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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.
With over two decades of experience in logistics, Regan Daniels’ evolution is a story of adaptability and a pursuit of efficiency.
Startup Flipturn really was named for the swimming maneuver. Now it wants to make trucking electrification just as smooth.
Hyzon Motors agreed to pay a $25 million fine to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission fraud case.
Zerobroker’s fundraising round saw participation from freight forwarder Flexport, FundersClub and Streamlined Ventures.
Stack AV founder Bryan Selesky is keeping most of the details of his autonomous trucking startup to himself for now.
Swedish startup Einride reduces the carbon footprint of its trucking customers by matching electric trucks with available chargers.
Startup software developer Waabi, a late entry to autonomous trucking, has a 10-year deal to haul on the Uber Freight network.
Nikola asks customers with electric trucks under recall for potential battery fires to return them to its plant.
The prominent former Amazon executive agreed to resign from the CEO role. Flexport founder Ryan Petersen will take back his role.
Former Amazon executive Dave Clark told FreightWaves that Flexport founder Ryan Petersen wants to redirect Flexport’s mission.
A third Nikola battery-electric truck burst into flames inside a lithium supplier’s building, but the company says recalled trucks are still safe to drive.
RCG Logistics will immediately be integrated under the Acertus brand.
Just as scaling McDonald’s was more about real estate than hamburgers, electric truck charging is as much about land as it is about the grid.
Carey Mendes, a former oil executive leading’s Nikola’s pursuit of a hydrogen distribution network, has resigned.
Veteran business leader Steve Girsky acknowledges challenges but points to Q4 as the culmination of fuel cell truck startup Nikola’s efforts.
The TruckParkingClub.com application now provides real-time reservable parking sites at 143 rest stops and 120 premium locations for overnight, multi-night and up to monthly stays.
Moves similar to blackjack tactics describe how cash-poor transportation startups are grasping for new capital.
Hyliion Holdings has enough cash and investments to run its business through 2024 without raising new capital.
Hyzon Motors is willing to consider selling itself or merging to keep making progress on its fuel cell system.
Asset sales in Q2 helped Nikola add cash to its balance sheet, but losses widened as ramp-up of fuel cell trucks consumed cash.
