Field Ventures led the seed round. Freight Hero charges brokers a flat fee per load and says AI agents handle more than 90% of customer load touches, with human operators on the rest.

PACCAR delivered fewer trucks in the second quarter and still earned more money. Constrained freight capacity, firmer rates, and an aging fleet explain the math.

Consumers now expect free delivery in 2.6 days, down from 3.4. Meeting that promise pushed more than half of retailers past FedEx, UPS and the Postal Service.

Grip has shipped more than $3 billion in perishable goods since 2022. Now it hands its fulfillment operation to a 40-year veteran of frozen distribution.

A spice importer, a watch retailer, and a toy maker are asking the Court of International Trade to unwind duties on nearly every good entering the country.

Shippers are running out of room to maneuver as trucking capacity tightens, freight rates hold near record levels, and new driver rules choke off supply.

Samsara just crossed $2 billion in annual recurring revenue, growing 30% year over year. Now the company has given its brand a matching overhaul, its first in a decade.

HERE Technologies is pairing AI route optimization with a reasoning layer that explains dispatch decisions and a tool that learns from drivers in the field.

With nearly 440,000 driverless miles logged, Aurora is turning safety data into a production ramp, and Wall Street is watching the race to 2027 scale.

Einride is buying charging software company Flipturn in an all-stock deal that more than doubles its energy under management across North America’s freight sector.

Alan Adler, award-winning journalist at FreightWaves, the AP and Detroit Free Press, has died. He created Truck Tech and was widely known for his faith and volunteer work.

Uber Freight’s CTO says 95% of AI proofs of concept fail in production, not testing. Here’s how his team cut document processing work by more than half.

Redwood’s chief innovation officer says AI adoption in supply chain is approaching Gartner’s Peak of Inflated Expectations, with a reckoning close behind.

Waabi’s self-driving software switched from a Peterbilt to a totally different Volvo truck and drove safely from the first mile, no retraining needed.

RFP cycles have shrunk from 18 months to just 30 days. Triumph’s new tool replaces spreadsheets with data-backed freight RFP management

BetterFleet CEO Dan Hilson says fleet operators are moving past EV experiment mode. The real savings come from AI that manages charge timing, demand charges, and battery health.

myMechanic’s Dealer-Connect bridges the gap between telematics alerts and slow roadside execution, replacing phone handoffs with orchestrated digital dispatch and updates.

The U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index Rates Edition shows dry van spot rates surged 31% year-over-year in May 2026 as capacity tightening drives costs higher.

Samsara’s Ride Along uses AI to review full driving sessions. Most fleet safety systems focus on individual incidents.

Cargo theft costs U.S. businesses $35 billion annually. Samsara’s new tracking label delivers real-time freight visibility across any carrier with no system overhaul required.