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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.
UPS today announced a collaboration with Thor Trucks to develop and test a fully-electric class 6 delivery truck in Los Angeles.
The former head of innovation for Bridgestone has been appointed as Managing Director of Freight.Tech, an engagement platform built for companies that want to navigate the waters of innovation and market disrpution.
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) has inked a deal with the province of Guizhou for creating China’s first commercial hyperloop track.
Aside from providing track and trace solutions, Loginext uses machine learning to provide organized logistics and field service management solutions in the most cost-optimized way.
Tesla stocks fell by about 2.5% today after a Needham analyst raised concerns on the increased cancellations of Model 3 cars over different reasons like long waiting times, unavailability of base model and the expiration of the $7,500 credit.
“I am unaware of anyone using ELD to make these smart matches. We are excited about pioneering this approach that benefits drivers, carriers our economy and our ecology,” Russell Jones, Cargo Chief’s CEO, tells FreightWaves.
As parking spaces take up most of the available land in the central districts of cities, it is time to rethink the way people transit in the cities of the future.
Laboratory grown meat is coming to the market soon, and this could disrupt traditional food supply chains as the trucking industry might haul lesser livestock in the future.
Home delivery of items that require someone to be home to accept the package is one of the most frustrating parts of the online experience for many. Package.AI believes involving the consumer sooner in the process can improve that process.
VOLT Technology, a post-ICO startup using the power of blockchain to provide companies, individuals and couriers a decentralized platform that manages point-to-point (P2P) deliveries, has joined BiTA.
Arrive Logistics, one of the nation’s fastest growing brokerages with offices in both Austin, TX, and Chicago, has received a Series A round of funding led by Lead Edge Capital.
New bill introduced in the U.S. House asks for a slight reform in the HOS relaxation rules by extending the 150-mile exemption for ag and livestock haulers throughout the year.
At the Future of Transportation World Conference, Andreas Thellmann from Airbus explained the potential of air taxis being used in urban spaces to reduce congestion on the roads.
At the Future of Transportation World Conference, ZapGo described its carbon ion battery solution that has the potential to charge an electric vehicle to full capacity in five minutes, while a Lithium ion battery takes hours to do the same.
The founder of an industry startup with lots of buzz tells an industry conference how it happened.
Shippabo is a cloud-based supply chain management startup that is helping businesses connect with freight forwarders and carriers, while consolidating their data in one place.
Geotab, a global leader in IoT and connected transportation, today announced the acquisition of clean-tech solution provider, FleetCarma.
FreightWaves raises $13 million from venture capital investors from San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit, Washington DC, and New York to continue scaling the freight market analytics platform.
Plug Power in association with Workhorse Group has developed a hydrogen-powered delivery van that is one of the first of its kind to be deployed on a standard delivery route for the FedEx facility.
Uber Freight has introduced a new tool called “fleet mode” that helps small fleet owners to manage all their drivers under a single account on the app.
