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.
Dec - 2025 -
08 December
Thomas Wasson

The sand must flow: Aurora’s driverless fleet hits Permian roads

30 autonomous trucks to haul proppants nonstop on public roads in deal with Detmar Logistics

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03 December
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NexDash secures $5.8 million seed funding for digitally connected electric truck fleet

Neo-carrier model seeks to combine technology, capital and operations to electrify and digitize European freight at scale

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02 December
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Bollinger Motors shuts down amid financial woes

Michigan EV truck maker ceases operations, leaving parent company Bollinger Innovations’ future uncertain

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21 November
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The Impossible Gap: Autonomous trucks enable death-defying Red Bull stunt

Scania & Plus SuperDrive power Matt Jones’ world-first jump between two moving autonomous trucks requiring superhuman precision

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20 November
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Teradar emerges with $150M backing to replace radar and LiDAR in autonomous vehicles

Boston startup emerges from stealth with world’s first commercial terahertz vision chip that delivers 20x radar resolution while seeing clearly through fog, rain and snow

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18 November
12 November
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Einride to go public via SPAC through merger with Legato Merger Corp. III

Transaction valued at $1.8 billion for Swedish autonomous and electric truck technology company

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Bot Auto partners with Marsh for custom autonomous truck fleet insurance

Milestone establishes new transparency, insurability, and operational accountability standards for driverless truck insurance

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Kodiak AI expands ZF partnership for autonomous truck steering

Partnership expansion includes 100 redundant steering units, integrating innovations like ReAX for fail-safe operations.

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11 November
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AI is turning peak season challenges into opportunities

Supply chain leaders at a Samsara webinar outlined how they’re using tech solutions for safer, smarter operations during the holiday rush

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06 November
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PlusAI, International and NVIDIA move closer to autonomous truck commercialization

Partnership will use PlusAI’s SuperDrive technology, NVIDIA Drive AGX Hyperion platform on a factory built International truck

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Kodiak’s virtual drivers ace a human safety test

In a world where autonomous trucks navigate chaotic highways, a new benchmark reveals that machines can drive as safely as the best humans—without the coffee breaks.

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05 November
Thomas Wasson

U.S. freight market reverses gains in third quarter as volumes fall

U.S. Bank report shows shippers paid more to move less amid tariffs and economic slowdown, with regional divides deepening.

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Motive Launches AI Answers, a conversational AI for physical operations

AI Answers builds upon Motive’s analytics platform launched earlier this year, as technology providers focus on features like conversational queries rather than complex data analysis.

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31 October
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Waabi integrates AI Driver into Volvo Autonomous Truck

With the integration milestone complete, both companies are now looking toward the next steps—broader commercial deployment in the near future.

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30 October
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Aurora expands driverless routes to El Paso

Aurora’s Q3 review highlights over 100,000 driverless miles on Texas roads, a new El Paso freight lane and Phoenix expansion plans for 2026.

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29 October
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Freight Alley expands with Scout Freight

Scout Freight is the newest logistics company to expand Freight Alley. The brokerage, with headquarters in Dalton, Georgia, and an office in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded by logistics veterans Elliot Scott, George Yates and Matt Moore.

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28 October
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Motive eyes Austin for next major office expansion

11,000 sq ft office in Austin to boost U.S. presence, serve Texas customers, and develop talent via internships and in-person work. CEO ties and strategic growth drive the move.

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08 October
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Kodiak AI, now a public company, looks to deliver an autonomous trucking future

Kodiak AI debuts on Nasdaq with $2.5B valuation after securing over $275M in funding. CEO Don Burnette sees 2025 as inflection point for autonomous trucking deployment.

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03 October
Thomas Wasson

Nearly one-third of EV charging attempts fail, report finds

A newly released report by ChargerHelp! shows that while 64% of Americans now live within two miles of an electric vehicle charging station, nearly one-third of charging attempts fail. Despite charging infrastructure showing 98.7% to 99% uptime rates, only 71% of charging attempts actually succeed, according to the 2025 EV Charging Reliability Report. The report […]

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