Meet Juliette, the laundry company founded by Rechelle Balanzat that’s using logistics to take its business to new heights.
Nikola founder Trevor Milton has been irritating the company he once led since leaving in September 2020.
With the country navigating a weakening economy, companies industry wide are struggling to hire and retain drivers.
The NHTSA has approved the Einride Pod autonomous vehicle for on-road operation.
With the right technology, fleets can confidently weather any storm.
As CalArk grew its local delivery fleet, it realized drivers could not take advantage of a short-haul exemption from ELD rules with current technology. So it built a new system.
Union Pacific is seeking to extend its tests on wheel temperature detectors, but the Transportation Trades Department disagrees with the way UP wants to deploy the technology.
FedEx and FourKites are going global with a partnership that will launch a new supply chain intelligence platform, FourKites X.
G Squared is to provide Transfix with financing and more capital.
Columbus, Indiana is the very definition of a company town. And it owes its vitality to Cummins Inc.
As the economy corrects itself, where does VC stand?
The feds released a first-time report aimed at developing a clearer picture of autonomous vehicle safety.
Blackstone Group, one of the premier New York investment groups, is putting $130 million on fintech/freight tech firm PayCargo.
Chain.io has raised $11 million in a funding round to help grow its technology and support base as it seeks to create frictionless supply chain integrations.
“Cash flow and back-office support has always been a large part of what we do. Yet there are so many other ways to help small and midsized carriers better compete in the industry, to not only survive tough market conditions but thrive during the better days as well,” said co-founder and CEO Fritz Owens.
Shippers and carriers are now managing their operations on a single AI-powered transportation management platform with PCS Software.
TriumphPay improves the payments experience with expedited and secure transactions.
It’s the end of the line for Electric Last Mile Solutions as it becomes the first transportation SPAC to file for bankruptcy liquidation.
Alphabet-backed Wing is hoping to expand its drone delivery service in Virginia through the introduction of a public delivery zone.
TuSimple co-founder Mo Chen launches Hydron, an autonomous trucking venture that would use hydrogen fuel to achieve zero emissions.
Some free money from California to buy down the cost of electric trucks remains, but you better hurry to apply.
Embark Trucks and BYD demonstrated what using electricity rather than diesel looked like in drayage with an autonomous truck.
FreightWaves chats with Harris Ligon, founder and CEO of Telegraph, a startup that seeks to streamline rail service data in order to make day-to-day operations smoother.
Waymo Via will reserve billions of miles of future autonomous trucking routes for digital load matching by Uber Freight.
KBX Logistics is using 26-foot autonomous trucks from Gatik to replace some Class 8 routes in Texas.
Aera Technology has introduced new decision-making software that it believes can improve processes and speed common tasks within the supply chain.
Supply chain disruptions can be managed, said Gartner’s Brian Whitlock, but companies need to take a long view and make it a team effort.
CN will implement Wabtec’s precision dispatch system over the next year.
“Shifex has tremendous insight and we hope to inspire other freight forwarders to come out, be transparent about pricing and move this industry forward,” said Shifl founder and CEO Shabsie Levy.
“The cost of trucking is dramatically going down and we’re hitting a recession that is not going to get any better. It’s surprising how many shippers are running annual bids when they should be running three-month bid cycles on almost all of their lanes,” said Emerge founder and CEO Andrew Leto.
Last Mile Solutions told the Securities and Exchange Commission it is nearly out of cash and could run out of money this month.
Development of 48-volt battery systems for commercial trucks will serve at least three purposes but the most urgent is in helping reduce emissions.
“One of the more challenging aspects of any tech startup is to strategically coordinate the scale of the organization. Working closely with Microsoft will help ensure we are utilizing best practices to develop rapidly without incurring technical debt,” says FetchGoat’s CTO.
Startup WattEV sees its Truck-as-a-Service startup as a modern day Pony Express with electric trucks being swapped instead of horses .
Nikola Corp. adjourned its annual meeting Wednesday after too few investors voted on a proposal to raise the number of shares in the electric truck maker.
Ahead of its June webinar, 3GTMS and its partners discuss why freight brokers and 3PLs should embrace the latest FreightTech.
To a certain extent, if you don’t have buy-in, then don’t buy it. So many tech initiatives fail to launch because the team in charge of using it is not set up for absolute success.
Freightos, a backed by FedEx, is raising capital through a special purpose acquisition company and IPO.
PowerFleet’s real-time visibility solutions have completely transformed fleet management.
Through digital quoting, Parade makes it easy to see if reps are taking advantage of every quote and improving margins.
Shippers should reconsider the pecking order of asset-based trucking companies first, brokerages second.
Netradyne’s Adam Kahn joins WHAT THE TRUCK?!? to discuss the power of positive reinforcement in fleet safety.
Truckload carrier C.R. England suffered a data breach last fall and this week informed its customers of the potential impact.
Infrastructure. How important is a fixed base of electric charging for commercial vehicles? Maybe not as much as we’re told.
“Ensuring companies stay compliant certainly isn’t the sexiest venture, but in the trucking industry, it’s one of the most important aspects to get right.”
Dallas Fort Worth is a tech-forward airport on many levels. Its latest initiative is trialing an autonomous tow vehicle in the cargo area.
CEO Brett Suma lays out Loadsmith’s definition of capacity as a service.
Imagine having most of your work done before lunch. That’s a reality for dispatchers with Alvys in the equation.
Experts discuss the challenges facing carriers and shippers when it comes to measuring emissions and why it matters.
The number of carriers receiving FMCSA conditional safety ratings is increasing as more off-site audits are conducted.
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The Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit takes place on June 15, 2022.
The way that transportation has been traditionally bought and sold has left shippers and transportation providers siloed and connected only to those partners within their existing network.
FreightWaves and PYMNTS are co-hosting Supply Chain Meets FinTech in Atlanta on August 17.
Australia’s Tritium is making a charge in U.S. market with a move into direct current fast charging for electric trucks.
As thousands of exhibitors and attendees convened in Northwest Arkansas last week, many were introduced to Coleman Warren and the business he founded, Simple+Sweet Creamery, to fight child hunger.
Sustainability database provider HowGood announced it closed a $12.5 million funding round to expand its capabilities and clients.
Digital freight platform Hwy Haul aims to reduce food waste during transportation.
“The time is right for a seismic shift online in the world of open deck shipping. Thanks to its shipper TMS solution, internal TMS and carrier management portal, we feel EXO Freight is poised to fundamentally improve the economics and quality of life for open deck carriers and their drivers,” said Dan Ahrens, managing partner at Left Lane Capital.
Autonomous technology company Gatik will expand operations in Kansas.
FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes changes taking place in global supply chains.
Electric work truck startup Atlis Motor Vehicles has crowdfunded $32.6 million from nearly 29,000 investors as it readies a public offering.
Attracting younger workers to trucking companies means investing in technology that eases wait times and routing and improves communications, experts said.
Lordstown Motors lives to fight another day with the $230 million sale of the plant it basically got for free from General Motors.
In its third deal this year, autonomous driving provider Aurora has an agreement with Covenant to “explore ways to optimize” long-haul operations.
Less than a year after acquiring Blue Yonder, Panasonic announced plans for a supply chain business IPO focused on the SaaS business.
Jay Gustafson of Echo Global Logistics discusses the traits that determine if a broker’s technology can support the growth of an enterprise fleet in any market.
Startup Xos Trucks introduced full-fledged heavy- and medium-duty electric chassis cabs, signifying its graduation from a powertrain component integrator.
Autonomous trucking startup Plus is making a scaled-back version of its autonomous trucking software available through upfitting.
Investor Caroline Duffy says supply chain tech companies that push the envelope on customer delight will continue to thrive even in a down market.
Gatik founder and CEO Gautam Narang said autonomous middle-mile trucks can replace traditional Class 8 tractor-trailers along fixed, repeatable routes.
Byrd currently services the U.K., France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands, and with its new capital, the company plans to expand its delivery network and warehouse capabilities to Sweden, Denmark and Poland.
Eric Fullerton of project44 wants to start unifying recent acquisitions to help customers weather the next freight storm.
Trax Technologies’ Chris Cassidy explains how understanding the flow of financial data with every freight shipment has become just as important as the shipment itself.
Truckers often make business decisions without the data needed to justify those decisions. Truckstop.com is trying to make more data available to owner-operators.
Since joining third-party-logistics firm, LFS, as an advisor and investor, Justin Hall has been working to rebrand the company under the name of Primo.
Lightning eMotors, which electrifies commercial vehicle chassis, is teaming with Perrone Robotics to offer Level 4 autonomous vehicles for sale.
Is a bigger battery on wheels the best way to make autonomous trucks more efficient? Solo Advanced Vehicle Technologies thinks so.
Ride-hailing snack company Robomart will start delivering ice cream on demand this summer through a partnership with Unilever.
Volvo will work with DHL Supply Chain to test hub-to-hub autonomous trucking using Class 8 VNL tractors retrofitted by Aurora Innovation.
Electric truck maker Nikola posted its first gross profit in Q1 and racked up orders backed by California incentives.
Supply chain technology provider Trimble reported record revenue for the first quarter of 2022.
As spot rates tumble, shippers should consider rerunning their RFPs to lock down better prices.
Paxafe closes on additional $1.5 million round led by Venture 53 with participation from Value Chain Ventures, project44’s Jett McCandless and Metafora’s Peter Rentschler.
TuSimple, the autonomous truck developer is delaying its purpose-built driverless truck to 2025 while slowing its roll in other areas.
Parade’s leading software learns from every carrier interaction received to better match brokers with the right carriers.
Nikola is raising money to scale its production of electric trucks through sales of new stock and tapping an equity line of credit.
The survival of electric pickup truck startup Lordstown Motors likely hinges on completing the plant sale to Taiwan’s Foxconn.
For many logistics companies, full digitization across the supply chain is the ultimate goal.
“Our belief is we can use the software we have built for large carriers to do the last mile and apply that software for local DC-to-DC [shipments] to pass our relay efficiencies and savings to shippers while allowing drivers in our network to earn more,” said Baton’s co-founder.
BulkLoads.com said that shippers can now use MyCarrierPackets.com services within its BulkTMS solution, allowing for monitoring of insurance status and safety compliance of carriers.
President Adam Kahn joins the show to demonstrate how fleets use Netradyne to reward good driving behavior and identify areas for improvement.
Class 8 battery-electric trucks will generate the first meaningful revenue that Nikola can take to the bank.
CEO Brett Suma is optimistic about rolling out Loadsmith’s autonomous middle-mile offering between select origin and destination pairings.
Electric chassis startups from A to Z are tapping a legacy bodybuilder for help while one company creates its own complete electric van.
FreightWaves’ Danny Gomez chats with Convoy CEO Dan Lewis and Generational Investment Management partner Joy Tuffield about the numerous benefits that come when competing companies collaborate on sustainability.
Agility Robotics has raised $150 million to fund development of its walking warehouse robots.
Locomation’s Cetin Mericli discusses how autonomous transport will provide emissions reductions and time savings for long-haul trucking.
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The digital freight network has reached a $3.8 billion valuation after raising $160 million in series E funding and $100 in venture debt.
