Insights into the latest technology in trucking, from AI-driven tools and telematics to automation, ELD updates, and smart logistics.
C.H. Robinson has rolled out an Asset Management System (AMS) inside its Drop Trailer Plus program that aims to end the guesswork around where trailers are, how long they’ve been idle and when they’ll be available again. The technology—announced on…
C.H. Robinson has rolled out a new Asset Management System inside its Drop Trailer Plus program, wiring thousands of trailers with real‑time location and status data and tying those signals directly into Navisphere, the broker’s shipper platform. The company says…
In trucking’s “messy middle,” where diesel realities meet net‑zero promises, fleets are turning to artificial intelligence to make practical progress. A recent FreightWaves conversation with EROAD leaders underscored how digital twins, AI safety systems and data sharing are becoming the…
C.H. Robinson has rolled out an Asset Management System (AMS) inside its Drop Trailer Plus program, wiring thousands of drop trailers with real‑time location, status and inventory signals that feed directly into the company’s Navisphere platform. The upgrade is designed…
Cox Automotive is consolidating its fleet maintenance operations into a single organization, bringing its in-house service capabilities and third-party maintenance management under one umbrella. The move, set to take effect at the start of 2026, is designed to give shippers…
IKEA is moving the brains of its home delivery network under its own roof. Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, has acquired U.S.-based logistics software provider Locus to orchestrate planning, capacity, and last‑mile execution across key markets — a shift…
Kodiak AI is now a public company, a milestone that moves the long-running debate over driverless freight from prototypes and pilots to the discipline of quarterly results and customer delivery. As FreightWaves reported, the company is framing public ownership as…
Cox Automotive is consolidating its fleet maintenance businesses into one organization, combining roadside, mobile and managed maintenance services under a single umbrella. The move brings the company’s Fleet Services and FleetNet America operations together with the aim of giving shippers…
IKEA’s biggest franchisee, Ingka Group, has bought U.S.-based logistics software provider Locus, moving route planning and delivery orchestration under its own roof just as home delivery volumes and expectations keep rising. The Oct. 7 acquisition is aimed at tightening control…
WEX used its Over‑the‑Road (OTR) Summit this week to lay out a bigger bet on software-first fueling and AI across its mobility platform — a message aimed squarely at fleets looking to cut waste at the pump and in the…
