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MicroVision Turns $33M Luminar deal into trucking LiDAR expansion
MicroVision acquired Luminar assets for $33 million, adding Iris and Halo LiDAR. The company’s strategy for commercial trucking includes insurance and safety savings.
Trucking Equipment
New pot of money available to buy ZEV trucks in California
3PL and Brokerage
The broker standard of care after Montgomery
American Shipper
U.S. in partnership with leading shipbuilding nation
American Shipper
Evergreen profit sank 70% in Q1
American Shipper
Lower revenue, higher costs drive Hapag-Lloyd to loss
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3PL and Brokerage
The carrier vetting tech stack is the new line of defense in freight
The Supreme Court just told 28,000 freight brokers that they owe a duty of ordinary care in carrier selection. The question every broker, shipper, and 3PL should be asking is not whether they need a carrier vetting process. That question was answered on May 14. The question is: what technology are they using to build one that a jury will believe?
3PL and Brokerage
The freight Broker insurance gap is now real
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SONAR Launches Carrier Safety Dashboard — Right on Time for International Roadcheck Week
New FMCSA and CSA intelligence tool goes live as North American enforcement enters its most intense 72 hours of the year — and as the CDL crackdown reshapes the driver pool in real time CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — May 12, 2026 — SONAR today announced the launch of its new Carrier Safety Dashboard, a comprehensive intelligence […]
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SONAR Sitrep: Fleet safety behind the curb post-freight recession
As the freight cycle recovers and utilization rises, the industry is confronting a massive accumulation of deferred maintenance from the prolonged freight recession of 2022–2026.
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AI investment is increasingly driving construction growth in the U.S.
State of Freight: Freight recession ‘over’ as demand builds into summer
April’s State of Freight discussion suggests the current freight lull is more seasonal than structural.
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What Roadcheck week means for the freight market
Trucking is about to encounter its next biggest seasonal disruptor of the year in the form of increased inspection rates. What does that mean for the already tight market?
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Less-than-truckload rates have sharp response to broader market turn
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Imports sitting out the freight market flip
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Spot to contract rate spread contraction tests 3PLs
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Produce season’s prodigal return
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Trucking Regulation
Crucial changes in latest NJ independent contractor rule impacting truckers
Changes in the New Jersey independent contractor rule, revealed last week, are taking some of the edge off earlier hostility to the proposal when it was first introduced. But what remains is still being viewed by those who hire independent contractors as an ABC test that will be one of the most stringent in the […]
American Shipper
U.S. charges ship operators in fatal Baltimore bridge collapse
Last-Mile Delivery
Amazon cranks up 30-minute delivery in major U.S. cities
American Shipper
Global Supply Chain
Houston gains cargo share as volumes soften at West Coast ports
Flexport leaders said import demand remains uneven across North America, with Houston and East Coast ports gaining share.
American Shipper
Eyeing growth, chassis provider CCM appoints new SVP-General Counsel
American Shipper
Top 10 ocean forwarder opens new U.S. headquarters
Modern Shipper
Last-Mile Delivery
Amazon expands same-day grocery delivery to businesses
Amazon announced that same-day grocery delivery is now available to Business Prime members.
Last-Mile Delivery
Sam’s Club rolls out 1-hour express delivery option
Last-Mile Delivery
