The collaboration will provide tires and tire management to TuSimple’s budding autonomous freight network.

Industry panel: Autonomous trucks will be phased in gradually, eventually transforming a huge swath of economic activity.

The pandemic has accelerated deployment of delivery robots, but questions about performance and business case remain.

Nine California state legislators send letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom urging him to take a technology-neutral approach to decarbonizing medium- and heavy-duty trucking.

Loadsmart has added less-than-truckload (LTL) and rail services as the digital freight brokerage continues to expand its multimodal offerings. The expansion, announced Tuesday, allows customers to book shipments across all major transportation modes, building on existing capabilities for truckload, port drayage and transload.    “Loadsmart is now a one-stop-shop logistics solution for domestic freight,” said Felipe […]

Self-driving vehicle company Nuro has raised a $500 million Series C round of funding, as autonomous delivery continues to pick up new markets. The raise, announced on Monday, was led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, with participation from new investors including Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLC and Baillie Gifford. […]

The incoming Biden administration is expected to increase regulatory oversight of electric and self-driving vehicles.

UPS International Sustainability Director Peter Harris talks e-bikes, smart grids and other innovations to manage congestion and reduce emissions in urban delivery.

A Canadian trucking and logistics company has put money down on 150 Tesla Electric Semis in what could be the biggest big rig order yet for the electric vehicle company.

Hwy Haul connects farmers, distributors, wholesalers and retailers directly with truckers.

Ike founder Alden Woodrow talks about the company’s unconventional approach to securing funding and bringing its product to market.

Data mining and telematics are changing the way air quality regulators are enforcing trucking emissions regulations in California.

California air quality chief on short list to helm Biden EPA; 125 zero-emission models in production; LA mayor seeks proposals on zero-emission drayage technology.

Onfleet​, a San Francisco-based provider of delivery management software, announced on Friday it has raised $14 million in Series A.

Autonomous trucking company Plus has filed its safety self-assessment report as concerns persist about the usefulness of the voluntary reports in determining the safety of a given self-driving system.

TuSimple has secured property for a new logistics hub in an innovation zone located near the Fort Worth Alliance Airport.

The freight industry is inching closer to electrification and autonomy, and much of the action is taking place in the distribution yard. Among the beneficiaries is Outrider, a startup that automates operations for logistics hubs.  On Wednesday, the Golden, Colorado-based company announced it had closed $65 million in Series B funding. Koch Disruptive Technologies led the […]

Hivemapper, a crowdsourced mapping network, will expand its collection model to include capturing data via cars and trucks.

Two of the biggest names in trucking and autonomous vehicles to partner on Class 8 truck development and deployment

During the FreightWaves Cold Chain Summit, CKE’s director of logistics talks about the breakaway success of Beyond Meat products.