Samsara’s new Model Context Protocol gives trucking companies a way to access live fleet data through third-party AI applications without building custom integrations.
Criminals can know exactly what freight they want before arriving for pickup. The FBI’s Memphis Cargo Theft Task Force says cyber-enabled schemes are changing how thieves target shipments.
Coretura has selected Alloy Kore, a software platform jointly developed by Vector and QNX, as the foundational software layer for the high-performance computing systems in its commercial vehicle architecture.
A new survey of 150 U.S. loss and organized retail crime prevention professionals finds rising cargo theft concerns, multimillion-dollar losses and increasingly sophisticated tactics.
Economics of the New Canadian Tit-for-Tat Tiff Tariffs On September 8, the disagreement escalated past tariffs entirely. The U.S. announced it would outright ban imports of Canadian dairy, alcohol, and large-displacement motorcycles, effective September 29. Not another rate hike, a straight prohibition. It’s the newest turn in a dispute that’s been building for months: on […]
Uber Freight is making a multi-year investment in its European operations, including a new control tower and operations hub in Poland.
Optym shopped multiple transportation management systems before picking Alvys for its LoadOps customers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Migrations are already underway.
Three men face federal charges in two investigations involving commercial freight and four CSX rail shipments. Authorities say the cases unfolded across multiple states during 2024.
On September 16, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the federal funds target range by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4.00%, its first hike after a run of cuts, citing inflation that Fed Chair Kevin Warsh called “too high and has been for too long.” Effective September 17, the Fed also moved its full set […]
Tabi Connect and Kleinschmidt are integrating automated freight pricing with predictive capacity data, giving brokers another signal to consider when setting rates and responding to quote requests.
Piston has raised $15 million in Series A funding as the cardless fuel payments startup expands its network across the U.S. and adds AI-powered tools for fraud prevention and spending analysis.
Police say approximately half a pallet of ribs disappeared from the South Philadelphia load. A Ford F-150 carried the cargo away while an unidentified Jeep accompanied the getaway.
Tavio, formed from a 2025 merger of two HR tech integration companies, is expanding into supply chain with Uber Freight already on its customer list.
A Georgia theft alert led Florida investigators to stolen trucks and cargo in St. Johns County. An arrest report details the recovery and two grand theft charges.
Samsara’s new Compounding Risk Report found that the top 10% of drivers ranked by its Risk Model accounted for 47% of crashes, highlighting how fleets can use risk data to focus coaching on drivers and behavioral patterns that warrant attention.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has begun voiding importer-of-record numbers containing inaccurate or incomplete information.
YardFlow has processed nearly 2 million shipments across 26 facilities. Its largest customer now wants the system in every one of its over 200 sites, including the smallest.
Police went looking for one fugitive and uncovered a $110,000 chicken load offered to settle a drug debt.
U.S. lawmakers and the Pentagon are investigating how sensitive F-35 components bound from Australia to the United States for repair were diverted to Hong Kong and are now unaccounted for.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) latest Atlantic hurricane outlook is calling for a below-normal 2026 season. It’s welcome news, on its face, for any fleet that has spent years threading dispatch schedules around tropical storm warnings and coastal evacuations. According to Lytx®’s 2026 Road Safety Report, drawn from more than 341 billion miles […]
