San Francisco-based software company BackOps announced it has raised $26 million in Series A funding to develop its AI-native operating system for global supply chains.
Supply chain SaaS provider Descartes reported another record financial performance as tariff uncertainty pushes the top line higher.
Werner’s Jaime Jones explains how AI GPUs, semiconductor wafers, and data center hardware are transforming freight logistics. Shippers are demanding new levels of real-time visibility, engineered transit plans, and carrier-shipper collaboration that go far beyond traditional cost-per-mile thinking.
A wide swath of new products for all phases of trucking was rolled out at the recent TCA meeting.
The future of driverless trucking lies through not software but on how to produce them at scale. That’s according to newly released research by Telemetry, a communications and research firm heavily invested in the space. FreightWaves spoke with Sam Abuelsamid, Telemetry’s vice president of market research and David Liu, CEO and co-founder of PlusAI about […]
PlusAI released SuperDrive 6.0, adding night driving and construction-zone handling to autonomous trucking software. Trucks are already hauling loads in Texas, with 24/7 operations now in reach.
The era of software as a moat is over. The era of “vibe coding” has begun. To find out what that means for logistics, FreightWaves interviewed John Loser, co-founder and general partner of Floating Point Advisors. For Floating Point Advisors, an early-stage venture fund, the real opportunity lies in backing founders who can rebuild entire […]
Global Crossing Airlines has parked two Airbus freighter aircraft because business has dried up.
Wabash’s cargo assurance solution replaces traditional seals with a digital system that logs every access event. The TrailerHawk.AI platform provides real-time alerts and verification on any trailer brand.
Cart.com, an e-commerce services company, has raised $180 million in growth capital from Springcoast Partners.
Federal regulators have removed 27 electronic logging devices from the approved list since January.
Torc Robotics is taking its autonomous trucks where few competitors have ventured: the snow, ice and rain of Michigan’s humid continental climate. The Daimler Truck subsidiary announced it will expand public-road testing to the greater Ann Arbor area using the latest-generation autonomous chassis based on the Freightliner Cascadia. This marks a first and strategic departure […]
Dragonfly Energy used the TCA annual meeting to boost its lithium-based batteries for sleeper cabs.
Full ACT Expo 2026 speaker lineup announced: Incoming FedEx Freight CEO John Smith opens May 4 in Las Vegas. Nearly 400 executives include Rivian, Mack Trucks, Tesla, Waabi, Aurora and Amazon.
IKEA is using autonomous delivery vehicles to ferry goods from a warehouse to a local store to reduce wait times and transportation costs.
Einride raised $113 million in an oversubscribed PIPE that surpassed its $100 million target, bringing total committed investments to $213 million and positioning the Swedish company for a 2026 NYSE debut under the ticker ENRD.
Harbinger has bought Phantom AI and signed a licensing agreement with ZF’s passenger-car ADAS unit, marking the California company’s first move into software and advanced driver assistance for commercial vehicles.
A Russian-run crime group compromised more than 1,600 freight credentials across North America and Europe, a report says.
Every load that moves across the American freight network generates a paper trail. Proof of delivery documents. Bills of lading. Rate confirmations, accessorial charges, invoices – the list is endless. By the time a single shipment reaches its destination, carriers and brokers are managing a half-dozen or more documents, and each one needs to be […]
Project44 has launched its AI Freight Procurement Agent, a new tool designed to automate carrier selection, rate benchmarking, and negotiations across multiple transportation modes.
