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In this edition: Hosting Thanksgiving gets a lil cheaper, the importance of thawing turkeys and the home of the best frozen rolls.

In this edition: New cold storage facilities across the country and needleless vaccine technology takes off

The changing freight media landscape was on full display at the F3: Future of Freight Festival last week in Chattanooga Tennessee, as influencers, salespeople, presenters and executives intermingled during and after the events.

In this issue, freight meme wars; what imports say about holiday retail; and skipping the line in Panama.

In this edition: Cargo theft is on the rise; the Panama Canal is out, Suez is in; and Congress is a fan of the truck driver.

In this edition: A new cold storage warehouse is on the horizon, ice cream gets warmer and plant-based frozen food options expand.

Uber Freight has more than 100 shipper companies lined up to run autonomous freight, but the capacity just doesn’t exist yet.

On Thursday FreightWaves presented the FreightTech 25 awards, which were chosen independently by a panel of CEOs, industry leaders, academics and investors who scored the companies. Chattanooga, Tennessee-based accounting and auditing firm HHM administered the vote. The awards recognize the most innovative and disruptive companies in the freight technology sector.

In this edition: The rise of bankruptcy in brokerages, the first day of F3 and pilots find new homes.

DSI Assignments, which is overseeing the auction, is seeking a buyer for all of Slync’s platform assets.

In this edition: New cold storage facilities in Cleveland and Houston, and a full Thanksgiving dinner in one bite.

Who is leading, following, emerging or out of the game in autonomous trucking? Here’s an assessment of shifts among the players.

Largest retailer joyously provides best reason yet for Walmart Plus.

The Convoy saga has taken another turn as venture-backed freight forwarder Flexport announced Wednesday that it has acquired Convoy’s technology stack for an undisclosed sum. This comes after Convoy, which was valued at $3.8 billion from its final funding round 18 months ago, shuttered operations on Oct. 19.

In this edition: The numbers behind spooky season, the UAW comes out on top and XPO comes out on top.

In this edition: There’s a new massive warehouse in Lebanon, Indiana; drone tech aids pharma; and Flavortown in your freezer.

Cartograh and TRAC Intermodal CEOs to be featured next week.

A review of the state of SPAC-sponsored and other electrification startup shows a less-than-pretty picture.

Shooting spree in Maine has drivers in the area on edge

On Wednesday the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released its latest Cost of Congestion study showing U.S. highway traffic congestion added $94.6 billion in costs to the trucking industry.