It has been a dramatic week in Australian trucking: strip club bus-truck crash; nine months of jail; massive infrastructure works; trucker death; call for mandatory brakes; beer crates. And more!
Accurate data and careful analysis enable fleets to reverse the trend of lower miles between unscheduled repairs.
Medical marijuana firm AMP will be pursuing a European Union Good Manufacturing Procedure (EU-GMP) audit to ensure quality and integrity of its pharma goods from the supplier to the German patient.
British billionaire James Dyson has abandoned his dream of building an electric car.
Since 2018, Revel has expanded its fleets into Brooklyn, Queens and Washington, D.C. and plans to reach 10 cities by 2020.
The company is the first to release a safety assessment before testing vehicles on public roads.
SkyBitz has introduced a new sensor with camera that tracks available space and the condition of items inside a trailer. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
European logistics giant could bring its famed, eco-friendly distribution centers to North America as its global expansion continues
The Swedish autonomous electric truck startup Einride closes a $25 million Series A round.
Deutsche Post-owned EV major StreetScooter has announced plans to expand to the U.S. market, commencing pilot tests early next year with DHL Express.
This is the first in a series of videos produced by FreightWaves and SmartDrive, recorded at the recent SmartDrive Customer Conference in Atlanta. FreightWaves editor-at-large John Kingston discussed several key […]
The visibility solution takes workload off the brokers and Smart Capacity lets them cover freight faster.
Since writing about the challenges ahead for food supply chains, I have been thinking about how perishable foods and other items are transported from one part of the world to […]
Brokers will be able to offer core carriers guaranteed freight and rates at the click of a button.
Prologis, the global leader in logistics real estate, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA).
Users of Axele by Optym now have access to Truckstop.com’s loadboard within the Axele system thanks to a new integration.
Plus.ai partners with the Minnesota Department of Transportation to see how its self-driving trucks perform in cold weather.
Matt Silver wants to automate cross-border freight; an industry that many find difficult to manage.
SMC3 has set its sights on providing data services to truckload after decades of serving LTL exclusively
Elena Bernardo strayed from a “super safe” career to one that put her on the front lines of technological innovation.
Spanish capital Madrid is working on a blockchain-powered transport application that unifies all mobility systems across the city and provides high levels of data security to its users.
Reckless e-scooter riders were penalized by the German police for drunk driving in Munich as they left the world’s largest beer festival Oktoberfest.
Comdata has released a new dashboard that will help fleet managers quickly identify and manage fuel spend.
List of titles that founders in the FreightTech revolution should consider
Bird CEO Travis VanderZanden said that for the past year, positive unit economics has been Bird’s top priority for a sustainable long-term business. This is an ideology that departs from that of many startups and emerging companies whose focus seems to be on top line growth and revenue building.
Traxens says the new standard will facilitate growth in smart container usage.
Self-driving cars from a U.K. startup Oxbotica took to Stratford’s streets earlier this week, successfully wading through traffic and proving itself safe to navigate in an urban setting.
Enter Uber Works – an app that connects shift-workers with shift jobs. The app officially launched in Chicago on October 2.
Gur Kimchi talks about Amazon’s approach to delivering packages to your doorstep via drone.
FreightWaves’ Chief Analytics Officer Dean Croke (who also has been a professional truck driver), reviews the newest Freightliner Cascadia.
Deepscale’s focus on computer vision to give cars “sight” is different from light detection and ranging (LIDAR).
High driver turnover rates have been common in the trucking industry for several decades. Improving the quality of discussions between fleet management and drivers might help reduce the churn.
Postmates just announced a partnership with Walgreens and Duane Read stores – all 174 of them – in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Truck subsidiary of Volkswagen AG will split investment into electric vehicle and software development to speed introduction of alternative fuel and self-driving commercial vehicle options
ChemDirect, an online marketplace serving the chemical industry, announces it has joined the Blockchain in Transportation Alliance (BiTA), an organization dedicated to determining best practices and standards for blockchain in the transportation industry.
TruckPark offers drivers the chance to reserve a parking space at dozens of locations throughout the country. A new partnership with Storemytruck.com will expand those locations to eventually include more than 10,000 available spaces at more than 140 locations.
Like Lyft, Uber is also decentralizing car-sharing in an effort to defy categories and shift user perception.
Tech fulfillment companies thrive as demand for speedy delivery surges.
Market voice Brian Aoaeh writes about how a company’s supply chain can help or hurt its image with its customers, the media and investors.
DHL Group announced its Strategy 2025 where it expects digitalization to help power its EBIT to at least €5.3 billion by 2022.
A newly published ag-sector report suggests that the lab-grown meat segment will shrink the industrial animal farming market by 50% by 2030.
Japanese shipping giant NYK has taken a big step into the future as it has revealed the successful trial of a “Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship”, which it claims as a world-first.
Imagine if Uber and public transit had a baby.
Hong Kong-based 300cubits is suspending its platform after it failed to generate sustained interest within the maritime logistics space due to issues with interoperability and government regulations.
Connected vehicles usher in high levels of complexity due to increasing functionalities, and it is vital for software security to take stock of the situation and update firewalls constantly.
Peter Voorhoeve recently passed his first anniversary as president of Volvo Trucks North America after five years running Volvo Group’s (OTC: VLVLY) Australian operations. During his brief tenure, Volvo’s market […]
John “JT” Engstrom has spent 10 years studying the freight world. Here’s what he learned:
Lyft wants to be a one-stop-shop for all urban transit options, which might turn Google Maps into more of a competitor than Uber.
Fatigue symptoms can be gathered by measuring the brain waves of truckers, which can be used to sound early warnings before drivers show visible signs of fatigue.
Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing is no longer a fad in truck making. Companies are making greater use of the technology to save time and money although the technology itself is still expensive.
Autonomous trucking outfit Embark Trucks has raised $70 million in a series C funding round led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from seven other firms, Forbes has reported. The […]
But batteries have a better future in more regional hauls.
BlaBlaCar sees this acquisition as a unifying opportunity for Eastern Europe’s fragmented market under a single platform to meet a greater diversity of rider needs.
The new platform focuses on collaboration, workflow automation, and allows users to define business priorities.
At 400 meters in length, the CMA CGM Jacques Saade has capacity for over 23,000 containers.
Revenue growth on negative unit economics is dead as a business model.
Companies building supply chain software need to ease — not force — customers into adopting new technologies.
AirMap, an airspace intelligence platform for the drone economy, has acquired Hangar Technology, an automated drone operations business. The acquisition, announced on September 23, continues AirMap’s strategy of extending airspace […]
Germany has unveiled a climate package which experts believe is not ambitious enough, coinciding with the time Germany inches closer to an economic recession.
The shipping giant has teamed up with JDA to boost warehouse and supply chain visibility
Smart factory owners are turning to advanced technology like artificial intelligence and big data to gain an edge in the digital industrial revolution.
Parade helps freight brokers automate workflows, scale relationship management and grow digital bookings.
Lime’s shift away from car-sharing allows the company to transition into Seattle’s first electric-scooter-share pilot.
Traditional freight brokerages are ramping up technological spending to keep pace with the industry.
Data is enabling businesses across industries to optimize their resources and become more efficient, and commercial trucking is no exception.
A Solera board member alleges that in 2017 Vista tried to force it to buy another portfolio company, Omnitracs.
SONAR tracks 30,000 Twitter accounts and 700 terms to look for market risks, developments, and breaking news.
Carriers leery of sharing data on collaborative logistics platforms.
When a company raises a significant amount of capital this close to its public offering, it could reflect cash insecurity or the basic desire to raise its valuation.
As trucks adopt advanced technologies, there is a growing need for tech-savvy mechanics to service them.
Businesses will pay up to 14% more on logistics-related temporary jobs during the upcoming holiday season.
New European study of popular LNG truck models show that they release 2 to 3.5 times more poisonous NOx gases than an average diesel truck.
The ride-hailing company plans to plug the data captured by cameras and sensors into its self-driving system and run it in simulations and on a test track.
Blockchain to be deployed by VAKT to smooth the post-trade process
K&B Transportation says FourKites’ new Appointment Manager for scheduling shipments could save its dispatchers up to 8 hours per week.
$7.5 million going to Virginia Tech will also help set industry guidelines.
Last-mile freight delivery might involve drivers to act as assemblers, helping set up products like furniture and home appliances. These driver-assemblers have specific skill sets that could never be fully automated.
In partnership with Carggo… the next few quarters will squeeze brokerage cash flows. Technology can help.
Wunder Mobility has raised $29 million in an extended Series B round and is channeling it towards expanding its geographic footprint and suite of mobility solutions.
Boris Blanche, managing director of the International Road Transport Union, believes upskilling, better recruitment practices and semi-autonomous trucking can help address the shortfall of drivers.
Public blockchain-based logistics document transaction platform CargoX has integrated with private blockchain-based digital freight management platform RoadLaunch to provide users greater visibility and transparency into logistics operations.
For a long time supply chains have been regulated to the very distant background. That is changing, and I think it is faster than we realize.
OEMs discuss the seemingly endless benefits that accrue from connected truck platforms.
The drop trailer pool expands to Los Angeles while Bundles will be nationwide.
The U.S. grocery e-commerce market will be worth nearly $20 billion in 2019 and is the fastest-growing online purchasing category.
Autonomous vehicles would need to process both visual and non-visual data derived from their driving environment to be in control. Understanding data streams that flow through the vehicle sensors is key to its functioning.
The latest company to join the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) is Imaginnovate, which is headquartered in Visakhapatnam, India. The company has strong roots in the delivery of technology solutions to enterprises.
The autonomous trucking company announces an additional $120 million in Series D investment.
While retirement communities have provided a controlled baseline to deploy their services, Voyage does not plan to stop there.
Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) kicked off its 2019 in.sight user conference in Houston with an ode to technology’s role in empowering collaboration and data-driven decision making. During the opening session, the […]
Shippers, TMS and MTP providers have now been given access to Convoy’s automated real-time pricing and capacity for both live and drop-and-hook loads through API and a suite of developer tools called Convoy Now.
Volvo Trucks will offer its Dynamic Steering system as an option in 2020. Volvo says it reduces the strain of maneuvering a heavy-duty truck steering wheel by up to 85 percent.
Tokyo-based ocean ship classification society ClassNK is boosting its cybersecurity capabilities by setting up a cross-sectional team of marine and security experts.
Higher transport costs are a price worth paying to cut carbon emissions, says a U.K. government energy czar. Ship owners beg to differ.
SmartDrive, a company that focuses on video-based safety and transportation intelligence designed to help truck drivers, has landed $90 million in outside funding, the company announced Sept. 12. The round […]
The logistically challenging final mile of delivery accounts for 53% of the total cost of delivery. Autonomous drone technologies could drastically reduce that percentage.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel addressed the gathering at the IAA 2019 on sustainable mobility amidst heavy criticism over the event by environmental activists.
Understanding and analyzing data acquired from current mobility systems could help pave the way for sustainable and affordable mobility of the future.
The driver appreciation week is celebrated across the country to pay respect to the 3.5 million truckers who haul freight all year round, rain or shine.
Forager wants to solve borders for shippers and transportation providers.
