Trucking Tech Today: DAT, Karsan, and CMT unveil new technologies to boost fleet efficiency and autonomous mobility

DAT’s Convoy Platform certified as McLeod digital freight matching partner to improve brokerage efficiency

DAT recently announced that its Convoy Platform is now a certified Digital Freight Matching partner with McLeod Software, enabling automated load posting for PowerBroker users. The company, which provides freight and analytics solutions, allows McLeod users to automate bid negotiation, carrier matching, safety verification, tracking, paperwork, and payment processing.

“This partnership brings the benefits of automated procurement, booking, and load execution to one of the industry’s most trusted transportation management systems,” said Bill Driegert, EVP of Convoy Platform at DAT. “For McLeod users, the payoff is a more efficient workflow and a pipeline to trusted carriers who love the ease of use of the Convoy Platform.”

The integration requires minimal setup and uses a pay-per-delivered-load pricing model. Brokers maintain full control as the broker of record while benefiting from Convoy Platform’s fraud-protection technology. Learn more…

Karsan unveils Autonomous e-JEST for U.S. public transportation market

Karsan plans to debut its autonomous e-JEST electric minibus in Orlando and Florida, following its European launch at Busworld Europe 2025. The company, which develops electric and autonomous public transportation vehicles, received its first order of 10 Autonomous e-JESTs from the U.S., scheduled to begin public service in 2026 in Atlanta and Central Florida.

“With this step, we are strengthening our autonomous presence in America following our success in Europe,” said Okan Baş, Karsan CEO. “Our e-JEST model, which entered North America in 2022, was met with great interest in a short time and began to be called the ‘Cute Bus’. Now, with the Autonomous e-JEST, the latest version of our beloved model equipped with the most advanced autonomous technology, we are taking our place in the market one step further.”

The Autonomous e-JEST is a Level 4 vehicle with 16-passenger capacity, 88 kWh battery, 130-mile range, and a 23-sensor safety package for 360-degree awareness. The vehicle is fully FMVSS and ADA compliant and leverages Karsan’s global production experience with over 10,000 JESTs produced worldwide. 

DriveWell Engage adds Universal Rewards and Family Connect to improve driver safety and fleet performance

Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) recently released enhancements to DriveWell Engage, introducing Universal Rewards and Family Connect to motivate safer driving and increase driver engagement. The updates aim to improve safety across all drivers, showing early results of reduced hard braking and distraction, and increased participation in safe driving programs.

“For more than a decade, CMT has shown that engagement is the key to safer roads,” said Dr. Hari Balakrishnan, co-founder and CTO of Cambridge Mobile Telematics. “But for years, the focus in telematics has been on measuring risk and delivering personalized pricing. With these new innovations, we’re using engagement to reshape behavior. With DriveWell Engage, we’re helping drivers everywhere build safer habits through connection, encouragement, and trust, creating safer roadways around the world.”

CMT also introduced new messaging programs, analytics dashboards, and weekly driving highlights to improve program effectiveness. Additional platform improvements include Tag+ crash detection without a phone, refined crash models, driver/passenger classification updates, and a new SDK API architecture for faster integration of telematics features. Learn more…

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