Fleetworthy’s new RADAR technology is designed to help fleet managers identify toll discrepancies, monitor spending and make operational decisions without manually searching through reports.

Jett McCandless, founder and CEO of project44 and LSP44, received the first FreightTech Vanguard Award at FreightWaves’ F3 Awards Dinner in Chattanooga, recognizing his contributions to logistics technology and innovation.

FreightWaves named 10 Shipper of Choice award winners at the F3: Future of Freight Festival, recognizing companies for their carrier relationships, operational efficiency and shipping practices.

Highway takes top spot in FreightWaves’ 2027 FreightTech 25 for the third consecutive year as freight fraud prevention, AI automation and autonomous trucking emerged as key themes across the rankings.

Asset-tracking company Band24 is seeking businesses to test Terra, a new tracker combining Bluetooth, cellular and satellite connectivity, ahead of a Nov. 13 deadline for its early-access program. The device is designed to help logistics operators maintain visibility into trailers, shipping containers and other equipment in areas with limited network coverage, with commercial availability planned […]

Double Nickel has launched an artificial intelligence agent to automate employment verifications for trucking companies, targeting a time-consuming part of driver recruiting and regulatory compliance. The New York-based company said Thursday, Oct. 22, that its Vera agent completed 40% of employment verifications autonomously during beta testing. Two trucking carriers with more than 500 trucks between […]

FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival returns to Chattanooga next week, with sessions on AI adoption, autonomous trucking and the technologies reshaping freight operations taking center stage.  The event, held Oct. 27-28 at The Signal at Chattanooga Choo Choo, will feature keynote presentations, fireside chats, technology demonstrations and discussions about how companies are applying new […]

Freightos’ board has agreed to put founder Zvi Schreiber’s proposals to a vote at its December annual meeting, escalating a dispute over the company’s focus on software over its booking platform. Schreiber, who resigned from the board in February, says the strategy is failing as AI threatens software products.

Evos raised $9 million in pre-seed funding to develop AI operators that learn employees’ workflows and perform tasks within existing business software. One freight brokerage has used the technology to make nearly 3,500 invoice-auditing decisions in two months, according to the startup.

Carrier Logistics and LSP44 have launched an API that uses shipment details such as company names, delivery locations and approximate dates to identify LTL freight when a valid tracking number is missing or incorrect.

Samsara has made its no-code Agent Studio platform generally available, allowing customers to build AI agents for tasks such as driver compliance monitoring, operational reporting and driver communication. The company says usage has grown rapidly, though customer adoption and financial returns remain unclear.

Transfix has integrated E3 Group’s driver identity verification technology into its TMS, allowing brokers to verify drivers before releasing pickup numbers as freight fraud increasingly targets legitimate loads through deceptive pickups.

YMX Logistics’ yard-management system uses computer vision to track trucks and trailers at distribution facilities, helping a grocery retailer investigate five short shipments and identify the truck and driver associated with the loads.

Geotab has launched a fleet card that uses vehicle telematics data to authorize fuel purchases, monitor spending and prevent unauthorized transactions. The company said diesel prices can vary by as much as 77 cents per gallon between stations in the same town.

Descartes Systems Group has launched an AI agent within its Datamyne trade intelligence platform that allows users to search and analyze global shipment data using natural-language questions.

Samsara’s new Model Context Protocol gives trucking companies a way to access live fleet data through third-party AI applications without building custom integrations.

Coretura has selected Alloy Kore, a software platform jointly developed by Vector and QNX, as the foundational software layer for the high-performance computing systems in its commercial vehicle architecture.

Tabi Connect and Kleinschmidt are integrating automated freight pricing with predictive capacity data, giving brokers another signal to consider when setting rates and responding to quote requests.

Piston has raised $15 million in Series A funding as the cardless fuel payments startup expands its network across the U.S. and adds AI-powered tools for fraud prevention and spending analysis.

Samsara’s new Compounding Risk Report found that the top 10% of drivers ranked by its Risk Model accounted for 47% of crashes, highlighting how fleets can use risk data to focus coaching on drivers and behavioral patterns that warrant attention.