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Trusted Freight Exchange enhances security in freight with identity and compliance tools.

Pallet emerged as a FreightTech trailblazer and became a winner of FreightWaves’ inaugural AI Excellence in Supply Chain award for its cutting-edge solution, CoPallet. The company is confronting a significant inefficiency in the supply chain industry, where manual workflows such as quoting, load building, rate negotiation, and updating portals have become bottlenecks. These repetitive tasks […]

FreightWaves’ FreightTech Awards highlight innovation in freight technology. They spotlight the top 100 FreightTech companies and the top 25 winners selected by industry experts.

AI adoption and supply chain traceability, highlighting the impact and future potential.

Kodiak Robotics, an autonomous vehicle technology maker, has integrated NXP Semiconductors’ automotive processors and in-vehicle networking interfaces to enhance the performance and reliability of its autonomous trucking system. The partnership, announced Wednesday, integrates NXP’s automotive solutions into the Kodiak Actuation Control Engine (ACE). ACE is Kodiak’s custom-built computer that manages vehicle actuation or, more simply, […]

Highway lands major investment for Carrier Identity platform to tackle fraud in the freight industry efficiently.

Loop merges with Data2Logistics to revolutionize supply chain data management, enhancing visibility and efficiency.

project44 bets that its data can fuel the smartest TMS on the market.

Funding heavy on AI applications and innovation for enterprise-level solutions.

Returns have become one of the most difficult and expensive parts of modern retail logistics.

This partnership offers a preview of the future: smarter containers that integrate renewable energy, digital visibility, and lightweight design into one solution.

This acquisition promises to bridge the gap between merely tracking shipments and understanding the broader impacts of those shipments on inventory and customer experiences.

Freight technology company Truckstop announced it has acquired Denim, a transportation-focused financial tech business and factoring service that automates invoicing.

New research discovers the true scope of truck parking.

Outpost has announced the launch of its gate automation platform using AI and computer vision technology to improve security and reduce costs

Explore FreightTech advancements in ocean freight visibility, AI in energy management, and responsible AI governance.

The Trump administration wants feedback from technology developers with the goal of getting the public to accept autonomous cars and trucks.

FedEx has named Accenture executive Vishal Talwar as chief digital and information officer.

Greenlane is establishing a second EV charging corridor connecting Southern California to Phoenix via Interstate 10, anchored by its Colton flagship site, to support electric trucks and reduce range concerns.

Using AI to get real results for operational efficiency

The FedEx Dataworks unit provides deep insight into parcel shipping operations. The best value play is to sell it.

GoodShip is expanding its team and operations, establishing a new headquarters in Bellevue.

Uber Freight appoints Rebecca Tinucci as CEO, succeeding Lior Ron.

Waabi names ex-Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron as COO, gearing up for driver-out milestone and scaling operations with major partners.

PlusAI announced a partnership with Goodyear to use tire sensors for real-time data on health, road conditions and friction, aiming to optimize its SuperDrive virtual driver ahead of 2027 launch.

Combating fraud and making cold chain more accessible make up the tech roundup of the week.

CO.LAB seeks startups for its Sustainable Mobility Accelerator in Chattanooga, TN. The six-week program focuses on freight tech, EVs and smart infrastructure offering corporate pilots and market access.

Waabi’s new mixed reality testing system blends physical tracks with virtual scenarios, allowing autonomous trucks to safely face unlimited dangers via generative AI.

Reducing waste and improving visibility is paramount in produce cold chain shipping.

The integration introduces Toll Genius to users to automate billing hurdles.

Motive Technologies closed a $150 million funding round led by Kleiner Perkins this week, positioning the AI-powered platform for aggressive expansion beyond its dashcam origins. What started as fleet management in 2015 has evolved into an integrated operations platform spanning driver safety, fuel cards, workforce management, and fraud detection, serving nearly 100,000 customers with AI capabilities that achieve up to 80% collision reductions.

Global supply chain SaaS provider Descartes announced on Monday that it has acquired cloud-based inventory management company Finale Inventory for $40 million.

Truckstop.com announced Wednesday the launch of Truckstop Private Loads, a new feature allowing freight brokers to efficiently engage their pre-vetted carrier networks with the same trust and security available on the company’s public load board.

Tech and transportation providers among those honored.

There are a lot fewer people working at C.H. Robinson than there were two years ago.

Octup, a Tel Aviv-based AI operations platform for third-party logistics providers, has raised $12 million in seed funding co-led by Shine Capital and JAL Ventures. The investment will fuel growth, AI enhancements and North American expansion in the $1.877 trillion industry.

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems and Aeva Technologies announced a collaboration to develop Level 2+ active safety solutions for trucks using Aeva’s 4D LiDAR technology.

C.H. Robinson CEO Dave Bozeman (NASDAQ: CHRW), in releasing the company’s second quarter earnings, said it represented “six consecutive quarters of consistent outperformance through the disciplined execution of the strategy that we shared at our 2024 investor day.” The revenue figure for the company was down, in part because of the divestiture of the company’s […]

Aurora Innovation announced an expansion of its driverless fleet to three trucks, surpassing 20,000 driverless miles by June’s end. The company opened a Phoenix terminal and expanded nighttime driving from Dallas to Houston.

Gatik announced its next-generation simulation platform called Gatik Arena. The platform is designed to help the autonomous truck technology maker accelerate the development and validation of its autonomous vehicle systems.

Aeva, a maker of next-generation 4D LiDAR systems, announced on Tuesday a strategic collaboration with LG Innotek, an affiliate of LG Group, which will serve as a manufacturing partner. The partnership will help to bring Aeva’s technology to the mass market for both commercial and passenger vehicles. The partnership includes a $50 million strategic investment […]

Flexport is selling the Convy tech stack to DAT, less than two years after it bought it from the defunct digital brokerage.

A California Republican has taken action on a regulatory framework that would pave the way for fully autonomous trucks.

Bot Auto and Steves & Sons, a leader in door manufacturing and millwork have announced a strategic partnership to utilize autonomous trucks to haul freight.

Intangles partnered with StanRTA to modernize transit fleet operations using AI analytics. The collaboration targets reliability, maintenance and energy optimization with real-time diagnostics.

Growth in cloud revenue is a highlight; new sales opportunities due to ‘unification’ are helping to grab new business.

Complimentary Access to SONAR SCI via Cass’s SSO Integration During July and August St. Louis, MO & Chattanooga, TN — July 15, 2025 — Cass Information Systems (NASDAQ: Cass), the leading provider of freight audit and payment services, and FreightWaves SONAR, the premier supply chain intelligence platform, are expanding their strategic partnership to offer enhanced […]

Shippers often face a false choice between the speed and security of truckload and the lower cost of LTL. Shared Truckload (STL) offers a third option, and it is gaining traction as shippers look for ways to reduce costs without sacrificing reliability. Flock Freight’s FlockDirect® service enables STL at scale by pooling multiple shipments from […]

Fernride has become the first European company to operate terminal tractors without safety drivers while generating commercial revenue. The autonomous yard deployment is in the Estonian seaport of Muuga at HHLA TK Estonia terminal near Tallinn, Estonia’s capital.

Stay on top of the latest AI advances in FreightTech.

The autonomous yard truck turf war in the trailer yard is heating up with Outrider recently announcing it has developed the industry’s first safety system designed specifically for driverless movement in mixed traffic trailer yards.

Cold and frozen eCommerce brands get the reliability needed to better serve customers.

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Global supply chain automation firm Interact Analysis has reduced its forecast for mobile robot market growth by $800 million, citing reshaped supply chains and mounting uncertainty driven primarily by tariffs.

AIFleet uses a forum of mostly energy transition investors to tout its AI future for trucking.

Motive introduces Positive Driving AI to detect safe behaviors like quick obstacle avoidance, shifting fleets to rewards-based coaching. Results show 64% fewer safety incidents and 43% lower turnover

(The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.) Shippers don’t partner with LSPs just to move freight—they rely on them to orchestrate complex, responsive, and cost-efficient networks on their behalf. Whether managing global air freight for pharmaceutical companies, regional FTL capacity […]

Carrier Logistics, Inc. announced that its freight management system now supports the automatic population of data entry fields from a bill of lading.

Freight Industry Pioneer Joins REPOWR to Lead Expansion in the B2B Trailer-Sharing Space REPOWR, the leader in the B2B trailer-sharing space, is excited to announce the appointment of Chris Hines as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. With over 38 years of experience in the transportation and technology sectors, Hines brings a wealth of leadership, […]

Tech platform ServiceUp has raised $55 million in Series B funding to streamline the vehicle repair process for fleet operators and insurers.

DHL Parcel in Germany is looking to expand use of parcel vending machines.

SONAR has launched a new capability allowing users to search and visualize spot rates at the lane level and compare year-over-year seasonality directly within its charts. This enhancement to the high-frequency freight market intelligence platform aims to provide shippers, carriers, and brokers with critical insights for navigating the volatile transportation market. The ability to track […]

Amazon is celebrating the deployment of its one-millionth robot as the company continues to advance its automation efforts.

Recent advances in AI are transforming FreightTech.

SkyWater anticipates growing demand for domestically-sourced semiconductors.

At Samsara Beyond in San Diego, leaders from Nutrien Ag Solutions, Univar Solutions, and Sysco revealed how Samsara’s AI-powered platform enhances safety and efficiency in fleet operations, reducing incidents and streamlining processes

Vay and Kodiak Robotics announced a strategic partnership integrating Vay’s remote driving technology into Kodiak’s autonomous technology stack. The collaboration introduces Kodiak’s Assisted Autonomy, enabling human operators to remotely control trucks in complex scenarios.

Geodis, the global logistics and supply chain specialist, has modules to streamline retail returns. 

The Freight Fraud Crisis The trucking industry is grappling with a surge in freight fraud, leaving carriers, brokers, and shippers vulnerable to sophisticated scams like identity theft and unauthorized double brokering. These schemes disrupt supply chains, undermine trust, and cause significant financial and logistical challenges. The root cause is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s […]

Highway has changed the game of carrier identity.

Warehouse automation appears to be gaining traction despite a lowered forecast in market growth for autonomous mobile robots.

Motive combines fleet and spend management.

Samsara unveiled over a dozen AI-powered solutions at its Beyond event, including AI Multicam, Weather Intelligence, and a revamped Driver App, aimed at enhancing safety and efficiency in physical operations.

Eliminating fuel fraud with unique QR codes and flexible business rules.

Truckstop operationalizes its vast data warehouse with AI.

Samsara’s Asset Tags provide a rich new data stream.

Digital twins and AI computer vision technologies are reshaping the logistics and supply chain landscape.

Samsara announced on Monday its 2025 North America Customer Advisory Board and will celebrate its Connected Operations Award winners at its Samsara Beyond event.

San Francisco-based AI operations platform BackOps has raised $6 million to solve what its CEO has called a “$100 billion inefficiency” in manual logistics labor.

The deadline is July 18, 2025.

Tive has raised the bar for high-value shipment security.

Kodiak Robotics announced it has selected Roush Industries as its manufacturing partner to scale the upfitting of trucks equipped with the Kodiak Driver autonomous system. Starting in the second half of 2025, Roush will begin upfitting these autonomous trucks at its facility in Livonia, Michigan.

Intelligence, security, and control for the inbound call process.

This week, I was drawn into the feud between Project44 and FourKites, fierce rivals in logistics tech. Matt Elenjickal, FourKites’ CEO, misrepresented my comments about Project44’s Movement platform as a quote from Jett McCandless, Project44’s CEO. He also misstated their context to unfairly damage Project44’s reputation. Those were my words alone. In a LinkedIn post, […]

One of the thorniest processes in trucking logistics may have been solved.

Freight fraud has emerged as one of the most rapidly growing and financially devastating risks in today’s global supply chain landscape. With global cargo theft losses exceeding $80 billion in 2023 and the average cost of a successful fictitious pickup surging to $365,000 per incident in Q1 2024, the industry has been desperately seeking more […]

Scottsdale, Arizona-based supply chain management company Blue Yonder announced Wednesday that it has acquired full ownership of Inmar Post-Purchase Solutions and will continue to support FedEx Easy Returns.

Echo Global Logistics has emerged as a standout performer in the freight industry’s battle against fraud, earning recognition as a winner of the 2025 FreightWaves Fraud Fighter Awards. With an impressive record of delivering over one million truckload shipments in 2024 while maintaining a loss rate of less than 0.01% due to theft, Echo has […]

A new robot that flips packages so labels can be scanned is helping FedEx more accurately sort packages at its Cologne, Germany, air station for final delivery.

Jabil plans to invest $500 million to expand its manufacturing and services infrastructure across the Southeastern U.S.

Scaling a freight brokerage has never been an easy task, and current economic challenges have prompted many companies to take their focus away from growth and innovation. When margins are slim and freight is hard to come by, it’s natural for decision makers to be wary of making new investments. Loadsmart is doing it anyway. […]

Descartes’ MyCarrierPortal leverages real-time Incident Reports to continually vet your network.

Crowley was one of 10 winners of the 2025 Fraud Fighters Award.

Los Angeles-based tech logistics company Warp announced Friday it has secured a $10 million Series A round to scale its AI-powered freight network via robotics and automation.

Thanks to Ship OGRE’s proprietary technology, each expansion is seamless and effective due to the adaptability, flexibility and scalability of the solution.

AI-enabled decisioning is a long-awaited solution to information overload.

Aurora has partnered with On the Road Garage, a transportation workforce development provider to launch an apprenticeship and upskilling initiative to prepare workers for the new demands required by autonomous vehicles.

A legal battle between DAT and OTR Solutions has been decided in favor of OTR.

A possible cyberattack on a major food distributor is beginning to disrupt grocery supply chains.