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Seth Clevenger

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Seth Clevenger is executive editor at Transport Topics. He plans, writes and edits news features for Transport Topics’ twice-monthly newspaper, supplemental publications and TTNews.com. 


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Isaac adds AI in-cab alerts to ease fleet safety management

Trucking telematics provider Isaac Instruments is introducing configurable in-cab alerts that empower drivers to self-correct unsafe behaviors.

October 9, 2026
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Trimble still evaluating possible transport tech business sale

Trimble continues to weigh a possible sale of its transportation technology business after potential buyers approached the company with acquisition interest.

October 1, 2026
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Trucking must rethink workflows as AI expands, Trimble CEO says

Rob Painter likened AI to “modern rigging” that can help transportation companies spot a supply chain storm far in advance instead of acting reactively.

September 30, 2026
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Penske’s Thompson: Look to future but embrace AI today

Samantha Thompson, vice president of customer experience at the truck leasing and maintenance giant, encouraged industry leaders to explore uses of AI.

September 28, 2026
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PCS extends AI for fleetwide dispatch optimization

The transportation management system provider said its AI-enabled Cortex platform can now cover the full scope of freight planning.

September 24, 2026
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McLeod to add AI assistant, offer voice agents

McLeod Software is rolling out new AI capabilities, including a virtual assistant that will come with the next version of its core transportation management system.

September 16, 2026
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McLeod urges rate discipline as freight market rebalances

Tom McLeod said the industry is riding a rate rebound driven by the winnowing of excess hauling capacity that had contributed to a four-year rate recession.

September 15, 2026
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Fleets turn to AI to extend the reach of driver coaching

Safety managers at two large carriers discussed how they are using AI tools to provide more timely guidance to their drivers at a technology summit this summer.

August 31, 2026
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Trimble introduces AI agent for transportation workflows

Arc Agent connects with its existing transportation management systems as well as third-party applications to extract, validate and process information.

August 25, 2026
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McLeod, Augment partner to integrate AI into broker workflows

The companies have introduced a software integration connecting Augment’s AI assistant, named Augie, with McLeod’s PowerBroker transportation management system to help freight brokers cover loads faster.

August 24, 2026

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