The Middle East crisis is already hitting carriers. Plus: Florida lost $3B in crops, flatbed rates posted a fifth straight weekly increase, a $5B brokerage was just acquired, and more.
Plus: autonomous trucking just raised $113M, California is fighting to keep 20,000 drivers, Arrive's 2026 truckload freight forecast, and more.
Two bills just dropped in the Senate that could reshape trucking faster than anything since deregulation. Plus: Russian hackers targeted your load board, flatbed rejection rates just hit 40%, and a robot is taking the Houston-Dallas overnight run.
Trucking faces escalating legal risks as nuclear and “thermonuclear” jury verdicts climb to record levels. A new report shows where cases are rising
Authorities say two Los Angeles hardware stores were fronts for a $4.5 million cargo theft ring in Southern California.
When ELD tampering and GPS spoofing go unchecked, gaps in trailer visibility open the door to cargo theft. Here’s how GenLogs is using visual intelligence to close that gap.
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Plus: Feds probe fatal Florida crash tied to CDL failures, Trucking recession deeper than 2008 for some, Truckstop.com scoops up Denim for AI payments, and more.
FreightWaves contributor Adam Wingfield argues that trucking remains in a “Great Trucking Recession,” with suppressed rates, bankruptcies, and structural challenges hitting small carriers harder than 2008.
Truckstop.com acquired fintech firm Denim to expand AI-driven invoice automation and faster factoring options for carriers and brokers, aiming to improve cash flow and streamline back-office operations.
The fatal Florida truck crash has triggered a federal probe into CDL licensing failures.
What really happened with Convoy? How did Silicon Valley get freight brokerage so wrong? We got the answers from the ultimate insider: Bill Driegert, Co-Founder of Uber Freight and now EVP of Convoy Platform at DAT Freight & Analytics.
Plus: A Florida trucker charged in a fatal illegal U-turn crash, C.H. Robinson earns back its S&P upgrade, truck OEMs ditch the clean truck pact, and more.
The Clean Truck Partnership (CTP), once seen as a stepping stone in aligning truck manufacturers with California’s zero-emission goals, has suffered another setback after a week of major legal and regulatory developments.
A Florida truck driver faces vehicular homicide charges after an illegal U-turn crash left three dead
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