Plus, a cabless autonomous truck just raised $24M, non-domiciled CDLs rules need clarifying, CSX posts a 26% profit jump while watching the UP-NS merger closely, and more in today's newsletter.
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Plus: A $1.6M load is stolen amid a record surge in strategic cargo theft, a federal court rules most of Trump's tariffs are illegal (for now), we break down key market signals, and more in today's newsletter.
HappyRobot secures $44M Series B funding to scale its AI workforce, often described as agentic AI in enterprise operations. The San-Francisco startup is giving enterprises automated teammates and attracting major investor backing.
Today we dive into the mind of an industrial technology investor, Santosh Sankar. He reveals what he looks for in potential ventures, why interpersonal connections remain vital in an AI-driven world, and more.
Plus: Ceva hit by a jaw-dropping $18M cargo theft wave, FMCSA revives its fatal crash study after two decades, Trump fires an STB board member ahead of the $85B rail merger review, and more.
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FMCSA is launching its first fatal truck crash causation study in nearly two decades, aiming to pinpoint driver, vehicle, and environmental factors shaping deadly crashes and future safety policy.
Trump has fired STB member Robert Primus ahead of the Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger review, drawing condemnation from rail unions, advocates, and with some warning of political interference.
FreightWaves reports Ceva Logistics lost over $25 million in cargo thefts in 2024–25.
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Plus: Trucking bankruptcies climb under tariff pressure, a woman gets 11 years for a cartel trucking scheme, CPKC and BNSF reject rail mergers, and more in today's newsletter.
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