The UP-NS pitch to regulators is that the combined network would pull 2.1 million truckloads off highways annually. Plus: USPS signs a $10B+ deal with DHL, 20+ carriers go under in May, and Hub Group's CFO and COO are out.
The freight tech aisle has gone full AI. The ops floor has not. Here's what's actually moving the needle in 2026.
A viral X thread by @supertrucker exposed the concentration of trucking companies in California.
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We sat down with Sushanth Raman, Founder & CEO, and Andrew Geisse, CRO at Pallet - an AI-driven logistics management system built to take the busywork off your plate.
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The details:
“The Future of AI in Logistics Isn’t a ChatGPT Wrapper — It’s Pallet.”
That’s how Brittain Ladd, a leading voice in supply chain and automation, described Pallet.
We sat down with Sushanth Raman (Founder & CEO) and Andrew Geisse (CRO) to understand why.
Why it’s different: Pallet built an Enterprise Memory Layer (EML) that captures the tribal knowledge running your operation - the unwritten rules your best dispatchers and ops teams follow daily.
What it does:
Sushanth’s vision:
“AI will automate repetitive knowledge work — the next frontier is automating the repetitive work in the physical economy.”
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The UP-NS pitch to regulators is that the combined network would pull 2.1 million truckloads off highways annually. Plus: USPS signs a $10B+ deal with DHL, 20+ carriers go under in May, and Hub Group's CFO and COO are out.
The freight tech aisle has gone full AI. The ops floor has not. Here's what's actually moving the needle in 2026.
A viral X thread by @supertrucker exposed the concentration of trucking companies in California.
Echo Global Logistics is heading back to court after the Supreme Court stripped brokers of their legal shield. Plus: insurance premiums aren't stopping, AGX Freight sues R&R and Huntington, Walmart just closed the door on inbound LTL, and more.
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