Technology

Onfleet hires Scott Cross as CFO, and Stephanie Riffell joins Perishable Shipping Solutions as COO.

Trucker Tools has integrated cargo insurance coverage from Loadsure into its app, allowing for easy one-click access to instant quotes.

Cardinal Logistics Management, a large North Carolina trucking company, acknowledges “data event” after ransomware gang leaks thousands of files.

“It’s pretty attractive compared to factoring as an alternative,” said Wolfe. “There’s no chargebacks.

Supply chain tech investment is at a record peak, with over $52B invested in 2020 alone, up 2500% since the start of the decade.

Leading supply chain experts will share their insights on what happened to the supply chain in 2020 and look ahead to 2021 as part of FreightWaves’ North American Supply Chain Summit on Tuesday.

What do you do when you find yourself with $7 million?  Maven Machines succeeded in raising that much money this year to invest in its cloud-based freight software, which includes an ELD product and machine learning-driven route optimization. It also hired a lot of people. Its founder and CEO Avi Geller joins host John Kingston […]

The market for reliable, complete data and forecasts about agricultural commodities markets is a large and growing opportunity.

Logistics real estate operator Prologis highlights ways automated warehouse solutions can help offset part of the growing need for logistics space.

“We’ve had to add on logistics support staff for appointments, to take pictures of the long lines.”

SmartHop, an early-stage startup offering a dispatch solution for small carriers, on Tuesday announced its partnership with Redwood Logistics, a third-party logistics company. The companies will integrate Redwood’s API with SmartHop’s solution to streamline and increase opportunities for drivers and shippers. “Nearly 90% of the trucking industry is powered by small carriers, yet the support […]

GreyOrange’s Ranger autonomous robots work with employees in an e-fulfillment center in the Netherlands.

Uber (NYSE: UBER) is handing over its troubled self-driving vehicle unit to Amazon-backed Aurora as the tech giant continues to unload unprofitable business divisions and the industry moves away from robotaxis to autonomous trucking and food delivery. As part of the equity deal, Uber will invest $400 million in Aurora and get a 26% stake […]

New Transflo President Michael Southworth believes the transportation industry is ripe for further technological innovation, especially around automation and collaborative platforms

Airbus is partnering with ElringKlinger to create a zero-emission, hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft by 2035. Airbus released three ZEROe aircraft concepts.

E-documentation initiative establishes data and process standards for bill of lading preparation and issuance.

Buying online and picking up in store puts massive pressure on redistribution centers.

Helping small businesses compete with the Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) e-commerce juggernaut has become more than a cottage industry, as dozens of technology companies create platforms aimed at helping retailers and direct-to-consumer sellers put in place reliable, easy-to-use inventory, transportation and delivery management systems. One member of that club is Stord, an Atlanta-based startup that closed […]

newtrul, a freight aggregation platform, has announced an integration with McLeod Software’s PowerBroker platform.

FourKites said it has seen dramatic expansion of companies using its visibility products as shippers deal with uncertainty in the supply chain because of the COVID-19 pandemic.