Gideon Brothers, a robotics startup based in Croatia, announced a $31 million Series A round led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), the venture and growth arm of Koch Industries Inc., and participation from DB Schenker, Prologis Ventures and Rite-Hite, a…
The Port of Los Angeles on Thursday became the first port in the Western Hemisphere to process 10 million container units in a 12-month period. LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, longshore labor leaders and port officials were among those gathered at…
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi has filed documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering (IPO) on either the Nasdaq or New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DIDI, the company said in a Form F-1.…
Three key trade groups have filed amicus briefs to the latest legal effort by the California Trucking Association to keep the state’s AB5 independent contractor law from being implemented. The American Trucking Associations, the Western States Trucking Association and the…
Just days before a critical hearing before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation about the crisis facing American importers, the Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) has submitted three legislative proposals to enforce the carriage of trade and excessive penalties…
While striving to reduce emissions, the freight industry often faces this question: Is it better to upgrade current technology or invest in research and development of new technology? Consider the heavy-duty truck market. The newest generation of diesel trucks provides…
On this episode of FreightWaves Insiders, Dooner catches up with owner-operator Wayne Cragg to talk about life behind the wheel of a big rig, driver health and how to become a social media influencer in trucking. Cragg is here to…
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is expected to sign a bill passed this week by state lawmakers that, beginning January 2023, will impose a tax of up to 17.5 cents per mile on heavy trucks that use Connecticut’s roadways. The tax,,…
Fleet intelligence and telematics provider Omnitracs announced Thursday the release of SmartSense for Inattentive Driving+, which identifies distracted driving and aims to reduce accidents. The next generation of the company’s SmartSense technology uses cab-facing cameras and a sensor to engage…
House construction nationwide is being constrained by the tight supply and mile-high price of lumber, but this squeeze has not been felt by the flatbed truckers who haul these loads. Reliance Partners CFO Thom Albrecht said the lumber shortage can…
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