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.
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25 August
Thomas Wasson

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
Thomas Wasson

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
Thomas Wasson

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
Thomas Wasson

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
Thomas Wasson

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
Thomas Wasson

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
Thomas Wasson

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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Thomas Wasson

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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Thomas Wasson

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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11 August
Thomas Wasson

Alvys opens freight AI agents to fleets of all sizes

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.

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10 August
Thomas Wasson

Mariner Logistics taps Flock Freight veteran as CEO

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.

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07 August
Thomas Wasson

Transition Trucking Award names 2026 Elite 11 semifinalists

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. […]

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Thomas Wasson

Daimler to build largest US truck manufacturing plant

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.

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Thomas Wasson

The SMB shipping trap: Trying to go it alone

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.

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06 August
Thomas Wasson

PACCAR recalls 5,919 trucks over electrical defect

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.

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Thomas Wasson

Fleet liability playbook shifts from defense to proof

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.

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