Technology

Prologis, the global leader in logistics real estate, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA).

Users of Axele by Optym now have access to Truckstop.com’s loadboard within the Axele system thanks to a new integration.

Plus.ai partners with the Minnesota Department of Transportation to see how its self-driving trucks perform in cold weather.

Matt Silver wants to automate cross-border freight; an industry that many find difficult to manage.

SMC3 has set its sights on providing data services to truckload after decades of serving LTL exclusively

Elena Bernardo strayed from a “super safe” career to one that put her on the front lines of technological innovation.

Spanish capital Madrid is working on a blockchain-powered transport application that unifies all mobility systems across the city and provides high levels of data security to its users.

Reckless e-scooter riders were penalized by the German police for drunk driving in Munich as they left the world’s largest beer festival Oktoberfest.

Comdata has released a new dashboard that will help fleet managers quickly identify and manage fuel spend.

List of titles that founders in the FreightTech revolution should consider

Bird CEO Travis VanderZanden said that for the past year, positive unit economics has been Bird’s top priority for a sustainable long-term business. This is an ideology that departs from that of many startups and emerging companies whose focus seems to be on top line growth and revenue building.

Traxens says the new standard will facilitate growth in smart container usage.

Self-driving cars from a U.K. startup Oxbotica took to Stratford’s streets earlier this week, successfully wading through traffic and proving itself safe to navigate in an urban setting.

Enter Uber Works – an app that connects shift-workers with shift jobs. The app officially launched in Chicago on October 2.

Gur Kimchi talks about Amazon’s approach to delivering packages to your doorstep via drone.

FreightWaves’ Chief Analytics Officer Dean Croke (who also has been a professional truck driver), reviews the newest Freightliner Cascadia.

Deepscale’s focus on computer vision to give cars “sight” is different from light detection and ranging (LIDAR).

High driver turnover rates have been common in the trucking industry for several decades. Improving the quality of discussions between fleet management and drivers might help reduce the churn.

Postmates just announced a partnership with Walgreens and Duane Read stores – all 174 of them – in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Truck subsidiary of Volkswagen AG will split investment into electric vehicle and software development to speed introduction of alternative fuel and self-driving commercial vehicle options