Downloads of XPO’s driver app Drive XPO have doubled this year, and more than 25,000 carriers have joined its XPO Connect platform as both technologies have seen rapid growth.
Echo Global has added a Book Now tool to its EchoDrive platform, allowing dispatchers and truck drivers to instantly book loads without the need for phone calls or emails.
Their inability to guarantee coverage is the primary reason why small carriers have been confined to the spot market, and as a result, they’ve earned rates that are often less than half of the rates paid to larger carriers.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, trailer makers get reprieve from emissions regs, TuSimple adds former FMCSA leader, and electric vehicles get a mention in the first presidential debate.
The Swedish autonomous technology company is known for its electric “T-Pod” truck that doesn’t have a cab or driver.
Long-awaited Jason’s Law survey originally scheduled for 2019 release is now on track for release before the end of the year
Higher costs could cut deep this holiday.
Emirates SkyCargo’s flight to Guadalajara, Mexico, will include automotive components, fresh produce and other general cargo.
After three weeks of negative media following a short seller’s allegations of fraud, Nikola is fighting back. The startup electric truck maker showed a timeline of planned milestones to reel back fleeing investors and keep customers from canceling orders.
The California Trucking Association is using the decision to support its AB5 appeal.
President Donald Trump is trying to fast-track a COVID-19 vaccine and appears ready to mobilize military assets. A possible scenario involves an airlift with Air Force cargo jets, which offer two advantages: speed and cold storage.
Jim Mullen previously served as the acting administrator and chief counsel for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
project44 and SAP have added additional ocean freight visibility as well as new connectivity for truckload and less-than-truckload shipments.
Phase 2 standards could tack thousands of dollars onto the cost of a new trailer.
Jacksonville, Florida, employees are offered counseling following the second shooting at the Amazon facility in recent months.
The 3PL will add up to 8,000 employees to handle the seasonal increase in e-commerce shipments on top of its ongoing effort to raise its profile in the American market.
Six years in development, the new vocational truck adopts safety technology from Daimler Trucks’ on-highway models with other firsts for extreme-use trucks.
Saiz’s path to the bench now caught up in Supreme Court fight
Great freight factoring companies are amazing at avoiding bad-debt shippers and staying on top of collections so loads factored rarely turn into uncollectible revenue.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, technology is the focus of FreightWaves’ The Future of Logistics Real Estate summit; plus, GM and Nikola have yet to finalize their partnership and the Tesla Semi gets a boost.
