Matt Herr

Matt Herr develops sponsored content for clients at Firecrown Media. He is a gearhead and motoring enthusiast with experience in tech, freight and manufacturing. He spends his free time hiking with his wife, son and German shepherds, or reading and writing hobby pieces.
Jun - 2026 -
01 June
Matt Herr

The freight recession’s hangover is finally lifting on auction lots

Taylor & Martin’s Steve Oliver explains how rising freight rates, constrained new truck production and lingering pandemic-era debt are reshaping the used equipment market

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May - 2026 -
28 May
Matt Herr

Industrial Real Estate is Tightening Again, and Now it Favors Last-Mile Owner-Operators

With national availability declining for the first time since 2021 and new construction starts at 10-year lows, Link Logistics sees a market primed for well-positioned infill portfolios.

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26 May
Matt Herr

Why the Moment for RNG in Heavy-Duty Trucking Has Finally Arrived

The convergence of a proven 15-liter engine, Clean Energy’s nationwide fueling network, and fuel savings averaging $3 or more per gallon is reshaping how fleets evaluate their next fuel strategy.

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Matt Herr

 From Boxcars to a Billion-Dollar Network

In 1966, Canadian Pacific Railway had a problem. Empty boxcars were piling up in Eastern Canada with no payload for the return trip west. The solution was a small freight company called Fastfrate, created specifically to fill those cars with less-than-truckload shipments bound for Western Canada. Six decades later, that single-service operation has become one […]

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21 May
Matt Herr

Freight Fraud Has Gone Corporate

Freight fraud incidents are climbing by double digits year over year, and Reliance Partners breaks down how fraud has evolved and what to do about it.

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20 May
Matt Herr

Tariff Stacking Is Rewiring Supply Chain Execution

Infios’ analysis of millions of U.S. customs entries reveals how tariff stacking transformed supply chain execution in 2025.

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12 May
Matt Herr

The fraudsters are collaborating. It’s time the good guys did too.

Dale Prax makes the case for cross-platform collaboration on freight fraud — and explains why the industry can’t afford to keep working in silos.

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11 May
Matt Herr

Fighting Distracted Driving Starts with Leadership

Mike Fackler, Technical Director of Transportation for Travelers Insurance, joined FreightWaves’ Malcolm Harris on What the Truck?!? to break down why the solutions to distracted driving don’t start with the driver.

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06 May
Matt Herr

Fleet Safety Starts in the C-Suite

“Fleet managers are operating in one of the most complex environments in recent memory,” said Josh Lovan, Industry Business Advisor at J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. “Regulation changes, driver shortages, rising equipment costs, and accelerating technology adoption are becoming increasingly challenging to deal with.” The data from the company’s sixth annual State of Fleet […]

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Apr - 2026 -
29 April
Matt Herr

How Accurate Shipping Data Is Transforming LTL Outcomes

Re-rates are now a significant cost driver for LTL shipments, and Old Dominion Freight Line is focused on identifying gaps and providing better data for shippers.

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23 April
Matt Herr

Werner doubles down on Mexico with asset-based intermodal expansion

The cross-border freight market between the United States and Mexico is entering a new chapter, and Werner is positioning itself at the center of it. FreightWaves’ Thomas Wasson sat down with Werner’s Nate Browne and Lance Dixon to discuss the future of nearshoring and cross-border freight.

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22 April
Matt Herr

What Network Downtime Really Costs Manufacturers

A parts supplier outside Detroit runs its production line around the clock. Orders feed in through a cloud-based ERP system, shipping commitments sync with carrier TMS platforms in real time, and quality data streams from sensors embedded in the assembly equipment. All of it depends on a network connection that many people take for granted. […]

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20 April
Matt Herr

The mounting risks of missed bypasses

Turn everyday bypasses into measurable gains across your entire fleet.

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16 April
Matt Herr

Why Lean Solutions Group Is Betting on ‘Experts in the Loop’

FreightWaves’ Editorial Director, J.P. Hampstead, sits down with Alfonso Quijano to discuss the future of AI integration and the logistics labor market.

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09 April
Matt Herr

Three Strategies for Closing Fleet Risk Blind Spots

Fleet operators tend to think of risk in terms of isolated events, such as a crash, a failed inspection, or a compliance lapse. But according to Bob O’Connell, Account Executive of Strategic Accounts at J.J. Keller & Associates, that way of thinking is itself the biggest blind spot in the industry. “A lot of carriers, […]

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06 April
Matt Herr

In a tight market, reliability wins

To handle today’s prolonged freight recession and its instability, shrinking margins, and growing pressure from customers, fleet managers need to think differently. How? With age-old advice: Steady wins the race.

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01 April
Matt Herr

What Are You Doing with Your ELD Data?

FreightWaves spoke with Daren Hansen, CTP, CTRE, Sr. Compliance Expert at J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc., about the widening gap between carriers who use their ELDs merely to satisfy a mandate and those who leverage ELD data to run smarter, safer, and more scalable operations. With a wave of enforcement actions already underway and […]

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Matt Herr

How Carriers Can Prepare for CVSA’s International Roadcheck 2026

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual International Roadcheck is scheduled for May 12-14, and this year’s event will zero in on two issues that continue to generate tens of thousands of violations across North America: ELD tampering/falsification and cargo securement. This year, inspectors are going old school. During the 72-hour enforcement window, CVSA-certified inspectors at […]

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Mar - 2026 -
24 March
Matt Herr

Airlines Were Always the Answer, and One Platform Is Proving It

IAG Cargo has launched deliver-e, a cross-border parcel delivery platform that leverages airline networks to offer faster, more transparent international e-commerce shipping with three-to-six-day transit times across 250+ destinations.

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10 March
Matt Herr

How Moving Mission-Critical Tech Requires a Different Approach to Freight Logistics

Werner’s Jaime Jones explains how AI GPUs, semiconductor wafers, and data center hardware are transforming freight logistics. Shippers are demanding new levels of real-time visibility, engineered transit plans, and carrier-shipper collaboration that go far beyond traditional cost-per-mile thinking.

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