Penn State professor Justin Goldston explains how technology such as blockchain can be used to create an ethical international supply chain.
Revolution Acceleration Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company, combines with Berkshire Grey to tap into the red-hot industrial robotics market.
With recent financing from major fleets, TuSimple eschewed the blank check company frenzy to chart its own course to public trading.
The founder of autonomous driving company Locomation talks about the future of that technology and the challenges it needs to overcome to make significant progress in reaching its promise.
Several significant steps on the road to electric vehicles have occured just in the past few months.
Berkshire Grey, which provides AI-enabled integrated robotic solutions for the supply chain, will get $413 million in cash.
MOBI CEO Chris Ballinger highlights the vast potential to be derived from vehicle information on distributed ledgers under shared standards.
Rak-Joon Choi, a vice president with American Tire Distributors, explains how blockchain technology can bring more efficiency and transparency to tire distribution and the larger supply chain during a Global Supply Chain Week fireside chat.
It appears Google and J.B. Hunt envision that their joint effort will become an innovation platform to support the J.B. Hunt 360 marketplace.
Lower battery prices and extraordinary technological innovation will change the driving relationship forever, Ken Washington says during FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.
Trucking fleets that conduct only yearly reviews of driver records may miss signs of risky driver behavior that ultimately could put lives in jeopardy.
Redwood’s Eric Rempel and Mike Reed shed light on the digital freight platforms and tools that will transform how shippers plan and execute their routing guide strategy in 2021.
The Rochelle Park, New Jersey-based company posted revenue of $63.8 million during the fourth quarter, an 8% decline from the same period last year.
Controlant helped Iceland reduce its pharmaceutical waste to 0.5% after the H1N1 pandemic.
Certified B Corporation Flock Freight raises the bar with a commitment to offset carbon emissions from FlockDirect shipments for customers.
Koffie provides quotes based on individual truck characteristics within a day.
Industry expectations surrounding information access and transparency have grown. Qualified IT professionals are required to meet these new demands.
In his FreightWaves Global Supply Chain Week keynote, Intel’s Ravi Dosanjh said we need to embrace disruption and future change, learning to adapt and more effectively anticipate what those changes will be.
XPO is known as a digital broker that collaborates with its customers to develop innovative technologies.
Jeffrey Curtis, the vice president of defense and supply chain at Simba Chain, discusses the importance of auditability of defense supply chains.
Jason Coker, vice director of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, chats with FreightWaves President George Abernathy about the efforts made to meet the growing demand for weapons systems technology and testing and the challenges space commercialization have presented.
“Constantly shifting consumer demand and supply shocks that are felt worldwide regularly throw supply chains out of balance.”
On-demand driver platform Haul has attracted a diverse group of investors as it looks to disrupt the CDL staffing industry.
Despite a last-minute pardon by former President Donald Trump in his criminal case, tech pioneer Anthony Levandowski’s legal woes continue after he was forced to file for bankruptcy protection on […]
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Using domestic reloads and street turns are among Blume Global’s strategies to reduce empty miles and emissions.
Combining Hunt’s data and Google’s tools will yield differentiated service offerings.
Ascend focuses on smaller carriers and shippers, which now will have greater visibility into what Uber Freight has to offer.
The warehouse robot maker sees strong growth as more businesses automate their fulfillment operations.
Autonomous vehicle startup Gatik has announced it will deploy electric trucks as part of its autonomous testing in New Orleans with partner Walmart.
Torc Robotics gets millions of gigabytes of data in testing self-driving trucks for Daimler AG. Now it wants Amazon Web Services to make faster sense of it.
Preeti Pande, the hydrogen solution provider’s chief marketing officer, comes with extensive fuel cell industry experience and a Ph.D.
The Open Visibility Network partnership will combine FourKites’ and Tive’s data and capabilities to give mutual customers more supply chain visibility.
FreightWaves’ interviews are sure to spark discussions among industry insiders.
Digital freight forwarder Flexport can now link consignee order data to shipments from suppliers.
More venture capital flowing to maritime tech startups – and more shipping companies giving those startups a trial run.
Truck parking reservation platform TruckPark is adding more locations to its platform through a partnership with national parking provider ParkMyFleet.
From truck parts to fuel cells, business leaders face challenges in getting critical components and meeting customer expectations for delivery.
As vaccine distribution spreads globally, the hope for pre-pandemic normalcy heightens. But FreightWaves’ exclusive conversation with Bill Fallon, AIT Worldwide Logistics’ vice president of global accounts, reveals that the changes spurred by the pandemic may permanently shift how the global community works and shops.
Leaf Logistics CEO Anshu Prasad believes manufacturers of food and consumer packaged goods could be in jeopardy of missing earnings expectations as transportation rates remained elevated throughout the quarter.
Smart loading dock startup Kargo announced the close of its $6 million seed round on Thursday. The company eyes further expansion and product development.
Samsara announced Thursday it has surpassed more than $300 million in run-rate subscription revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter ended Jan. 30.
Trimble produced $829.7 million in revenue during the fourth quarter of 2020, with earnings per share of 71 cents.
SmartHop has secured a $12M Series A funding round with participation from heavy hitters Union Square Ventures and RyderVentures to scale its “business-in-a-box” solution for owner-operators and small fleets.
Self-driving truck technology startup Plus is already working on an autonomous freight matching project in China. Now it has investors there.
Yard management represents a costly blind spot for many shippers and their supply chain partners, according to a survey released by FourKites.
Now carriers can see max bids and auction closing times on offered loads.
CEO Dave Jackson says Knight-Swift “stepped up and we put a chunk of coin down to make sure all of our data stays private.”
“ZEBOX will assist innovative startups in developing new technologies in transportation, logistics, mobilities and industry 4.0,” says CMA CGM CEO Rodolphe Saadé.
President Biden has pledged to pump funding into state and local agencies in a bid to make last-mile freight delivery smarter and safer.
The startup will use proceeds to more than double its staff as it prepares for growth in the industrial warehousing sector.
Slync.io, a Dallas-based operating system for global logistics, announced the close of its $60 million Series B funding round.
SmartHop is more than just a freight dispatch; its “business-in-a-box” tools distinguish it as a comprehensive solution for over-the-road-trucking.
Supply chain visibility consistently rears its head as a vital need.
New capital at newtrul will enable expansion of the supplier base to support growing demand, feature enhancements, APIs and TMS integrations.
Forward Air was on track to beat its Q4 estimates before the December cyberattack.
Supply chain technology provider Manhattan Associates bests fourth-quarter forecast and raises 2021 guidance. Management sees “robust” global demand for cloud solutions.
EKA Solutions’ TMS is gaining traction among small and midsize carriers and brokers with “high adoption rates.”
Compliance with record-keeping regulations is a time-consuming task that can easily fall through the cracks as busy fleet executives focus on day-to-day tasks.
Scott Ruffin’s company is poised to exploit weaknesses in legacy delivery networks to take B2C share.
2020 brought disruption and volatility. But dealers, against all odds, actually performed much better than expected.
U.S. Xpress will become the latest carrier to adopt Platform Science’s technology platform, allowing it to deploy third-party and custom apps without the need for added hardware.
Fuel Transport is the latest Canadian operator to install project44’s visibility technology.
Four Israeli companies have secured contracts with Pointer in the past year.
After a difficult 2020, optimism about the supply chain is running high this year — and 11 industry leaders have identified several opportunities for growth with their predictions for the rest of 2021.
HubTran boasts over 1 billion processed documents, 99% accuracy and $50 million saved.
Supply chain visibility companies Tive and project44 have joined forces to launch the Open Visibility Network in an effort to encourage collaboration and improve end-to-end shipment visibility.
Airspace moves goods fast, with a mix of technology, air transport, ground couriers and people who literally carry a critical product on a flight and to one’s door. Investors just gave the company a big pile of money to play with.
NYSHEX aims to eliminate ambiguity from containerized freight contracts. ‘We make it crystal clear exactly what the carriers and shippers are going to do.’
Uber Freight has rolled out a free rate-locking tool for small and midsize shippers.
Oracle has released machine-learning and IoT updates to its supply chain application.
Oracle’s cloud-based solutions help shippers weather disruptions and give customers a seamless buying experience.
“Driver detention is a leading cause of lost earnings and driver dissatisfaction,” said Elkins.
A Shell and Deloitte joint study addresses economic, technical and regulatory factors related to decarbonizing road freight.
Phoenician Energy’s aluminum-air batteries will be developed and piloted as part of the Yara Marine X program designed to create a greener maritime industry.
Now is the time to transform the United States’ dominance of information technology into a durable leadership position in innovations that will characterize supply chains the rest of this century.
There’s a push for more digitization and a growing need for more software as more EVs emerge and more self-driving capabilities are added to cars. Automakers are finding themselves without the expertise to fulfill the need for connected services and AI insights.
Transfix has released a transportation management system (TMS) for small and midsize shippers, continuing a trend in which digital freight brokers expand their reach with software targeting carriers and shippers […]
Fast-growth startup ClockWork focuses its solution on improving the lives of drivers
WebCargo has landed a big boy in the cargo world. Qatar Airways will sell space to shippers through the third-party platform.
Autonomous trucking company TuSimple establishes a high-powered executive advisory board; takes equity investments from Werner Enterprises and Schneider.
Cross-border logistics platform looks to scale sustainably as it prepares to raise more capital.
A catastrophic ransomware attack like the one that hit Forward Air is not inevitable. But transportation and logistics companies need to take cybersecurity seriously.
Former Google exec was not currently in prison but faced 18-month sentence eventually
Fresh from its takeover of Uber ATG in December, autonomous vehicle company Aurora has signed an agreement with heavy-duty truck manufacturer PACCAR (NASDAQ: PCAR) to commercialize autonomous Peterbilt and Kenworth […]
Berlin-based digital freight brokerage Sennder closed a $160 million series, exceeding a $1 billion valuation.
Amazon is the first e-commerce company to offer end-to-end logistics.
“Tai reduces the number of clicks needed to run your operation,” said Tai Software’s Vice President of Sales Sean McGillicuddy. “We’re providing brokers a centralized platform for everything that they do.”
French company Shippeo, a supply chain visibility platform, has secured $32 million to continue product innovation and market expansion. The round, announced on Thursday, was co-led by Battery Ventures, along […]
An electronic bill of lading must be in a format that ensures interoperability across multiple user interfaces.
OneRail’s $6.7 million in late seed financing will help the delivery orchestration and fulfillment platform scale its business development, sales and marketing operations.
The partnership will help “transform” the food supply chain with better, faster data, Lineage says.
A new pairing between C.H. Robinson and SAS has no clear precedent as the large 3PL and a source of massive amounts of data on retail movements get together in a new initiative.
A roundup of the latest trade news in the world of freight tech and autonomous trucking. Embark, Kodiak and TuSimple join Self-Driving Coalition Embark, Kodiak and TuSimple became the first […]
As more modes of transportation are experimenting with the use of hydrogen fuel solutions, there are still major challenges that green hydrogen production and adoption faces.
A TMS catering to everyone is simply landing somewhere in the middle, and very likely a better solution exists for any of those given parties.
Relay Payments, a fintech company operating in the logistics space, has raised $43 million in funding over the last six months as it seeks to digitize an industry that has long relied on checks and cash.
As car plants curtail production because of a global semiconductor shortage, suppliers and truck makers try to discern what to expect amid near-record Class 8 truck orders.
ORBCOMM’s privately transacted $200 million refinancing means the ELD provider is entering 2021 with a markedly different balance sheet than in recent years.
“FreightWaves has developed this incredible media company” around its SONAR platform, says Matt Waller, dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business.
