12+ hour, 2+ min ago  (123+ words) This collaboration shows how autonomous transport can help reduce transit times, improve service, and meet the demands of time-sensitive, high-value freight," said Sasko Cuklev, head of on-road solutions at Volvo Autonomous Solutions. Autonomous transportation has the potential to significantly reshape…...

13+ hour, 2+ min ago  (1110+ words) Highway is Plaid," Caney told Freight Waves in an interview. Highway is allowing a user, a carrier user, to say: "We're asking the question " are you willing to tell the truth about who you are? And are you willing to…...

14+ hour, 32+ min ago  (839+ words) A nuclear verdict handed down by a California jury this week is not just another big payout to a plaintiff from a trucking company defendant, or in this case, multiple defendants. It also is a reminder to trucking companies that…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (455+ words) The Teamsters unanimously passed a resolution at its international convention in Las Vegas this week instructing leadership to challenge United Parcel Service for violating the 2023 collective bargaining agreement by outsourcing delivery work to nonunion subcontractors, marking the latest effort to…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (970+ words) Trailer builder Wabash National, whose stock went from about $30 per share in March 2024 to less than $7 last month, has seen a surge of investor interest on the back of a bullish analyst report. Wabash (NYSE: WNC) is not a company…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (219+ words) RBW Logistics expanded its national footprint with the acquisition of World Group's warehousing business. The strategic carve-out included the acquisition of World Distribution Services and Pacific Cascade Distribution. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "This is about building…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (313+ words) One of the nation's largest trucking companies is partnering with a fast-growing driver training provider to expand commercial driver's license education in Alabama. Fleet Force Truck Driver Training announced Tuesday that it has partnered with Swift Transportation to offer CDL…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1444+ words) A rollover on the interstate at 3: 00 a. m. is already a bad day. But for a growing number of motor carriers, even worse financial damage comes from the tow bill that follows. Stephen Brasher, Travelers Inland Marine Claim Unit Manager, joined Freight…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (947+ words) A potential breakthrough in the Middle East could soon ease major headaches for truckers, shippers, and manufacturers worldwide. On Friday, U. S. and Iranian leaders are set to formally sign a 14-point memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Switzerland. This interim deal aims…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (527+ words) Carrier Assure founder and CEO Cassandra Gaines has released a new industry framework designed to help brokers, shippers and freight forwarders navigate one of transportation's most challenging questions: What constitutes a reasonable and defensible carrier-selection process? The framework, known as…...