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  • Tech buildout will be key to growth at FedEx Freight: CEO Smith
  • Highway looks to become the ‘Plaid for Freight’ as cargo theft goes direct
  • What Is the Lowest-Cost Regional Freight Format?

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joc.com /6 days ago

Tech buildout will be key to growth at FedEx Freight: CEO Smith

As it becomes a standalone company, the largest US LTL provider seeks to leapfrog legacy technologies that are focused more on packages and parcels.

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freightwaves.com /3 weeks ago

Highway looks to become the ‘Plaid for Freight’ as cargo theft goes direct

The freight industry stands at a crossroads that looks remarkably familiar to anyone who remembers the early days of fintech. Before Plaid became the connective tissue linking bank...

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ttnews.com /1 month ago

What Is the Lowest-Cost Regional Freight Format?

Humble Robotics CEO Eyal Cohen says a battery-electric, cabless Class 8 autonomous vehicle is the most cost-efficient way to move freight over short distances.

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supplychaindive.com /2 weeks ago

FedEx Freight turns focus toward high-margin shipments

The LTL carrier has its sights set on gaining market share in the healthcare, grocery and technology markets as an independent company.

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theloadstar.com /3 weeks ago

Starboard bets AI can give smaller forwarders a fighting chance

Freight forwarding has plenty of AI demos. The harder test is whether the technology can handle the daily mess of the quote desk: emails, PDFs, spreadsheets, carrier portals, agent...

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joc.com /2 weeks ago

Amazon Freight says truckload freight moving to LTL

The e-commerce giant says shipper need for flexibility in a volatile market led it to open its less-than-truckload service to “external” customers.

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joc.com /4 weeks ago

Truck tech suppliers connect capacity, relationship management

Technology developers are emphasizing the need for greater visibility into networks of loads and trucks and greater trust in shipper-carrier partnerships.

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freightwaves.com /2 weeks ago

Transfix integrates Highway carrier vetting into TMS

Transfix has integrated Highway's carrier vetting technology into its transportation management system, allowing freight brokers and third-party logistics providers to verify carri...

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logisticsmgmt.com /1 day ago

FreightSnap, Shiplify strategic partnership targets LTL invoice accuracy and trust between carriers and shippers

In a move geared towards building something they viewed as missing in the less-than-truckload (LTL) sector—“trust between shippers and carriers”—a recently announced strategic part...

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freightwaves.com /3 weeks ago

AI First: How Fura Grew 800% During Freight Slump | Logistics

Fura's CEO Jeff D'Angelo sits down with FreightWaves to reveal how his AI-first brokerage achieved 800% growth in just three years, turning a $150K loss into $1M profit, all while...

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joc.com /1 month ago

Parent of e-commerce software provider acquires top freight broker WWEX

The deal will see WWEX’s transportation brokerage services directly connected to e-commerce management tools used by small and medium-sized businesses.

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ttnews.com /2 weeks ago

FedEx Freight Reports First Earnings as Stand-Alone Company

FedEx Freight is pursuing new business in sectors including data center infrastructure, grocery and healthcare to chart its future as a newly independent company.

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Flexport-Freightmate case tests ownership of AI freight data and workflows

The legal battle between Flexport and freight-tech start-up Freightmate is increasingly becoming a test case for a question facing logistics tech companies: in the age of AI, is th...

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freightwaves.com /2 weeks ago

Can OEM axle weight data and satellite imagery help identify cargo theft?

Class 8 analyzed more than 3.2 million truck unload events across 68,340 commercial vehicles using a three-stage detection pipeline that combines vehicle weight telemetry, satellit...

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theloadstar.com /1 week ago

Spotter AI expands connected freight platform across driver, recruiting and fleet operations

Freight operations are moving fast, but a good amount of trucking companies are still juggling the day-to-day through spreadsheets, emails, phone calls, load boards and whatever in...

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freightwaves.com /3 weeks ago

Samsara tracking label targets $35B cargo theft problem

Cargo theft costs U.S. businesses $35 billion annually. Samsara’s new tracking label delivers real-time freight visibility across any carrier with no system overhaul required. The...

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supplychaindive.com /1 month ago

Amazon grows LTL freight offerings for shippers

Shippers can now use the e-commerce giant’s network to deliver freight to third-party sites, the company announced Wednesday.

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joc.com /1 month ago

Amazon Freight says new LTL offering is not a ‘brokerage’

Amazon’s “asset-backed” less-than-truckload service is based on company-owned equipment and technology, its freight director says.

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logisticsmgmt.com /1 month ago

Amazon opens up its LTL Freight Service to all U.S. businesses

Amazon is expanding its less-than-truckload freight service across the U.S., allowing businesses to ship palletized freight to warehouses, distribution centers, retail partners, an...

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ttnews.com /2 weeks ago

Truckload Tightness Boosts FedEx Freight Backhauls, Revenue

FedEx Freight — North America's largest less-than-truckload carrier — benefited from spillover in backhaul lanes with heavier shipments, executives said.

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ttnews.com /1 month ago

ArcBest Debuts ‘View’ Platform for Shipment Management

ArcBest introduced a digital logistics platform called ArcBest View, which is intended to let customers quote, book and manage shipments in a single place.

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Amazon’s LTL gap has a name: Forward Air

The fastest way for Amazon to add a premium expedited tier to its new national LTL network is to buy the one carrier already built for it — and already on the auction block Amazon...

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

LRT Group acquires F2F Transport

LRT Group acquires F2F Transport. Chattanooga carrier operations continue as group pursues North American growth and fleet expansion. The post LRT Group acquires F2F Transport appe...

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automotiveworld.com /1 month ago

eFreight names hub-to-hub as UK AV trucking priority

The eFreight Autonomous consortium has identified hub-to-hub trunking and intermodal shuttles as the priority UK autonomy use cases The post eFreight names hub-to-hub as UK AV truc...

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