freight industry

The freight industry continues to push toward tighter integration between financial tools and operational technology, and the latest move between OTR Solutions and TruckSmarter underscores just how quickly that convergence is accelerating.  OTR Solutions has acquired TruckSmarter’s factoring and banking division, a shift that consolidates financial services under one of the industry’s most established fintech […]

Alvys, a logistics software provider, has secured $40 million in a Series B funding round led by RTP Global as it seeks to deepen its impact across the freight and insurance brokerage industries. The company’s approach, combining automation, integrated systems, and AI to simplify complex operations for carriers and brokers, is driving the Series B […]

Craig Fuller, a lifelong insider in the freight and logistics world, is making his debut as an author with Moving the World: How the Supply Chain’s Evolution Affects Us All. Drawing on decades of firsthand experience and a family deeply embedded in the industry, Fuller offers readers a unique perspective on the networks that quietly […]

Recent data released by U.S. Bank showed that despite trade- and economic-related uncertainty, the national truck freight market grew in the second quarter of 2025

Tariffs, tax cuts and legislation supported by President-elect Donald Trump are predicted to benefit the freight industry.

You’ve heard of cash back for groceries or restaurants, but what about cash back for freight?

A return to typical consumer spending drives conventional freight market conditions but the process of returning to normal has been anything but conventional.

After months of tepid increases or decreases, industry tacks on a lot more workers

Locomation: Re-Engineering the World’s Supply Chain for Autonomy

Find Out What Logisticians Do, and Other Facts About Their Profession

A set of guidelines for the ethical freight broker.

The rise of e-commerce demands additional fulfillment space. Here’s a look at the current scope of Amazon’s reign.

Cameras are replacing mirrors on large trucks.

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