The nation’s largest truckload carrier, Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE: KNX), announced Tuesday it has acquired less-than-truckload carrier AAA Cooper Transportation in a transaction with an enterprise value of $1.35 billion. Dothan, Alabama-based AAA Cooper is expected to generate full-year 2021 revenue…
The FreightWaves Shipper of Choice award is presented in partnership with ArcBest and recognizes retailers, distributors and manufacturers that are keeping the U.S. economy moving by improving efficiency along the supply chain, providing accessible facilities and fighting driver detention. Among…
Volvo Group, Daimler Truck and Volkswagen AG’s TRATON Group plan to spend $593 million to install and operate 1,700 charging stations for commercial trucks in Europe by 2027. Building up charging infrastructure for heavy-duty, long-haul battery-electric trucks and coaches is…
Tropical Storm Elsa was dumping heavy rain in the Florida Keys Tuesday morning after wreaking havoc in the Caribbean as a Category 1 hurricane over the long holiday weekend. As of 8 a.m. ET Tuesday, Elsa was centered just 55…
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Beverly Morrison wasn’t looking for a job when she stumbled onto an opening for a safety driver for Embark Trucks, a startup developer of autonomous trucking software. “I went, ‘Wow, a safety driver for self-driving trucks.’ I was amazed because…
Cybersecurity regulators in China have initiated a review of two apps from digital freight-matching platform Full Truck Alliance (NYSE:YMM), halting new user registrations less than two weeks after the company went public in the U.S. The Cyberspace Administration of China…
Last-mile delivery fulfillment provider OneRail announced its Last Mile Delivery Fulfillment solution is now available on SAP Store. The offering is now fully integrated with SAP’s Commerce Cloud, allowing SAP customers to easily access the services of OneRail’s 7.5 million…
When U.K. food convenience retailer Co-op began its e-commerce journey in 2019, it had no idea that the partners it was choosing for that journey would help it successfully navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, but they did just that. Bringg, a…
After blasting through the eastern Caribbean over the weekend, killing at least three people, Tropical Storm Elsa was nearing landfall in western Cuba as of Monday morning. Related: Logistics groups ready to help during potentially busy hurricane season As of…
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