015
Beacons’ business potential lures entrepreneurs
USA TODAY / By Laura Baverman / December 15, 2014