Transportation Impact announced the launch of a new corporate brand identity Monday, unveiling a new name, logo, domain name, and tagline. Known now as TransImpact, the supply chain technology and services company praised the change for connecting the company’s legacy…
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…
DASH Systems, the Los Angeles-based FreightTech startup using precision airdrops to expand the reach of next-day delivery, announced the successful completion of a proof-of-concept Alaska expedition this month. A partnership with the Office of Naval Research and the University of…
Dozens of large wildfires are still scorching millions of acres of land in the U.S., most of them in the West. #DixieFire actively burning along Hwy 89 this evening. pic.twitter.com/zCPlwNVThe — 564FIRE (@564FIREPhoto) July 25, 2021 Several large fires in…
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CUPERTINO, Calif. — So what is it like when a robot is doing the driving of a fully loaded Class 8 heavy-duty truck? Really smooth. Really well mannered. And the sense that surrounding traffic is oblivious to the likely future…
The conventional wisdom was that with more Americans vaccinated and the economy reopened, the explosion in goods-buying during the COVID-19 pandemic would moderate to at best a muffled roar. Yet the roar appears to remain as full-throated as it was…
The second quarter earnings call of Triumph Bancorp (NASDAQ: TBK) was notable not so much for the financial numbers that were discussed. Rather, it served as a sort of kickoff to a company that has been radically transformed in the…
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: US agricultural exporters experiencing shipping container crunch; TForce Logistics expands last-mile delivery in Texas; Dachser expands operations in Arizona; and TexAmericas…
Chart of the Week: Reefer Outbound Tender Reject Index, Truckstop 7-day all-in Reefer Spot Rate, USA SONAR: ROTRI.USA, TSTOPRRPM.USA Spot rates for refrigerated (known as reefer inside the industry) truckloads continue to see upward pressure as contracted load acceptances increase this summer —…
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