Technology

REPOWR has released data revealing trends in the market for short-term van rentals.

Nirvana Insurance snags $100M pre-emptive Series D led by Valor Equity, with Lightspeed and General Catalyst joining in. CEO Rushil Goel: AI will redefine underwriting amid 20% rate hikes.

RPM’s second acquisition this month adds more services to the non-asset auto hauler.

Ember LifeSciences is moving quickly to turn fresh capital into cold-chain scale. The healthcare logistics technology company has raised $16.5 million in a Series A round to expand deployment of its connected pharmaceutical shipping containers, betting that tighter temperature control and real-time visibility can eliminate one of the industry’s most persistent and costly problems. Temperature […]

OTR Solutions is taking a more direct approach to helping carriers understand and defend their pricing in a volatile freight market. The Atlanta-based logistics fintech provider announced a new partnership with FreightWaves SONAR that will embed real-time market rate intelligence directly into the OTR Solutions ecosystem, giving carriers clearer visibility into how their rates stack […]

As supply chains continue to absorb shock after shock, the conversation is shifting from how quickly companies can react to disruptions to whether they can prevent them altogether. According to industry data cited by Cleo, supply chain disruptions rose 38% over the past year, driven by everything from geopolitical instability and cyberattacks to climate-related logistics […]

Amazon is giving money-back guarantees to help attract customers to its new wholesale air cargo business, which aims to use unfilled space on its cargo jets with third-party shipments.

Nauta was founded just a year and a half ago on the premise that global supply chains run on unglamorous but essential work, and that this work is long overdue for a technological upgrade. Built by a team of technologists and logistics obsessives, the company set out to build an AI-native operating system for importers.  […]

Amid 18-month expansion Qargo quadruples customer base, grows processed invoicing to $2.5 billion

Electronic data interchange (EDI) platform Orderful announced Monday it has released its latest integration product, Mosaic, which leverages artificial intelligence to eradicate the mapping experience for its customers. The company plans to use this new product’s AI-native architecture as the foundation for future offerings as well. For decades, electronic data interchange has been the silent […]

Longer-term deal comes following decision by Transfix to exit brokerage; NFI was its customer for that sale.

Most freight brokerages say they can handle whatever the market throws at them. Nearly two-thirds report feeling resilient despite rate swings, volume drops, and cash crunches, according to new research from FreightWaves and OTR Solutions. Digging deeper into the numbers, however, a different story emerges. About 68% of surveyed brokerages experienced financial stress over the […]

Innoviz Technologies deal integrates short-range sensors with Torc’s virtual driver, part of Daimler Truck’s broader strategy to bring its autonomous trucks to market

The convicted founder of logistics platform Slync.io lost an appeal to a three-judge federal panel.

30 autonomous trucks to haul proppants nonstop on public roads in deal with Detmar Logistics

Three executives downloaded more than 20,000 files before leaving o9 Solutions for SAP.

Why not include a preventable crash rate in CSA scores?

The transportation industry stands at an inflection point, and carriers are facing a complex web of challenges that stretch operational capabilities to their limits. Companies are dealing with fluctuating capacity, compressed margins, rising customer expectations, and an increasingly competitive landscape where real-time decision-making separates winners from mere survivors.  Traditional transportation management systems – many of […]

Neo-carrier model seeks to combine technology, capital and operations to electrify and digitize European freight at scale

SONAR goes much deeper in volume data with a new tender source.