Electric truck maker Nikola will get 50 Hyla-branded hydrogen fueling stations in a five-year deal with infrastructure developer Voltera.
Kodiak Robotics bought a Peterbilt Model 579EV to marry its autonomous system with electric propulsion. It is using the truck in testing.
Kodiak has taken big steps along its commercialization journey with new carrier partnerships and advancements in its self-driving trucking technology.
Carriers will now be able to handle their fuel expenses on Uber Freight’s app with no annual fees, according to the freight marketplace.
Tracking trailer inventory was always part of Outrider’s autonomous distribution yard plan. Now, it is happening.
Aurora Innovation and Continental AG are partnering to build the Aurora Driver autonomous hardware to scale for the U.S. in 2027
Uber Freight’s head of product shares simple ways to improve decision-making and reduce costs while improving customers’ shipping experiences.
“We could make carriers’ lives easier by giving them a single tool that they can use to make sure that they are not missing any hiring steps,” said LogRock co-founder and CEO Hunter Yaw.
The Q2 Freight Sentiment Indexes show carriers lower, brokers higher and shippers about the same despite ample pricing power.
“There have been companies that have introduced [dashcams] with great success and haven’t lost any drivers at all, and then there are other companies that have lost quite a few drivers because of it,” Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels said.
“The Premier Partner Program expands our carrier family to include an even higher level of qualification of carriers that can meet the needs of participating shippers,” said president George Abernathy.
The potential widening of broker liability in the Miller case against C.H. Robinson is creating fears among 3PLs, but attorneys see a potential reversal.
Nikola Corp.’s hopes for a zero-emissions trucking future may be realized without the startup being part of it.
Predictive maintenance analytics for autonomous trucks could provide a reverse benefit for human-driven trucks.
Financially struggling Nikola Corp. wants shareholders to double the company’s authorized shares so it can pay its loans in stock.
Artificial intelligence, not magic, allows Merlin to operate small aircraft without a human pilot.
Driverless trucks have special needs that only humans can perform at terminals where they will drop and hook loads.
Lidar maker Ouster sued Chinese rival Hesai alleging patent infringement, a situation the company has experienced as a defendant.
Using the company’s platform, Repowr Connect, shippers, fleets and 3PLs can share their available assets with other network members, helping parties find on-demand capacity.
Companies that resemble an Expedia for airfreight are making their portals more accessible to logistics customers outside their home countries. Agents are watching for potential conflicts of interest.
