A San Francisco startup is developing a business that it believes will keep truckers from being held up at receiver yards.
The company, called Baton, recently raised $10.5M to develop a network of ‘drop zones’ just outside of busy city centers that would allow drivers to leave their loaded trailers in the yard and keep moving. Local fleets of trucks would then head to the ‘drop zone,’ collect the freight, and haul it to its final destination.
In addition to developing this network of 24 hour drop zones in lots sub-leased from partners, Baton is already developing software that coordinates OTR trucks, drop zones, warehouses, and local drivers through one interface, reported Tech Crunch.
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Discussion in 'Truckers News' started by drvrtech77, Mar 28, 2021.
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I think there used to be something like that in New Jersey. JB Hunt day cabs would take the loads into NYC.
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US Xpress did the same thing. NJ drop yard and day cabs
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Be worried. This is just preparation for autonomous trucks.
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The truck drivers will continue to work 60-70 hours a week and make $50-60k, while the 20-something programmers will make $200k+ for 35 hour weeks.
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Someone in skinny jeans trying to reinvent a drop lot is all it sounds like to me.
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