CarrierHQ introduces a new portal that helps owner-operators and small fleets gain authority in the market by providing them services to get started and run successful businesses.
Brian Aoaeh explores the vulnerability of supply chains in an interconnected world that is threatened by a potential pandemic.
The robotic trucking company will expand its UPS runs to 20 trips per week and has added an extra run between Phoenix and El Paso, Texas.
CEO of Canadian logistics software provider says China’s surprise recovery may signal a better prognosis for supply chains around the world.
Transportation and logistics software provider 3Gtms acquires cloud-based shipping software provider Pacejet.
project44 has introduced the industry’s first carrier onboarding service level agreement (SLA) that promises shippers a significant reduction to their time-to-value.
Ford has not released many details, or images yet, but starting with the 2022 model year, the Ford Transit van will be available with a fully electric powertrain.
By providing leases that include hydrogen and maintenance for its fuel cell electric trucks for seven years, Nikola projects it will generate $3 billion in revenue by 2024.
Customers and society are demanding more environmentally friendly vehicles, including electric, and manufacturers are trying to meet those demands with smart business decisions that meet the key imperative of any commercial vehicle: to make money.
Texas-based TUYA has built a platform that helps B2B’s have real-time visibility over their product movement as they work with delivery companies.
After shunning public ownership, fuel cell truck startup Nikola watched as the WeWork debacle made private fundraising harder. Its merger with VectoIQ brings in about $700 million to help pay to build Nikola’s Class 8 truck plant and the beginning of a hydrogen fuel station network.
Previously, the camera images from its ITM system were available only to Spireon itself.
New features help customers adapt and streamline operations when electrifying their fleets
The Waymo round reflects new consolidation in the self-driving space
The cloud robotics company announces a new tool allowing customers to program robot movements, without outside assistance.
“They don’t need to sleep in a vehicle. They can work in an office environment and then go home.”
Video telematics company Lytx has introduced a risk detection tool that will identify and engage with drivers who are prone to distracted driving.
ORBCOMM lowers full-year 2020 guidance given recent coronavirus developments.
OneRail is a last-mile orchestration and fulfillment platform that consolidates the needs of shippers and retailers onto a single platform.
Simplicity — Coyote’s guiding philosophy in its quest to make the diverse marketplace easier to access regardless of the end user — has served the company well. After its founding […]
New service helps companies wade through turbulent trade waters.
Fleet Advantage is adding predictive modeling to its ATLAAS platform, giving fleets a look at vehicle replacement cost savings at specific points in time.
Wabash has combined innovative composite material with an electric refrigeration unit to produce a zero-emissions trailer.
MyTruckScales is eliminating paper scale tickets through wireless technology that will save time for drivers and lower costs for scale owners
Hubless logistics company assembles “algorithmically created carpools” of LTL freight, to be shipped via full truckload
Ecommerce is a competitive market, and companies need to provide a highly flexible delivery experience to retain their customers.
Wabco leverages its own intelligent antilock brakes and some help from other suppliers to create a connected and smart trailer platform.
Decisiv Marketplace combines the company’s Service Relationship Management (SRM) solutions and its SRM Ecosystem into a single, shared platform for customers.
A skeleton crew remains after autonomous trucking startup Starsky Robotics fails to find a buyer or new investors, according to a former executive.
Descartes will now serve an extended ecommerce customer base that is looking to enhance its direct-to-consumer fulfillment performance.
The Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting has kicked off, and it’s all about connectivity and electrification, plus a CBD warning, oil prices fall, and the coronavirus
Phillips Connect Technologies has introduced a series of technologies that use data to reduce downtime and prevent improper trailer use.
vHub’s trailing repositioning and sharing marketplace is designed to increase trailer utilization and revenue through a community-based rental platform.
NACFE is kicking off a three-year project as it digs deeper into electric truck opportunities in regional haul.
Competition intensifies for new entrants and legacy providers in the fleet management market.
Digital freight matching has turned a corner in the marketplace.
Volvo Trucks North America and its sibling Mack Trucks later this year will allow individual truck drivers to schedule over-the-air updates typically handled by fleet managers.
McLeod Software recently hosted a conference on the use of artifical intelligence and business intelligence in transportation.
Electriphi provides solutions for vehicle electrification and has developed a charging and operations management platform that is built over open standards.
CalAmp introduces iOn Tag and iOn Vision solutions that will improve operations, provide long-term cost savings and enhance driver safety.
Knight-Swift Logistics will be part of a pilot program that will test DAT Solutions’ new Book Now automated freight tendering solution.
The group is part of the company’s strategy to transform into a data-driven solutions provider.
Partnering with the right 3PL provider allows access to a far-reaching carrier network, expansive capacity and a full spectrum of tools and resources.
The mission is to make the yard environment cleaner and more efficient, Outrider CEO says.
Nothing fires up the trucking community like a strong opinion on the driver shortage. From its inception, FreightWaves waded into the conversation, balancing perspectives from both ends of the continuum. […]
Logistics continues to adapt due to globalization and technological innovations. This article explores trends that may change logistics in 2020.
Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics are expanding autonomous driving tests on new routes, plus the outlook for diesel prices remains stable, coronavirus to hit Apple earnings and the Dairy Farmers of America may have saved the day.
During its annual user conference, CEO Ray Greer talked about adapting to data-driven technology trends.
Samsara has upgraded its fleet management platform to provide Amazon-like visibility and flexibility to deliver its clients a standout customer experience.
Companies that have been outsourcing and far-sourcing their supplies might now look to source closer to their assembly line to have flexibility during times of disruption.
“Quality brokers don’t just simply cast a wide net and wait for capacity to come to them,” said Noam Frankel, founder and CEO of FreightFriend.
Knight-Swift will integrate Truckstop.com’s Book It Now digital freight offering into its logistics operation, and provide access to Truckstop.com’s load board for its owner-operator and carrier partners.
Brian Aoaeh explains how simulated bifurcation technology may change supply chain operations in the near future.
While capacity utilization in long-haul trucking is going down, the capacity needs of last-mile delivery are increasing due to the rise of e-commerce.
Founders of the self-driving truck outfit discuss efforts to build a logistics company for autonomous vehicles.
The electrification of the transportation sector is not easy, and it is not something that industry needs governments to lead. But, a little help from state and local governments will […]
The Justice Department also said Huawei and its subsidiaries violated the RICO Act by stealing trade secrets and copyrighted works from six U.S. companies.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to roll out a handful of new trade processing functions in the Automated Commercial Environment throughout the year.
Recent changes in electronic logging device mandates put a hit on the company’s bottom line in 2019 — and probably in 2020.
After a long history of bears pulling down its stock price, Tesla is now witnessing an astonishing surge in its market value. Since the start of this year, Tesla’s stocks […]
Apex.AI is an autonomous driving startup that builds software on the Robot Operating System (ROS), bringing improved safety to vehicles.
An exclusive interview with Matt Heider, CEO of voyage-optimization platform Nautilus Labs.
FreightRoll is a trade documentation and tracking platform that enables companies to digitalize paper documents from their freight operations.
This strategic partnership will provide Redwood customers with visibility into an additional 500,000 trucks.
European supply chain platform Shippeo raises $22 million for expansion. Plus, Rhode Island aims to boost truck toll fees, global container movement falls and Nikola unveils electric pickup.
Tesla will produce its much-anticipated all-electric truck in “limited volumes” this year, according to CEO Elon Musk.
Brian Aoaeh writes about the use of software and technology in the trucking industry.
Apart from being emissions free, electric vehicles will have a much less total cost of ownership than conventional diesel vehicles.
With smartphones and other mobile devices vital to how companies conduct business, corporate compliance officers strive to prevent unlawful exports of controlled data.
Sendengo is a digital freight brokerage that enables users to control transactions and helps reduce cargo theft.
Darren Prokop writes about the future of data in for-hire transportation. Data is information and can become knowledge.
U.S. DOT green lights Nuro with first ever autonomous vehicle exemption
CloudTrucks provides a back-office service aimed at putting more money in drivers’ pockets
If you still thought Blackberry (NYSE: BB) was a smartphone for nerds who want a superior typing tool, where have you been? Not only does the company no longer produce […]
WEX said that a data limit issue within its IBM Informix system was the cause of fuel cards being shut off across the country today.
Problems continued into the afternoon for customers of WEX fuel cards, including its EFS and FleetOne cardholders, as a system outage rendered cards useless at fuel pumps.
Truck drivers using EFS fuel cards have been unable to fuel their vehicles as a systems outage has shut down the cards, according to multiple reports.
The startup plans to triple its team size by the end of 2020.
Data analytics startup ClearMetal pioneers continuous delivery experience (CDX) that enables logistics stakeholders to optimize supply chains and improve customer experience.
INTTRA by E2open on Tuesday announced a new technology platform, compliant with the new Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) Interface Standard for Track and Trace 1.0, published last week by […]
Supply chain digitization is helping drive trust and security while lowering obstacles to moving goods.
Eight-year-old company working with storied shipping group to make indices available for financial products
The new Impinj R700 reader is designed for enterprise-grade RAIN RFID deployment, processing tags faster and with greater accuracy.
FreightWeb scores $3 million in seed funding; patent pending on new pallet technology
Startup XStream Trucking is in early talks with two major truck manufacturers about its aerodynamic drag-reducing TruckWings, but its first distribution deal makes them optional on compressed natural gas conversions by Agility Fuel Solutions.
Emerge, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based digital freight marketplace, announced Tuesday it has closed a $20 million Series A financing led by NewRoad Capital Partners, a growth equity capital firm based in […]
The integration will help users share data seamlessly and immediately across both Samsara and McLeod platforms.
Kayla Matthews writes about options if you are interested in starting your own trucking company.
OpenText is the latest member of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). Learn more about OpenText and BiTA.
Electronic gadgets like smartphones in the cab lead to driver distraction, and driver assistance technologies like ADAS appear to add a new dimension to that behavior.
The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. Much of the discourse and sentiment surrounding the […]
As more of its drivetrain business moves to electrification, Meritor focuses on integrating recent acquisitions TransPower and AxleTech.
AscendTMS is the first TMS to allow users to reserve parking for drivers inside the system, thanks to a collaboration with TruckPark.
In case you weren’t able to catch our live broadcasts from Music City at the Air Cargo Conference at the top of this week, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered right here, right now for a “just in time” delivery.
Open-deck logistics provider Jones Logistics turned to AI-powered solution from Parade to build a digital brokerage for load management
The Amazon Effect and Uberization of Freight pose daunting challenges for logistics companies, says FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller.
Liner delays put billions in inventory and assets on hold, leading to more efforts to quantify impact.
Startup Baton Trucking believes it can eliminate waste and detention through a drop yard network.
Smart contracts may be a boon for trucking companies and owner-operators, ensuring they are paid for all their activities, and reducing the time it takes to get that payment.
U.K.-based Shipamax has raised $7 million to digitize and automate global logistics back-office functions. The Series A investment was led by Mosaic Ventures, with participation from existing investors Crane Venture […]
