Story by: Alan Adler Smaller gaps between truck and trailer help fuel economy but raise the difficulty of drop-and-hook operations As the gaps between tractors and trailers shrink through aerodynamic ...
Read moreStory by: James Jaillet Speaking last week at the FTR Transportation Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, representatives from three autonomous truck tech developers sought to quell fears about their ...
Read moreAUTHOR Morgan Forde@morgan_forde_ Story by: SupplyChainDive.com Alphabet subsidiary Wing Aviation has partnered with FedEx and Walgreens to begin commercial drone deliveries of select items to custome...
Read moreZach Strickland, FW Market Expert & Market Analyst @ freightwaves.com Chart of the Week: Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Rack Price – USA, Outbound Tender Rejection Index – Detroit (SONAR: ULSDR.US...
Read moreNick Austin, Director of Weather Analytics and Senior Meteorologist @ freightwaves.com More Flash Flooding potential in Texas The remnants of Tropical Depression Imelda have lost some steam, but not b...
Read moreLayla Rapp @ freightwaves.com FreightWaves Infographics Source and credits: freightwaves.com / Layla Rapp / iTrucker / Mario Pawlowski
Read moreCorrie White @ freightwaves.com Announced on Wednesday, the UPS (NYSE: UPS) driver uniform is getting a makeover for the first time since the 1920s. UPS currently has 125,000 drivers. UPS drivers arou...
Read moreLinda Baker, Staff Writer @ freightwaves.com Raising the stakes in the eco-friendly delivery wars, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) said it has ordered 100,000 electric delivery vans from electric vehicle startu...
Read moreNate Tabak, Canada Correspondent @ freightwaves.com A U.S. truckload carrier has temporarily laid off at least 40 drivers and five mechanics at its Canadian branch because of the strike by auto ...
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