Spot rates rose 23.3% and contract rates 5% from March 2025 to February 2026 even as volumes fell sharply. The U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index shows the contract premium compressed to $0.11 per mile.

Redwood Logistics proposed “Logistics Platform as a Service” but followed analyst guidance to reposition as a modern 4PL, earning Visionary status in Gartner’s inaugural 4PL Magic Quadrant.

Real-world examples show how pencil-whipping during inspections drives up CSA scores, triggers more DOT visits and affects everything from insurance premiums to contract wins.

Cloud outages cost warehouses up to $100K/hour. 84% of operators had major disruptions recently. Brian Kirst on the rise of hybrid WMS.

NACFE’s Run on Less report highlights diesel at 11.5 mpg and a Tesla Semi running 460-mile days. Mixed fleets are the practical near-term solution; battery-electric is trucking’s long-term winner.

Samsara Inc. (NYSE: IOT) announced its 2026 North America Customer Advisory Board on Tuesday as the company prepares for its annual Beyond conference. The board includes executives from nearly 50 organizations spanning transportation, logistics, energy and food distribution. One goal is to guide the next generation of AI-powered safety and operational tools. Members include leaders […]

Danielle Spinelli’s CHP ride-along exposed massive organized rail cargo theft in the Mojave Desert. Broken seals and empty boxes litter the tracks as theft rings use slow trains, shoelace markers and on-site pallet breaking to steal millions.

The Fullbay State of Heavy-Duty Repair Report 2026 shows 68% revenue growth since 2023 amid a deepening structural technician shortage. With 54% of shops understaffed and culture outranking pay for retention, fleets face long-term challenges.

Self-driving trucks could deliver major savings across the more than $1 trillion U.S. trucking industry, according to a new report commissioned by Aurora Innovation and conducted by the Steer Group. The analysis projects $9 billion in annual consumer savings, account for $70 billion in gross domestic product and nearly 500 lives saved per year by […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Volvo Trucks North America unveiled a series of announcements at the American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) annual meeting in Nashville. The company detailed a $2 billion product investment program, a milestone fleet order for 400 trucks and new technology aimed at redefining truck-trailer connectivity. The announcements come as Volvo […]

Maersk’s Sam Coiro explains how the ocean giant uses its existing fulfillment infrastructure and multi-carrier network to deliver packages coast to coast with one label, one invoice and one tracking number.

Outpost announced five new truck terminals in Newark, Miami and California along with a strategic investment in EV Realty. The expansion adds more than 30 acres to its shared-use network.

HERE Technologies announced new EV Planning features for HERE Tour Planning on Feb. 9. The upgrade delivers up to 20% better routing and 15% more accurate ETAs for mixed fleets using agentic AI.

Urban and regional fleets have long wrestled with a brutal trade-off: sacrifice payload for maneuverability, or give up range to haul more cargo. Add in an electric battery pack, and the math becomes trickier. Harbinger is betting its new HC Series Cab can end that compromise. The California-based manufacturer unveiled the medium-duty low-cab-forward work truck […]

Clarios introduced Battery Manager Pro at TMC 2026 — a predictive Battery-as-a-Service that provides more than $500 in annual savings per truck and reduces roadside battery issues.

Samsara won a $30.3 million arbitration award over false-advertising claims tied to AI dashcam studies, while the ITC cleared Motive of patent infringement and ended any import-ban threat. Other cases remain pending.

Transfix co-founder Drew McElroy explains how running its own brokerage formed the basis for its TMS. The interview covers the 2014 founding, the decade of operations and the later transition to software.

While AI stole the spotlight at Manifest, Ryder System’s venture arm is increasing its focus on investments in warehouse automation

The future of driverless trucking lies through not software but on how to produce them at scale. That’s according to newly released research by Telemetry, a communications and research firm heavily invested in the space. FreightWaves spoke with Sam Abuelsamid, Telemetry’s vice president of market research and David Liu, CEO and co-founder of PlusAI about […]

PlusAI released SuperDrive 6.0, adding night driving and construction-zone handling to autonomous trucking software. Trucks are already hauling loads in Texas, with 24/7 operations now in reach.