Thomas Wasson

Based in Chattanooga, Tenn., Thomas is a writer and trucking analyst at FreightWaves. He reports on emerging truck technology trends and hosts the Truck Tech and Loaded and Rolling newsletters and podcasts. Previously, he worked at the digital trucking startup aifleet, Arrive Logistics and U.S. Xpress Enterprises. While at U.S. Xpress, he focused on fleet management, load planning, freight analysis and truckload network design.
Sep - 2026 -
02 September
Thomas Wasson

Motive targets fleet repair costs with AI maintenance

Motive is pushing into maintenance software as non-fuel operating costs hit record highs and only 13% of fleets say their systems share data automatically.

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01 September
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Last-mile costs rise 12% for a second year

Median last-mile delivery cost rose 12% again in 2026. FarEye CEO Kushal Nahata told Last Mile Leaders America the increase is now the planning baseline.

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31 August
Thomas Wasson

Teamsters suit tests California’s driverless truck rules

The Teamsters’ lawsuit targets rules the California DMV began drafting in 2021. Permit applications keep moving while the challenge works its way through the courts.

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28 August
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Bot Auto commits to U.S.-based remote assistance operators

Bot Auto will staff its remote assistance operators exclusively with U.S. personnel, staking out ground a Senate investigation of robotaxi operators left wide open.

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27 August
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AMD lands Kodiak, a first in autonomous truck compute

AMD said Kodiak AI is the first autonomous trucking company to deploy its advanced EPYC processors, extending the chipmaker’s push into physical AI workloads.

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DeepFabric lands Kenco as It scales supply chain agents

DeepFabric has added Kenco to a customer list spanning CPG, medical distribution, fleet management and retail, with 20 agents planned at the 3PL within 12 months.

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26 August
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For trucking fleets, a place to park may be the next driver perk

An owner-operator could not keep drivers because his truck sat two hours from their homes. A $150 parking space five minutes away solved it. Fleets are taking notice.

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25 August
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Gatik raises $200M to scale driverless freight to thousands

Gatik runs dozens of driverless trucks today and wants thousands. A $200 million Series D led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies funds the jump.

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24 August
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From doorstep to supply depot, this EV truck maker aims to tackle both

The Army wants ammunition delivered to a company formation with nobody in the cab. Harbinger is supplying the platform, and American Rheinmetall is holding the contract.

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22 August
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GM targets development costs with commercial vehicle ECM

GM says its new controller shortcuts the most technical, least differentiated stretch of a commercial vehicle program: getting a foreign engine to turn fuel to noise.

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21 August
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The Amazon Prime Effect Is forcing dispatchers into AI

Last-mile delivery eats 40% of supply chain costs. FarEye’s co-founder explains why Agentic AI, not just optimization software, is finally changed the math for dispatchers.

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20 August
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Einride targets 1,500 trucks by 2028 with Tesla and DAF deals

Revenue rose 26% to $27 million in the first half. Management expects 60–73% growth in the second half while scaling via partner trucks.

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18 August
Thomas Wasson

Burq bets on the last-mile decision layer as giants retreat

As enterprise retailers add regional carriers, 3PLs and gig couriers, Burq is pitching one layer to route, monitor and redispatch every order before the delivery promise breaks.

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17 August
Thomas Wasson

Dohrn bets on camera data to cut fleet insurance costs

Insurance premiums are skyrocketing across trucking. Dohrn President and CEO Robert Howard says fleets that own their safety data get to write their own experience rating.

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15 August
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Optimus previews digital twin of US freight network

Most freight data explains what already happened. Optimus is building a network twin to model what breaks next, and which corridors absorb the pressure.

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14 August
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Before the lawsuit: Trucking deposition preparation

The questions are not intuitive and the traps are not obvious. Fleet safety professionals are getting a look at both before a real plaintiff’s attorney finds them.

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Maersk bets vertical integration will win the Last Mile

Last-mile delivery is where every upstream mistake finally comes due. It is the last stop before the customer, the last chance to get an order right. It is also the first place where blame lands when something goes wrong. Maersk is betting that connecting every link in that chain, from the port to the doorstep, […]

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13 August
Thomas Wasson

AI agents can find the load. MapUp helps them determine its profitability

Autopilot dispatchers rank freight by posted rate because nobody gave them the arithmetic. MapUp’s new MCP server prices a lane’s fuel, tolls and time in seconds.

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Continental Tire and myMechanic team up to fix roadside service’s phone-call problem

Continental brings a national dealer footprint and decades of tire expertise. myMechanic brings the software that turns a phone chain into a tracked digital event.

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12 August
Thomas Wasson

The boring press release machines learned to love

One quarter of weekly releases produced 1,058 AI citations, turning a marketing chore nobody wanted into the cheapest visibility in logistics

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