Volvo Trucks will launch unattended over-the-air software updates later this year, allowing fleets to update parked trucks while drivers are away.
PepsiCo and Gatik have launched the largest commercial driverless trucking deployment to date, with operations now live across Texas, Arizona and Arkansas
Monika Joshi explains how Amazon Relay’s web portal and mobile app’s fraud protections, safety rewards program, and Prime Day volume create a differentiated value proposition for carriers.
ISEE AI and TICO aim for 2027 autonomous yard tractor production. Gen-7 and closed safety case enable hundreds of truck orders soon.
As freight fraud, cargo theft and cyber-enabled crime continue to evolve, the National Motor Freight Traffic Association has launched a new Threat Report Portal designed to help transportation companies anonymously share incidents and identify emerging risks. NMFTA says the platform will provide a centralized location for reporting fraud, cyber threats and suspicious activity while helping the industry build a clearer picture of evolving criminal tactics.
Brett Suma has joined Bot Auto as president and COO. The Knight Transportation and TrailerHawk.ai veteran and co-founders will build a purpose-built autonomous freight network.
The Headline Number: Spot Rates Hit an All-Time Record Craig Fuller set the tone in the opening minutes, and the data backed it up at the close. The SONAR National Truckload Index, which tracks daily spot rates inclusive of fuel, hit 383, an all-time record. Fuller, a self-described rate nerd from a trucking asset background, […]
A private member’s bill requiring dashboard cameras on B.C. commercial vehicles cleared third reading with unanimous support. It now heads for royal assent
Why This Matters More Than It Did Two Years Ago Trucking insurance is expensive and getting more so. According to ATRI’s 2025 Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking, insurance premiums hit a record 10.2 cents per mile in 2024, following a 12.5 percent increase in 2023 and an additional 3 percent rise in 2024. […]
WWEX and Auctane form ShipStation Global to give small and midsize shippers enterprise-grade technology and transportation services through a single platform.
From cartel-linked theft investigations to testimony before Congress, Lemm’s message was clear: cargo theft is no longer just a transportation problem.
Two weeks ago, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration flipped the switch on the biggest overhaul of its registration infrastructure in decades. The legacy systems carriers had used for years, including the Unified Registration System, the Licensing and Insurance public filing system, and the FMCSA Portal’s registration functions, were permanently retired at 8:00 PM Eastern […]
Fleets and providers are adapting after regulatory changes. Zeem CEO Paul Gioupis talks vehicle performance, infrastructure, and grid integration.
Torc Robotics Mila partnership advances physical AI for autonomous trucking. Torc is now Mila’s only autonomous trucking company with dedicated research space in Montreal.
Vision 26 brought Motive’s AI Dashcam Plus with stereo vision, Atlas AI and an automations engine that handles fault codes and coaching automatically.
The convergence of a proven 15-liter engine, Clean Energy’s nationwide fueling network, and fuel savings averaging $3 or more per gallon is reshaping how fleets evaluate their next fuel strategy.
Phillips Connect appoints Mark Wallin as president and general manager to drive growth in smart trailer technology and autonomous freight readiness.
FMCSA removed 12 more electronic logging devices from the registry today, bringing the total to 79 revocations since January 2025. The registered list is bleeding devices faster than the market is adding them. At this rate, the agency may be building a de facto third-party certification standard without ever formally adopting one.
Fleetworthy introduced a connected fleet management platform and mobile app during its customer roadshow on Tuesday in Austin, Texas.
Infios’ analysis of millions of U.S. customs entries reveals how tariff stacking transformed supply chain execution in 2025.
Autonomous trucking is expanding beyond the Sun Belt and into Ohio. Einride and EASE Logistics announced Monday the deployment of SAE Level 4 (L4) autonomous electric trucks in a proof-of-concept service. The trucks will operate between EASE Logistics warehouses in Marysville, Ohio. The deployment is an extension of the Ohio Department of Transportation and DriveOhio’s […]
Safe isn’t always exposure-free or risk-free. Compliant isn’t always safe. What “safety” means doesn’t matter. A carrier can be all three of those things on paper and still bury everyone who touched the load in exposure. This is a working primer on how risk professionals actually vet, qualify and screen a carrier.
The BUILD America 250 Act changes broker qualification rules, overhauls the DataQs violation dispute process, and puts a federal clock on hair drug testing. Here is what those three provisions mean for brokers, motor carriers, insurance renewals and driver capacity
The BUILD America 250 Act creates the first federal framework for autonomous commercial trucks. It is not a green light. DOT has 2 years to write the safety standard; the liability question stays in front of a jury; and the bill funds retraining for drivers in the cab today.
MicroVision acquired Luminar assets for $33 million, adding Iris and Halo LiDAR. The company’s strategy for commercial trucking includes insurance and safety savings.
Volvo Autonomous Solutions and DSV have started autonomous freight operations between Dallas and Houston. Volvo Autonomous Solutions, or VAS, is deploying its Autona/freight solution for DSV. The Autona/freight platform combines the Volvo VNL Autonomous truck with self-driving technology from partners Aurora and Waabi. The operations run between Aurora’s terminals in Dallas and Houston and integrate […]
Coupa executives and customers at Inspire 2026 said AI and transportation optimization tools are helping companies cut planning cycles from weeks to hours.
The Supreme Court just told 28,000 freight brokers that they owe a duty of ordinary care in carrier selection. The question every broker, shipper, and 3PL should be asking is not whether they need a carrier vetting process. That question was answered on May 14. The question is: what technology are they using to build one that a jury will believe?
This article is not an argument for or against autonomous trucks. It is not a prediction about what the freight market looks like in 2035, and it is not an endorsement of any technology company’s safety record or business model. It is a set of questions that the industry — carriers, drivers, regulators, first responders, […]
The American trucking industry built its workforce narrative on a myth, and the modern driver, who wants to be home by Friday and isn’t interested in sleeping in a cab for two weeks, is the one exposing it.
Outpost launched its second-generation gate automation platform on Wednesday, introducing a ruggedized kiosk that deploys in as little as one day and slashes gate operating costs by up to 70 percent. The Austin, Texas-based truck terminal owner and automation company now processes more than 3 million gate events annually across its network of more than […]
The seventh annual State of Sustainable Fleets report lands as fleets face one of the most uncertain environments in decades. Tariff disruptions, regulatory reversals and a prolonged freight recession have suppressed new vehicle orders across every drivetrain. Federal policy shifts erased the previous federally driven push toward zero-emission trucks. The rollback of greenhouse gas vehicle […]
An investigative analysis of the security gaps in American commercial trucking, from terrorism to trafficking and how CVSA Roadcheck plays an important role.
Dale Prax makes the case for cross-platform collaboration on freight fraud — and explains why the industry can’t afford to keep working in silos.
There’s already been much written and said about the recent changes to California’s DMV regulations and what they mean for autonomous trucking. To summarize, the rules were released April 28 and cover both light- and heavy-duty vehicles. This is a notable shift. California has long been a leader in autonomous driving for robotaxis but has […]
Kodiak AI posted 74% Q1 2026 revenue growth to $1.8M and expanded its customer-owned driverless fleet to 28 trucks. The company logged over 23,500 paid hours in the quarter alone and raised $100M to fund scaling.
Autopilot helps project44 customers build and deploy their own AI agents.
Truck Parking Club appoints Victor Westerlund as CFO. The Stax Payments veteran joins as the company surpasses 5,000 truck parking locations and targets 10,000 by 2026.
FMCSA revoked two more electronic logging devices today, bringing the total to 67 noncompliant devices removed since January 2025. Carriers using Safe ELD or MYLOGS ELD have until July 7, 2026, to replace them or face out-of-service orders.
The long-awaited Tesla Semi has landed a major order. WattEV announced Tuesday at ACT Expo that it ordered 370 Tesla Semi Class 8 electric trucks. Deliveries of the first 50 Semis will begin in 2026. Once complete by the end of 2027, the deployment will be the largest single electric truck deployment in California. The […]
Aurora and McLane launched driverless hauls in Texas after 280k-mile pilot with 100% on-time. Aurora and Volvo opened 200-mile route to Oklahoma City
With its $95M raise, Loop is building the foundational data platform that turns trapped operational data into strategic decisions across logistics, finance and supply chain.
FBI warns of rising cyber cargo theft, as cybercriminals increasingly target freight industry operations
Hirschbach Motor Lines plans to own 500 Aurora Driver-powered trucks as part of an expanded partnership that will let the Iowa carrier run a hybrid network
Four months after their January agreement, Kodiak and Bosch have moved to engineering execution. Kodiak is testing Bosch camera samples and has completed early SensorPod integrations.
With 10,000 LNG trucks already operating globally, Westport is introducing its next-generation compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel storage and delivery system to ACT Expo 2026. powered
The Houston company landed a 231-mile empty-cab run from Houston to Hutchins on time with zero humans or remote assistance.
More than 300,000 carriers operate in a system that cannot fully verify who is behind each authority. With limited enforcement and disconnected data, fraud continues to enter through the front door. This May, industry leaders are heading to Washington, DC to address the problem at its source.
The AI productivity platform has acquired stealth startup Merlin, a stealth AI company focused on wholesale distribution
A CDL driver disappeared from a Florida rest stop on April 17 with multiple vehicles missing from his hauler. Cargo theft is at record levels and the pipeline moving stolen American vehicles out of the country has never been more active.
This week the agency announced that new Clearinghouse registrants will have to prove their identity before gaining SAP-level access to a federal database that 38 million queries have trusted since 2020.
Grant Goodale, CPTO at Ryder System, breaks down the four waves of logistics tech and shares what the company’s Baton innovation lab is building next.
TruckSmarter is taking the freight industry into the future with the launch of Dispatch, combining AI capabilities into the industry’s first chat-based interface built specifically for freight. Now, truck drivers can eliminate hours scrolling through traditional load boards. Instead, drivers can ask anything to find loads, deploy agents to execute actions, such as a bidding […]
The company has grown into the largest network of reservable truck parking in the country in less than four years since its 2022 founding.
Humble Robotics emerges from stealth with $24M seed funding and the Humble Hauler, a cabless autonomous electric truck for dock-to-dock freight.
PlusAI terminated its SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp. IX due to market conditions. CEO David Liu said existing investors support the company’s next capital raise.
Einride filed Form F-4 for its $1.35 billion SPAC merger with Legato and is deploying 75 electric trucks for Amazon across five U.S. locations.
Data from Shell’s Starship 3.0 at the U.S. Eco-marathon illustrates efficiency gains from natural gas powertrains and aerodynamics in Class 8 trucks
Former Walmart head of global logistics Gary M. Adams has joined the board of Gnosis Freight. Adams spent more than 30 years at the retailer, modernizing supply chain operations
New AI RateAgents from BeyondTrucks enable carriers to automate complex fuel surcharges using plain language.
A growing trend in logistics is no longer about preventing disruptions. The new focus is recovering from disruptions faster than competitors. That was the central message from Trimble Transportation and Logistics executives during a virtual roundtable. In the presentation, company leaders outlined how their expanding carrier-shipper network is helping transform supply chains from reactive to […]
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The federal government just rewired the system carriers use to challenge erroneous violations and crash data. Most truckers still do not know it exists. That needs to change, because your SMS scores, your insurance premiums, and your ability to keep working may depend on what you do next.
Mudflap has completed its acquisition of Parade. The deal pairs Mudflap’s location-verified carrier network with Parade’s capacity management platform for brokers, which has facilitated more than $40 billion in total cumulative freight transactions. Mudflap boasts more than 515,000 drivers across over 100,000 verified carriers. The Palo Alto-based fintech company provides fuel discount solutions to carriers […]
Trucker Path’s integration with Truckstop.com’s load board gives more than 1 million drivers access to significantly more freight listings directly in the TruckLoads app.
Chicago-based logistics firm Synergy Logistics announced the release of ORCA, its hybrid warehouse management system.
A growing disconnect between demand and pricing is emerging across freight markets, Flexport says.
Fleet operators tend to think of risk in terms of isolated events, such as a crash, a failed inspection, or a compliance lapse. But according to Bob O’Connell, Account Executive of Strategic Accounts at J.J. Keller & Associates, that way of thinking is itself the biggest blind spot in the industry. “A lot of carriers, […]
project44 execs pitched their product roadmap to a room full of shippers and LSPs.
Kodiak AI completed its first autonomous trucking tests outside the Sun Belt on Interstate 70, showcasing Level 4 capabilities with Ohio and Indiana officials and DriveOhio.
Truckstop announced Tuesday it acquired Wize Load and will rebrand it Truckstop Heavy Haul Rates, adding lane-specific pricing to its Heavy Haul Load Board.
Two Boxes has raised $3.2 million to help scale its AI-powered returns platform as retailers grapple with rising fraud and costly reverse logistics.
By the time the product was found, it was already positioned to move through resale channels. That’s not a recovery story. It’s a reminder that most losses start long before a load is ever picked up.
Redwood Logistics proposed “Logistics Platform as a Service” but followed analyst guidance to reposition as a modern 4PL, earning Visionary status in Gartner’s inaugural 4PL Magic Quadrant.
Cloud outages cost warehouses up to $100K/hour. 84% of operators had major disruptions recently. Brian Kirst on the rise of hybrid WMS.
No federal law requires an insurer to evaluate a carrier’s safety record before issuing a commercial trucking policy and that’s creating a significant safety gap.
Samsara Inc. (NYSE: IOT) announced its 2026 North America Customer Advisory Board on Tuesday as the company prepares for its annual Beyond conference. The board includes executives from nearly 50 organizations spanning transportation, logistics, energy and food distribution. One goal is to guide the next generation of AI-powered safety and operational tools. Members include leaders […]
Let’s start with what is not in dispute. In 2023, 5,472 people were killed in traffic crashes involving large trucks, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System — the most reliable national crash database that exists. Seventy percent of those people — 3,837 of them — were not in the […]
Self-driving trucks could deliver major savings across the more than $1 trillion U.S. trucking industry, according to a new report commissioned by Aurora Innovation and conducted by the Steer Group. The analysis projects $9 billion in annual consumer savings, account for $70 billion in gross domestic product and nearly 500 lives saved per year by […]
Maersk’s Sam Coiro explains how the ocean giant uses its existing fulfillment infrastructure and multi-carrier network to deliver packages coast to coast with one label, one invoice and one tracking number.
Outpost announced five new truck terminals in Newark, Miami and California along with a strategic investment in EV Realty. The expansion adds more than 30 acres to its shared-use network.
HERE Technologies announced new EV Planning features for HERE Tour Planning on Feb. 9. The upgrade delivers up to 20% better routing and 15% more accurate ETAs for mixed fleets using agentic AI.
Samsara won a $30.3 million arbitration award over false-advertising claims tied to AI dashcam studies, while the ITC cleared Motive of patent infringement and ended any import-ban threat. Other cases remain pending.
Transfix co-founder Drew McElroy explains how running its own brokerage formed the basis for its TMS. The interview covers the 2014 founding, the decade of operations and the later transition to software.
The newly-appointed chief of the U.S. shipping regulator says the United States must completely rebuild its industrial maritime complex if it wants to reclaim leadership on the global stage.
While AI stole the spotlight at Manifest, Ryder System’s venture arm is increasing its focus on investments in warehouse automation
A bill moving through the House of Representatives right now would establish the first federal framework for putting fully autonomous heavy-duty trucks on public roads. The SELF DRIVE Act of 2026 — formally H.R. 7390, introduced February 5 by Rep. Bob Latta of Ohio — is being framed by its supporters as a necessary step […]
The future of driverless trucking lies through not software but on how to produce them at scale. That’s according to newly released research by Telemetry, a communications and research firm heavily invested in the space. FreightWaves spoke with Sam Abuelsamid, Telemetry’s vice president of market research and David Liu, CEO and co-founder of PlusAI about […]
PlusAI released SuperDrive 6.0, adding night driving and construction-zone handling to autonomous trucking software. Trucks are already hauling loads in Texas, with 24/7 operations now in reach.
The era of software as a moat is over. The era of “vibe coding” has begun. To find out what that means for logistics, FreightWaves interviewed John Loser, co-founder and general partner of Floating Point Advisors. For Floating Point Advisors, an early-stage venture fund, the real opportunity lies in backing founders who can rebuild entire […]
Wabash’s cargo assurance solution replaces traditional seals with a digital system that logs every access event. The TrailerHawk.AI platform provides real-time alerts and verification on any trailer brand.
Full ACT Expo 2026 speaker lineup announced: Incoming FedEx Freight CEO John Smith opens May 4 in Las Vegas. Nearly 400 executives include Rivian, Mack Trucks, Tesla, Waabi, Aurora and Amazon.
Einride raised $113 million in an oversubscribed PIPE that surpassed its $100 million target, bringing total committed investments to $213 million and positioning the Swedish company for a 2026 NYSE debut under the ticker ENRD.
Samsara announced Thursday the release of an updated asset tag and a smaller model designed to help fleet equipment managers locate and recover high-value assets of all sizes. The devices are powered by an expanded Samsara Network that now integrates with 90 million consumer smartphones.
Trade uncertainty in the U.S. and beyond is reinforcing long-term supply chain decentralization, with companies betting on flexibility over political predictability.
Bot Auto has partnered with Ryan Transportation to launch driverless autonomous freight operations between Houston and Dallas this spring. Overnight runs will overcome driver fatigue and hours-of-service limits with precision autonomous technology.
“It’s easier to go to the moon than build an autonomous truck,” says AMD’s Rehan Tahir. From sleeper-bunk servers to embedded AI brains, here’s how trucking tech evolved in record time.
Detroit has unveiled its Gen 6 heavy-duty engines for 2027. The updated DD13, DD15 and DD16 models meet the EPA’s stricter emissions standards while offering better fuel economy in Freightliner and Western Star trucks.
Most AI freight tech will be easily copied and face pricing wars, says Autotech Ventures’ Burak Cendek. At Manifest 2026 he laid out the firm’s focus on defensible plays and robotics
My investigation found 76 Risk Retention Groups insure nearly 30,000 motor carriers linked to more than 6,300 fatal crashes, all without state guaranty fund protection for crash victims. The findings come as reports indicate that major insurers, including Chubb and AmTrust, are exiting the Chicago trucking market, funneling high-risk carriers into RRGs that have already incurred $199 million in unpaid losses and multiple insolvencies.
