“Scheduling appointments at facilities is one of the most common activities in trucking, but it is also one of the most fragmented and offline,” said Dan Lewis, co-founder and CEO of Convoy.
As digital freight technology becomes more mainstream, carriers aren’t quite ready to lose the human element entirely.
Rail and truck TMS plans to add ocean and barge.
Cummins Inc. closed the $197 million purchase of Siemens’ Commercial Vehicles business, a deal originally struck by Meritor.
OneRail plans to scale sales, marketing and data science.
AWS Supply Chain has launched an application to unify supply chain data from multiple systems and vendors.
With Ditat, carriers do not need to have their own experts on staff or hire a third-party developer to set up an EDI connection. They just need to reach out to customer support, which will take it from there.
The blockchain-enabled global platform TradeLens will go offline by the end of the first quarter of 2023.
OmnisTMS enhances its truckload pricing engine with high-frequency spot rates.
Netradyne’s Kristin Tedesco outlines the many ways fleets can engage with their drivers and show thanks this holiday season.
Upgrading your TMS will only be more difficult the longer you wait.
“The procurement of industrial products and spare parts is at a critical crossroads as the global supply chain is faced with unprecedented headwinds,” said Chris Lawrence, managing partner at Labyrinth Capital Partners.
Surge Transportation’s Omar Singh explains why partnerships are still key in the platform’s digital model.
Hydrogen fuel cell truck maker Hyzon Motors faces Nasdaq deadlines after missing a financial filing for the second consecutive quarter.
Several high-profile commercial electric vehicle makers have faced recent struggles, but BrightDrop says it is on pace for $1 billion in revenue next year.
A theme emerges as you look around the electrification and autonomous trucking space. Practically no one does it alone.
IFS democratizes 3PL software for companies large and small.
Boardroom drama at TuSimple takes a new turn with the executive chairman holding 59% voting control of the company.
CEO Michael Colin details MVMNT’s delivery of enterprise-level technology downstream to smaller brokerages.
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“We will continue our ecosystem expansion, powering even more flexibility in quoting and securing capacity as well as some tactical expansion into additional modes and methods of transportation,” said Greenscreens.ai CEO Dawn Salvucci-Favier.
“We strategically positioned our carriers six months ago for the freight they are hauling today,” said the company’s senior director of capacity, Ivan Momchilov.
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Cheng Lu, ousted as CEO in an unannounced succession plan in March, is returning to autonomous truck developer TuSimple in his former role.
Guided by Emtec Digital, companies can expedite their digital transformation by implementing robotic process automation and intelligent automation, allowing for enhanced operational efficiency and productivity.
Mark Russell has been selling converted options in Nikola daily since mid-September, which is not a good look for a company CEO.
Ouster and Velodyne have seen their stock prices tumble this year, but can a merger between the two lead to a turnaround?
The 2023 list saw a mix of award mainstays and brand-new names. Nos. 1 through 7 all claimed their fifth straight award — meaning they’ve found their way on the FreightTech 25 each year since 2018, when the series was founded.
Nikola Corp. is laying off 7% of its workforce and slowing electric production because making more increases the loss.
DHL Supply Chain is placing bets on different emerging technologies to get a “green” fleet.
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Trucking brokerage founder and CEO Brittany Traylor talks about creating a startup — with help from software management system Turvo.
Supply chain technology provider Trimble Inc.’s transportation revenue dropped 10% in the third quarter.
Einride will be building electric vehicle charging stations to support Maersk’s deployment of its E-truck, starting with a facility near the Port of Los Angeles.
“We understand that the transition from Kuebix to MyCarrier may seem stressful for some of our shippers, but Estes, Trimble and MyCarrier are committed to simplifying the process,” said President and CEO Rob Estes.
Embark Trucks is expanding into several key markets to create a coast-to-coast autonomous trucking network of transfer locations.
Lean Solutions Group, a logistics staffing company that recently passed the 10-year mark, has been investing in technology to keep the company’s growth on track.
A permanent replacement for TuSimple CEO Xiaodi Hou is expected soon as the company chairman and the ousted founder exchange barbs.
Logistics startup Newtrul has raised an additional $5 million to be the “Expedia” of freight booking.
TuSimple fired co-founder Xiaodi Hou as CEO and kicked him off the board amid federal probes into dealings with China.
The Wall Street Journal reports multiple federal probes of TuSimple’s China dealings after a watchdog set up oversight in February.
Driver-facing cameras are seen as intrusive and an invasion of privacy in the truck-driving community. Yet fleets are rapidly adopting them.
Brokerages can go digital without losing the human element that makes them unique.
Powerfleet takes the high cost and complexity out of data integrations.
TMS will be at the heart of this new tech-based transformation, offering robust tools to shippers reimagining operations — and, most importantly, to those that historically haven’t enjoyed access to the technology.
“U.S. merchants and marketplaces will need to look for new customers, and this may be a great opportunity to market to and acquire customers from beyond their borders in Q4 and into 2023,” said BoxC’s new director of business development, Mark Waverek.
“LuckyTruck would not be where it is today without Julie,” said founder and President Devin Bostick of new CEO Julie Zimmer.
An overview of F:3 Future of Freight Festival, Day 3.
FreightWaves and ZUUM are partnering to make SONAR data available to mutual customers.
An overview of Day 2 of F3: Future of Freight Festival.
Better Tomorrow Ventures’ Jake Gibson says LogRock is “well positioned to help fleets save real money by staying off the FMCSA’s radar and steering clear of avoidable court cases.”
Netradyne’s scoring system incentivizes safety through competition.
An overview of Day 1 of F3: Future of Freight Festival.
An overview of F3: Future of Freight Festival and the key speakers.
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Nikola founder Trevor Milton on Friday was found guilty of three counts of fraud and will be sentenced Jan. 27.
TruckWings, the aerodynamic invention of Daniel Burrows, has more value than just the half-billion miles of on-road experience.
The Trevor Milton fraud trial heads for jury deliberations Friday following invective-tinged final arguments.
PayCargo won its trademark case against CargoSprint, which was hit with $11.6 million in damages.
Since founding as Kargoo in 2018, Los Angeles-based Shappi has raised $3.2 million to digitize the process of getting goods from the United States into the hands of consumers in Latin America.
FreightWaves and Revenova announce a partnership that will benefit mutual customers.
Cummins Inc. adds Minnesota to a growing list of global sites where it is manufacturing electrolyzers for green hydrogen.
Warehouses are turning loss to profits with CartonCloud’s WMS.
Supply chain startup Altana Technologies has completed a $100 million Series B raise.
Romeo Power founder Michael Patterson shares what happened at the startup battery maker as a cautionary tale for other SPAC-backed startups.
Woodlawn Partners leads the debt and equity co-investment with Monroe Capital.
Jake McPaul, who led Misfits Market’s logistics operation during the COVID-19 pandemic, will lead Warp’s new Fresh Freight division.
The founders of SaferWatch have joined forces again to launch Carrier Details, which aggregates federal carrier data for clients’ operational and sales use.
Mexico’s over-the-road freight market has a forecast CAGR of 9.91% through 2027.
Gatik has removed the safety driver from daily routes it is running for Loblaw Companies in Canada.
After years of collaboration, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has figured out how to inspect autonomous trucks for safe operation.
Small fleets make up 90% of the nation’s carriers. Waymo Via and C.H. Robinson used beer runs to familiarize them with autonomous trucking.
Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum has strong opinions on cabovers versus conventional trucks, fuel cells and other issues.
“There is a lot of innovation coming out of these new therapies, and our customers were afraid they had created the best medicine in the world but could not deliver it,” said Tive’s Alex Guillen.
Kodiak Robotics and Werner Enterprises completed a 152-hour autonomous freight trucking pilot between Dallas and Lake City, Florida.
DHL Express is the first customer for Eviation Aircraft’s electric aircraft, which made its first flight on Tuesday.
“Using the TruckCoinSwap mobile and web apps — and TCS Token — transportation companies can now receive free invoice settlement and get paid sooner. TCS is helping to write a new chapter in blockchain and Web3,” says CTO Jake Centner.
“Their truck-first mentality is the right approach to win the highly fragmented road freight industry,” says a Founders Fund partner on its recent investment.
Bestpass’ Jason Walker says although it’s not the first priority of most fleets, tolls are something they must get under control in order to focus on the things they were actually hired to do.
“Movement is the future. It’s multidimensional, where each facet presents a unique perspective tailored to the user’s requirements,” says project44 CEO Jett McCandless.
Watco and Telegraph are collaborating in an effort to provide rail shippers with more information on where their railcars might be located on Watco’s network.
Netradyne’s Adam Kahn suggests the most effective way to train and retain drivers is to review their performance in full — both the good and the ugly.
BlackBerry isn’t in cellphones anymore, but its Radar division is in the middle of the market-share battle in asset tracking.
Algorithm-driven insights help fleets strategize their operations better when faced with rapidly changing weather conditions.
“Not only do we collect more data than other freight providers, we go one step further by distilling that data into interactive dashboards that surface anomalies shippers can act on to save time and money,” says Convoy’s Dorothy Li.
In the rising world of e-commerce, Open Pricer helps to expand e-commerce with dynamic pricing.
A majority of Arrive’s shipments are being automated at multiple touch points.
R2’s LTL service is designed specifically to service small-medium-sized shippers – bringing well-rounded expertise in one platform that gives shippers the same advantages of a large shipper.
Daimler Truck is using exclusive battery chemistry to boost the range of its next long-haul electric truck beyond 300 miles.
This week: A Georgia driver fighting for more women in the industry receives a renovated cab from Transfix, and a safety nonprofit teaches pedestrians and drivers about the dangers of trespassing onto train tracks.
Logistics fintech platform Axle Payments announced Thursday a rebranding to Denim after disclosing it has finished its $126 million Series B funding round.
Cameron Eastman, a software-as-a-service veteran, has joined supply chain digital ecosystem Transflo as its new CFO to lead its next stage of product development.
Just two years after acquiring Kuebix in a $200 million deal, Trimble announced it will entirely shut down the TMS provider by the end of 2025.
FreightWaves’ FreightTech 100 looks to recognize some of the most highly innovative freight technology companies.
At IANA, the CEO of Parallel, the autonomous rail startup, describes the landscape he sees for the company’s product.
The MerQube FreightWaves Supply Chain Tech Index is introduced.
Opening statements in Trevor Milton’s fraud trial paint a picture of greed contrasted by tales of tweets and corporate betrayal.
“This new funding will help us accelerate development of our platform and add even more data sets to enrich our expert industry analyses to further drive transparency in the market,” says Xeneta co-founder and CEO Patrik Berglund.
The MerQube FreightWaves Supply Chain Tech Index is introduced.
