The freight platform moved $9 billion in invoices and built its agentic layer inside its own TMS rather than bolting one on, betting that freight context is the real moat.

Justin Turner takes over the Coppell, Texas, 4PL with an asset-backed network and a carrier verification standard built for high-value freight, as courts reshape broker liability.

Veteran hiring has become one of trucking’s steadiest talent pipelines. Once a year, the industry puts 11 names and a new truck behind that idea. Kenworth, Fastport and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative on Wednesday named the semifinalists, the “Elite 11,” for the 2026 Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence award. […]

Daimler Truck’s supervisory board approved plans for its largest truck plant in the U.S. Construction starts late 2026, with operations targeted for 2029.

Tariffs, fuel and last-mile rates are all moving the wrong way at once. ShipStation Global CEO Tom Madine says small shippers are trying to absorb the whole problem in-house.

Oil in the power distribution box can knock out lights, wipers, brakes and engine power on 5,919 new Kenworths and Peterbilts. Most failures give no warning.

One truck or 10,000, the incident-level exposure is the same. Zonar’s Charles Kriete on the proof fleets must build before the accident, not after.

HappyRobot has raised about $200 million in 20 months, grown 5x since its Series B, and now runs AI agents inside more than 150 enterprise customers, from DHL to LKW WALTER.

Shippers moved less freight in the second quarter and paid sharply more to do it. Tightening truck capacity, not fuel, did most of the damage to their transportation budgets.

With frontier models turning into commodities, one enterprise AI startup says the real competitive moat is keeping agents accurate months after deployment, not the model underneath.

Aurora Innovation said it expects to reach an $80 million TaaS revenue run-rate by year-end, detailing the per-mile revenue outlook for both business models ahead of a planned 2027 shift to driver-as-a-service. The company reported a $270 million second-quarter loss.

Atlas Energy Solutions expanded its Kodiak partnership to a second Permian load-out point and set a 100-truck driverless target for mid-2027, up from 28 today.

Hirschbach Motor Lines’ CTO explains why the carrier chose a startup partner over building AI in-house, and how automation is reshaping driver communication today.

Terminal closed a $20 million Series A led by Battery Ventures, betting that one API reaching 325 telematics providers beats the integrations insurers and fleets build one at a time.

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.