Johannes Ariens sells everything from electric motorcycles to hydrogen semis. He says the industry is trying to skip a step, and that small fleets with medium-duty trucks should go first.
Daimler Truck North America is seeking $6.6 million in damages after accusing a former employee and his wife of misappropriating nearly $3.8 million.
At least 24 shipments vanished after drivers collected merchandise from distribution centers. Authorities also uncovered fraudulent licenses, altered identities and ransom demands.
A unanimous Supreme Court ruling means freight brokers can face state liability claims for their selection of carriers. For carriers, that shift turns a documented safety program from a compliance nicety into a competitive credential. In an upcoming webinar, Lytx® outlines the elements of a defensible safety record.
Nearly 1,600 pounds of narcotics, a federal investigation and an unexpected development involving the trucker. New details obtained by FreightWaves reveal what happened after the seizure.
Trailer orders jumped sharply in September as carriers moved to secure equipment ahead of potential price increases, while heavy-duty truck purchases showed mixed signals.
A month after agreeing to build its next Einride Driver on Nvidia Hyperion, Einride said it will adapt Alpamayo to its trucks, routes and data, with a road evaluation set for 2027.
Motive, an AI platform for physical operations, launched Agents on Monday at the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition (MCE) in Charlotte, North Carolina. These AI Agents act on safety and maintenance alerts under rules a fleet sets, including calling drivers, opening work orders, and bringing in managers so teams can scale without adding […]
Automaker Tesla says it began volume production of its Class 8 electric Semi truck in the third quarter, marking a major milestone ahead of its planned 2027 commercial expansion.
DSV has opened a $90 million logistics facility in Laredo, consolidating cross-border transportation, warehousing and customs services along the Texas-Mexico border.
Sixteen recent trucking bankruptcy cases span multiple states as carriers confront mounting financial challenges.
Phillips Connect launched two smart trailer products Sunday at the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition in Charlotte, North Carolina. Insights reads trailer sensor data to diagnose tire and lighting problems. TrailerSignal, a light on the trailer nose, shows green when a trailer is ready to dispatch and amber when it isn’t. Both target […]
Customers expect a Managed Transportation partner to run their freight reliably and cost efficiently. They should get more: experts who understand their network, bring ideas for making it better, and drive those changes. The scale and knowledge of their partner should work to their advantage. At Uber Freight, we call this Transportation Orchestration and it’s […]
Highway has lost one load out of a million under its $100,000 performance guarantee. Its CCO says the next step is getting insurers, factors and ELD vendors to vouch for their data
A FedEx driver discovered a missing cargo-door lock and nearly $1 million in stolen trading cards outside a California grading facility. Detectives are reviewing his account and seeking surveillance footage to determine how the shipment disappeared.
A. Duie Pyle is expanding its regional freight network with a new Cincinnati-area LTL service center and an integrated warehouse facility in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
PACCAR Connect arrives in early 2027 and links Kenworth and Peterbilt drivers to Platform Science’s Virtual Vehicle app marketplace, days before PACCAR reports Q3 results.
Tender rejections are 2.5x last year and contract rates are up 18%. SONAR’s new sitrep shows how shippers go from shipper of choice to partner of choice.
State and federal authorities from California to North Dakota reported hundreds of violations and out-of-service orders in recent CDL enforcement operations.
As the freight industry heads into its highest-volume stretch of the year, the cargo theft numbers tell a deceptively reassuring story. Reported incidents fell sharply in the second quarter of 2026, down roughly a quarter from the year before. But losses over that same period more than doubled, to $304.6 million, with the average theft […]
