Business Articles - FreightWaves

More capital flows into the final-mile industry

Todd MaidenMonday, April 12, 2021

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Forward Air advances final-mile strategy, adds 11 locations

Forward Air’s growth plans net 11 new final-mile terminal locations in the first quarter. While recent activist shareholder interests called into question the company’s capital…

Brian Straight, managing editor, Modern ShipperMonday, April 12, 2021

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As Amazon tightens shipping requirements, sellers look for answers

Amazon has started requiring third-party sellers to meet more stringent Prime shipping promises, and that is forcing changes to the supply chain.

Alan AdlerMonday, April 12, 2021

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Plus will equip IVECO trucks with autonomous driving software

An understanding between European truck maker IVECO and self-driving software maker Plus includes liquified natural gas but not electric trucks.

Andrew CoxSaturday, April 10, 2021

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Ship-from-store: A retail Rube Goldberg machine?

Improvements will come in the form of more ship-from-store, but mainly more ship-from-dark-store as retailers realize the unnecessary complexity of the method and seek to…

Alan AdlerFriday, April 9, 2021

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Embark Trucks recruits partners to build autonomous driving ecosystem

Startup self-driving truck software-maker Embark Trucks sees itself at the center of an autonomous ecosystem driven by fleet and logistics partners.

John KingstonFriday, April 9, 2021

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Big premium on sale of ORBCOMM didn’t catch everyone by surprise

The telematics, ELD and satellite provider is getting sold for a 50% premium. Even that is less than at least one analyst saw as its…

Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and EnterpriseFriday, April 9, 2021

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2 truckers charged in kidnapping-for-ransom scheme

Truck drivers Brian T. Summerson, 25, of Dillion, South Carolina, and Pierre Washington, 35, of Chicago, have been charged in a kidnapping-for-ransom scheme.