In 2018, Smarthop was one of hundreds of startups hoping to carve out a niche in the North American logistics space. The company provides intelligent dispatching services and now offers full-fledged dispatch solutions for over-the-road owner-operators. The experience the company…
The Daily Dash is a quick look at what’s happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, we highlight the rejection by union workers at Volvo Trucks North America of a tentative contract, opposition by the Department of Justice to…
Menlo Park, California-based Ondas Networks (NASDAQ: ONDS) is a wireless network company that designs telecommunications platforms for industries with critical infrastructure needs: utilities, oil and gas, transportation and government. But what does Ondas’ work mean exactly for the railroads, especially…
Christmas is still over seven months away, but start worrying now about whether you’ll get what you want under the tree. It might end up stuck at the docks in China that morning. The Census Bureau’s March retail trade report,…
Three consecutive weeks of increases in the Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration’s weekly diesel price have now lifted it above where it was at the end of its record-breaking 20-week run of higher numbers. The price announced Monday was $3.249…
A case involving the classification of Uber Black drivers as employees rather than contractors is not going to be reviewed by the Supreme Court, kicking it back to the trial court in the 3rd Circuit. The high court denied review…
FreightWaves Classics articles look at various aspects of the transportation industry’s history. If there are topics that you think would be of interest, please send them to fwclassics@freightwaves.com. The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone…
The competition for scarce aircraft to transport international cargo is about to get even more intense, especially for exports from the U.S. West coast, as seasonal fruit growers look to squeeze their way onto already crowded aircraft. Expectations for a…
Wabtec’s (NYSE: WAB) battery-electric locomotive reduces a train’s fuel consumption by an average 11%, the Pittsburgh-headquartered rail equipment manufacturer and technology provider said Monday. The FLXdrive, which Wabtec bills as the world’s first 100% battery-powered, heavy-haul freight locomotive, also reduced…
The removal of the Golden Ray wreckage from Georgia’s St. Simons Sound has been plagued by delays — the roll-on/roll-off vessel capsized in the early-morning hours of Sept. 9, 2019. Now the work to cut apart the car carrier has…
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