FreightWaves and FreightWaves SONAR, the industry-leading freight forecasting platform, closely monitor and report on the supply and price of diesel in 135 markets. At this time, it is the fuel that drives the U.S. trucking industry. It is unlikely that…
This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Summit on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Plug-and-play driverless systems DETAILS: Embark Trucks has the longest experience — five years — of running self-driving trucks on public highways. It is…
This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Summit on Wednesday. KEYNOTE CHAT TOPIC: The road to autonomous commercialization DETAILS: Navistar and TuSimple shortened the timeline to autonomous trucking commercialization a year ago when they announced a…
Amtrak wants the Surface Transportation Board to expedite its review of Amtrak’s plans to reestablish passenger rail service in the U.S. Gulf Coast. The service was discontinued in the mid-2000s. But CSX and Norfolk Southern are saying, not so fast.…
This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Summit on Wednesday. KEYNOTE CHAT TOPIC: Breaking the chicken-and-egg challenge in electrification DETAILS: Proterra got its start making electric transit buses but in recent years has expanded its scope…
The announcement for the opening of nominations for the FreightTech Awards is from FreightWaves’ Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Summit on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: FreightTech Awards open for nominations DETAILS: FreightWaves’ FreightTech Awards honor innovation and disruption within the freight…
This fireside chat is from FreightWaves’ Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Summit on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Working to get Level 4 autonomous trucks on the road DETAILS: Autonomous trucks must have redundant safety systems or not be done at all,Torc…
It’s a tough time to be a warehouse operator. Many must contend with a dwindling labor supply while taking on skyrocketing demand brought about by the rise of e-commerce, making it tricky to capitalize on the influx of orders. But…
This keynote recap is from FreightWaves’ Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Summit on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Why autonomous trucking is really a science project DETAILS: Industry pioneer Don Burnette explains why experimentation has been key to the development of autonomous…
This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Summit. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Anticipating federal autonomous driving regulations DETAILS: Automated driving technologies for semi-trucks are heading toward commercialization and deployment. Wiley Deck, vice president of government affairs and…
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