Technology

Agreement between Canada’s largest airline and Drone Delivery Canada creates a platform to roll out autonomous cargo aircraft on a large scale.

Learn how existing and future technologies will continue the evolution of supply chains, transportation and warehousing.

Market expert Cathy Roberson writes about the decline in global air cargo traffic; the only bright spot is in Latin America. Read why!

Automation is once again a flashpoint at ports, with a major Canadian container terminal project becoming the latest instance of a stand-off between labor and management. As FreightWaves Nate Tabak reported, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 502 is standing down from a full-blown strike at Vancouver’s ports. Instead, ILWU members will refuse […]

Fiat Chrysler’s merger bid with Renault is the type of consolidation that the auto industry needs at the moment to expedite innovation and the development of futuristic tech.

Trimble MAPS helps fleets automate visibility on the road and manage trips to gain a competitive edge in the market.

The technology provides a low cost alternative to GPS tracking.

Commentary As digital freight brokerage apps learn to concentrate on driving user engagement and building dynamic marketplaces that adapt to user behavior, they will start to resemble social media networks like Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Tinder. Apps like Uber Freight, Convoy, Transfix, J.B. Hunt 360, C.H. Robinson’s Navisphere and EchoShip/Drive were designed to cover loads […]

Portland is the first airport in the country to use the technology, which aims to relieve congestion in the airport arrival zone.

The mandatory adoption of electronic logging devices (ELDs) has given decision-makers the ability to access a wealth of data they never knew they needed. The tough part is attempting to sift through and draw insights from that data.

For the second year, FreightWaves will co-sponsor Dynamo VC’s Founders Camp.

Blockchain can help expedite customs procedures, reduce expenses and boost both global trade volumes and economic output.

Autonomous vehicles can be commercially deployed only after it convincingly addresses public and government concerns on safety and reliability.

The funds will be used to accelerate the company’s efforts to improve fuel efficiency in the trucking industry.

DrayNow, the first real-time marketplace connecting intermodal freight with carriers, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). BiTA is developing best practices and standards for blockchain in the transportation industry. Blockchain is an open, distributed digital ledger that can record and share transactions between two or more parties efficiently, securely and permanently. Blockchain enables […]

Oversize helps brokers and fleets save time that is needlessly spent navigating the complex regulatory landscape of carrying overdimensional cargo.

Market expert Brian Aoaeh writes about the impact of severe weather on supply chains, and tools to help companies and organizations modify those supply chains when disaster strikes.

Daimler Trucks is betting big on autonomous trucks, as the German-based company announced Wednesday, May 29, that it is establishing a global group that seeks to put highly automated commercial trucks on U.S. highways within the next 10 years.

Global container carriers CMA CGM and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) today announced they will join TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform, jointly developed by A.P. Moller – Maersk and IBM.

Mothership uses historical driver data and machine learning to “intelligently dispatch” trucks working the last mile freight market.