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Natural gas may be having a moment as an alternative fuel for trucking, but there are a few nagging questions.

Kodiak Robotics showed its 6th-generation autonomous truck that will begin hauling freight without a driver in Texas later this year.

Consulting firm Kearney recently released its 34th annual Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) report, “State of Logistics 2023: The Great Reset.” A major theme of the report is the great rebalancing from the carrier-dominated market of the past two years to a shipper-focused one as freight volumes fell against a backdrop of higher truckload capacity. The report notes that total U.S. logistics costs rose 19.6% in 2022 to a record $2.3 trillion or 9.1% of U.S. gross domestic product.

After originally working with TuSimple, Loadsmith picks Kodiak Robotics for autonomous driving systems.

Trailer maker Wabash reaped the benefits of its reorganization and long-term customer deals in the first quarter.

Shippers should reconsider the pecking order of asset-based trucking companies first, brokerages second.

CEO Brett Suma lays out Loadsmith’s definition of capacity as a service.

CEO Brett Suma is optimistic about rolling out Loadsmith’s autonomous middle-mile offering between select origin and destination pairings.

The desktop and mobile versions of the carrier portal will launch in mid-July, while the app ⁠will be released later in Q3.

Brokerages like Loadsmith are solving complex problems to benefit the green economy.