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The logistics industry is built on innovation, and startups have come to be a driving force behind that innovation. In the last few years, trucking, supply chain and logistics startups have emerged to disrupt the industry and drive it forward, especially in terms of digitization and automations. Check back here for the latest coverage and analysis of startups that are shaking up the industry.
The federal government made SPAC-sponsored Nikola founder Trevor Milton an example of corporate greed. Will others follow?
Nikola founder Trevor Milton on Friday was found guilty of three counts of fraud and will be sentenced Jan. 27.
The Trevor Milton fraud trial heads for jury deliberations Friday following invective-tinged final arguments.
Since founding as Kargoo in 2018, Los Angeles-based Shappi has raised $3.2 million to digitize the process of getting goods from the United States into the hands of consumers in Latin America.
Romeo Power founder Michael Patterson shares what happened at the startup battery maker as a cautionary tale for other SPAC-backed startups.
Jake McPaul, who led Misfits Market’s logistics operation during the COVID-19 pandemic, will lead Warp’s new Fresh Freight division.
The founders of SaferWatch have joined forces again to launch Carrier Details, which aggregates federal carrier data for clients’ operational and sales use.
Mexico’s over-the-road freight market has a forecast CAGR of 9.91% through 2027.
Small fleets make up 90% of the nation’s carriers. Waymo Via and C.H. Robinson used beer runs to familiarize them with autonomous trucking.
Kodiak Robotics and Werner Enterprises completed a 152-hour autonomous freight trucking pilot between Dallas and Lake City, Florida.
DHL Express is the first customer for Eviation Aircraft’s electric aircraft, which made its first flight on Tuesday.
“Using the TruckCoinSwap mobile and web apps — and TCS Token — transportation companies can now receive free invoice settlement and get paid sooner. TCS is helping to write a new chapter in blockchain and Web3,” says CTO Jake Centner.
“Their truck-first mentality is the right approach to win the highly fragmented road freight industry,” says a Founders Fund partner on its recent investment.
Opening statements in Trevor Milton’s fraud trial paint a picture of greed contrasted by tales of tweets and corporate betrayal.
MyCarrier, a freight shipping platform for small and midsize shippers, has raised $22 million in a Series B funding round.
Nikola founder Trevor Milton’s fraud trial begins Monday, Sept. 12, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Boa Logistics aims to “create heavier densities heading in the same direction, ultimately making a more efficient revolving supply chain for the carriers in our network.”
The second FreightWaves Autonomous and Electric Vehicles Summit will feature leaders in autonomy and all things electrification.
Flexport is taking a page from Amazon’s growth model. The logistics provider just hired its third executive from the Amazon tree.
Hyliion Holdings is buying generator technology from General Electric Co. that can make electricity from a variety of mixed fuels.
