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.
MyCarrier, a freight shipping platform for small and midsize shippers, has raised $22 million in a Series B funding round.
Nikola founder Trevor Milton’s fraud trial begins Monday, Sept. 12, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Boa Logistics aims to “create heavier densities heading in the same direction, ultimately making a more efficient revolving supply chain for the carriers in our network.”
How is it that California, the world’s fifth-largest economy and the state most autonomous trucking startups call home, refuses to allow commercial testing of the technology?
In a Q&A with FreightWaves, Shifl CEO Shabsie Levy says of current general rate increase global shipping practices: “It essentially incentivizes chaos and disruption but yet doesn’t play in anyone’s favor.”
“Inflation has spiked aggressively, you have rising fuel costs as well and we recognize that sometimes two days or longer may still be too long to wait,” says Convoy co-founder Grant Goodale.
Omar Singh details the shipper TMS integrations and partnerships that have taken Surge to end-to-end automation.
IMC Companies says its SmartStacks app increases driver productivity and eliminates unnecessary container lifts.
The Georgia Ports Authority says the Navis system “eliminates data silos, improves velocity across our terminals and enables us to more easily integrate with our customers to provide the data and insights they need.”
While the focus is on Gatik’s self-driving technology, plenty of work goes on behind the scenes to secure state approvals for on-road operation.
The second FreightWaves Autonomous and Electric Vehicles Summit will feature leaders in autonomy and all things electrification.
Rusty Rush not only operates more truck dealerships than anyone on the planet, he also knows technology. And he has opinions on just about everything. So, buckle up. It’s Rush hour.
Locomation has an eight-year agreement with Stevens Trucking to operate autonomous relay convoys on four interstate routes.
“FedEx is not just making an investment. They are also rightly identifying tracking and visibility as vital areas in the supply chain,” says Cambridge Capital’s Benjamin Gordon.
Flexport is taking a page from Amazon’s growth model. The logistics provider just hired its third executive from the Amazon tree.
Hyliion Holdings is buying generator technology from General Electric Co. that can make electricity from a variety of mixed fuels.
When it comes to drone delivery, some states are better prepared than others. Here are all of them ranked.
Kodiak Robotics snagged a strategic investment and is developing an autonomous truck service project with Pilot Co.
Supply chain visibility company FourKites has introduced a big upgrade to its end-to-end platform.
He regards the technology as not just the next generation of business process tools after the TMS, but something more akin to the revolutionary jump from traditional phones to smartphones.
The startup will hit an $11 million annual run rate in September.
Cummins will integrate Gatik’s autonomous vehicle technology with its own drive-by-wire software for use on Isuzu Class 6 FTR box trucks using Cummins’ B6.7 engine.
TuSimple told federal officials about the crash of one of its supervised autonomous trucks and temporarily grounded its fleet. But it neglected to inform its partner, Navistar.
Flexport has tapped another Amazon veteran for its leadership ranks as the logistics company moves to the next level of growth.
Daimler Truck is exerting greater influence over independent subsidiary Torc Robotics by bringing in its own CEO.
Netradyne’s Ryan Knight says fleets should identify their pain points before choosing a camera solution.
Walmart announced a new high-tech consolidation center in Pennsylvania, creating up to 1,000 jobs, will open soon.
A new name in electric truck charging and infrastructure broke cover this week with $1 billion or more in private equity funding.
EV maker Arrival, which has a 10,000 van order from UPS, said it would only produce 20 vehicles this year, down from an estimated 400 to 600 just one quarter ago.
According to an email sent by FourKites founder and CEO Mathew Elenjickal and acquired by FreightWaves, the board of the Chicago-based company has requested a full “product portfolio review to align with market realities.”
Hyliion still depends on its hybrid electric booster for its revenue, but the orderbook expanded 11% for the Hypertruck ERX in Q2.
Uber Freight shares their road map to autonomous trucking; what procurement says about the economy; freight story of the year so far on WTT
Trucking compliance solutions company co-founder Hunter Yaw explains the “today costs” of compliance programs.
Hyzon Motors, which went public a year ago in a merger with a blank check shell company, is the latest electrification startup in trouble.
Supply chain technology provider Trimble reported transportation revenue of $150 million for the second quarter.
Nikola Corp. losses widened in Q2, but adjusted per share earnings and revenue topped estimates as deliveries rose.
TuSimple CEO Xiaodi Hou responded to a federal safety investigation that raised concerns about a potential setback to its driverless truck technology.
“Terra is the largest transportation solutions company … that you’ve probably never heard of,” said the founder and chief operating officer of Terra Worldwide.
Netradyne’s Nick Grome dives into the power of positive feedback through the Driver•i dashcam.
Schneider is joining fleets testing highway autonomy, starting commercial pilots in supervised Aurora Innovation trucks this week.
Unsure that financially struggling Romeo Power could keep supplying batteries for its electric trucks, Nikola is buying the company.
With Parade and Tai Software, Concept Logistics is well armed to face the ever-changing freight landscape.
“Most customers are trying to decrease their costs per load when it comes to visibility tools of cold chain and perishable shipments. Tive Tag delivers exactly what they need at drastically lower costs,” said Tive’s vice president of global marketing.
“We see TaaS as something more than leasing, something more than rental. We see it as a way we can create custom solutions for different digital partners as they try to maximize their business,” said Wabash President and CEO Brent Yeagy.
Union Pacific on Wednesday enlisted Wabtec to modernize 600 locomotives to improve fuel efficiency, reliability and haulage ability.
Kodiak Robotics is taking a simpler approach to mapping highways for autonomy, focusing on connectivity over detail
Walmart has announced a partnership with Platform Science to equip the retailer’s private truck fleet of 12,000 drivers with telematics tablet devices.
Like a mechanic, we maintain and repair moving parts of your transportation machine; we don’t drive the machine, we fix it.
Produce shipper WP Rawl has found PowerFleet’s solution to have a surplus of benefits.
With over $170 million from investors, executive leadership from legacy companies and a restructured plan for long-term growth, Emerge’s leadership is looking forward to continuing its core mission of modernizing procurement processes.
New leaders, an electrification push and Scania influence mark the first year after the Traton’s $3.7 billion takeover of Navistar.
“This allows Samsung to set a new bar of service levels for logistics customers, and Vizion supports this through hyperfocus on enhanced visibility technologies,” said Kyle Henderson, co-founder and CEO of Vizion.
The Biden administration is launching an advisory panel to identify ways to integrate automation across transportation modes.
While many expect digital freight to disintermediate the broker, MVMNT has other plans in store.
Drivers find the fleet camera system to be more of a wingman than a watchdog.
Canoo Inc. in May said its survival was iffy. With Walmart’s order of 4,500 electric delivery vehicles, the near term looks brighter.
To date, drivers have completed 45,000 loads and have earned over $75 million using CloudTrucks’ solutions, according to co-founder and CEO Tobenna Arodiogbu.
Twin SPAC backer ArcLight Capital is investing $50 million in a truck-as-a-service business that handles Class 1-8 vehicles.
Outrider, an autonomous distribution yard developer, is readying a robotics kit that would allow shippers to automate operations.
NewRoad Capital Partners leads Series B investment in cloud fulfillment platform Logiwa.
Today, many in the trucking and logistics industry are looking to improve reliability, reduce costs, and decrease their carbon footprint to deliver against rising customer expectations.
Just as shippers and carriers vary in size and complexity, so too should the technology that automates their processes.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Tribal aims for Latin American SMBs using blockchain and crypto; Nuvocargo starts a service aimed at streamlining invoicing and payments; a Japanese air conditioning manufacturer plans a $230 million plant in Mexico; and Mexican seaports handled 9.8% more loaded containers in Q1.
The management shakeup at TuSimple has become a full management house cleaning. Hyliion sees early benefits following Cummins’ partnership.
Nikola will keep trying to pass a proposal to increase the number of authorized shares by pressing company stock owners to vote their proxies..
With changes accelerating and investment pouring in, freight forwarders need to start digitizing now to remain competitive and thrive in the imminent digitized logistics environment.
The company specifically runs its fleet on Interstate 5 using proprietary technology to relay drivers.
Nikola founder Trevor Milton will be tried in September rather than July after a new fraud charge led to a plea for more time.
