Kodiak plans driverless highway runs by year-end. First it needs roadside inspectors to clear a truck with nobody in the cab
Samsara’s new Compounding Risk Report found that the top 10% of drivers ranked by its Risk Model accounted for 47% of crashes, highlighting how fleets can use risk data to focus coaching on drivers and behavioral patterns that warrant attention.
YardFlow has processed nearly 2 million shipments across 26 facilities. Its largest customer now wants the system in every one of its over 200 sites, including the smallest.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) latest Atlantic hurricane outlook is calling for a below-normal 2026 season. It’s welcome news, on its face, for any fleet that has spent years threading dispatch schedules around tropical storm warnings and coastal evacuations. According to Lytx®’s 2026 Road Safety Report, drawn from more than 341 billion miles […]
Cambridge Mobile Telematics has launched a platform that gives freight brokers access to recent carrier driving data as the industry faces greater scrutiny around carrier selection and safety.
FreightWaves and Waabi are hosting a free Sept. 29 webinar on how autonomous trucking is moving from pilot programs to predictable, scalable freight capacity. Register now to learn what the early mover advantage means for shippers, carriers and brokers.
Kenco opened a 30,000-square-foot innovation lab in Chattanooga, tripling a testing footprint it first built in 2015 as warehouse automation systems scale up.
Shell Rotella will release a video Sept. 13 featuring professional truck drivers discussing their careers and experiences in trucking. The recordings were made at the 2026 Mid-America Trucking Show, where nearly 100 drivers participated.
Operators have spent years buying systems of record. Aviro360’s pitch is that none of them work when the yard data feeding them is already four hours old.
Volvo Trucks has completed its North American rollout of a software update system that lets drivers start over-the-air updates and leave the truck while the software installs, reducing the need for separate service stops.
Shell and FAW Trucks have developed and tested a battery pack that uses an immersion-cooling system to better manage battery heat, improve vehicle performance and durability, Shell announced. The battery pack uses an electrically insulating fluid that surrounds the battery cells, allowing heat to be transferred away from the cells more effectively during operation. Managing […]
For most of the last decade, “visibility” in freight has meant knowing where a truck is right now. Carriers connected their ELDs and brokers and shippers plugged into telematics feeds. The industry mostly stopped relying on calling drivers to ask for a location. That shift eliminated an enormous amount of manual work, and it’s now […]
Motive raised more than $1.3 billion from General Catalyst after crossing $600 million ARR and 30% growth, and withdrew its S-1.
The funding will help Overroute expand AI agents that automate load monitoring, exception handling and other freight coordination tasks.
Most supply chain teams have more visibility than they did a few years ago. They can see disruptions sooner, track freight in real time, and understand when a shipment is at risk. But seeing a problem and solving it are two different things. When capacity tightens, a border crossing closes, or rates move beyond a […]
Lean Solutions Group acquired SupportZebra to add scale in the Philippines and push its AI-enabled outsourcing model into auto, fintech, software and health care.
Samsara’s transportation business accelerated for the third straight quarter as the technology company increased revenue 30%.
Motive is pushing into maintenance software as non-fuel operating costs hit record highs and only 13% of fleets say their systems share data automatically.
Descartes acquired warehouse management and fulfillment technology provider Extensiv in a $120 million transaction on Tuesday.
The Teamsters’ lawsuit targets rules the California DMV began drafting in 2021. Permit applications keep moving while the challenge works its way through the courts.
