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Thomas Wasson

Thomas Wasson

Based in Chattanooga TN, Thomas is an Enterprise Trucking Carrier Expert at FreightWaves with a focus on news commentary, analysis and trucking insights. Before that, he worked at a digital trucking startup aifleet, Arrive Logistics as an Account Executive, and 5 years at U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. with an emphasis on fleet management, load planning, freight analysis, and truckload network design. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Chattanooga with a MBA in 2020 and a Bachelors of Political Science from the University of Tennessee Knoxville in 2013.  


Recent Articles

How to Turn Fleet Data Noise Into Signal

Matt Herr Tuesday, March 3, 2026

FreightWaves’ Thomas Wasson sits down with EROAD’s David Blackwell, ELD and Transport Product Manager, and Akshay Kumar, Senior Product Manager, to discuss why fleets with more data than ever are still struggling to act on it, and what the path forward actually looks like.

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The Used Truck Market Signals a Turn

Matt Herr Monday, February 23, 2026

FreightWaves’ Thomas Wasson sits down with Steve Oliver, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Taylor & Martin Auctioneers, to talk about trends in the used equipment market and what they mean for the freight market at large.

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Trucking’s Two-Front War: Capacity Contracts And Costs Explode

Matt Herr Thursday, November 13, 2025

In this episode of Loaded and Rolling, host Thomas Wasson sits down with Michael Precia to break down how fleets can manage rising operational costs by avoiding some of the worst costs with safety and compliance optimization.

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Volvo truck testing in Alaska Arctic conditions

Volvo trucks pushes new VNL to the max with extreme Arctic testing

Thomas Wasson Sunday, July 27, 2025

Volvo Trucks North America tested its all-new Volvo VNL on a 3,000-mile road trip from Colorado to Alaska, enduring minus 40 F temperatures in Fairbanks. The extreme cold-weather program validates performance, reliability and comfort through real-world scenarios.

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truck drivers talking in front of trucks at a truck stop

ATRI report examines evolving truck driver demographics

Thomas Wasson Thursday, July 17, 2025

A new report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), released Tuesday, looks at two decades of changes in truck driver demographics to identify untapped recruitment pathways, as fleets grapple with turnover and hiring hurdles.

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Motive releases new AI-powered positive driving model to reward good driving

Thomas Wasson Friday, July 11, 2025

Motive introduces Positive Driving AI to detect safe behaviors like quick obstacle avoidance, shifting fleets to rewards-based coaching. Results show 64% fewer safety incidents and 43% lower turnover

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