C.H. Robinson has rolled out an Asset Management System (AMS) inside its Drop Trailer Plus program, wiring thousands of trailers with real‑time telemetry and feeding that data into its Navisphere platform to sharpen decisions on pool size, placement and turns. The move, first reported in trade outlets this week, aims…
Trucking’s digital transformation is no longer theoretical. On one front, fleets are using AI to squeeze waste out of today’s diesel operations; on another, they’re modeling when and where cleaner propulsion pencils out. That dual-track strategy—what industry leaders have called the “messy middle”—is increasingly pragmatic, not hype. Recent guidance from…
Truckload and drayage carriers are staring at a softer-than-normal peak season at U.S. ports and inland rail ramps. The cooling pulse of containerized freight is arriving just as a new layer of geopolitical and regulatory risk lands on ocean trades—factors that could further dilute volumes available to trucking in the…
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 October 13 and now live across Robinson’s trailer pool with…
The United States has warned it will retaliate against countries that support a new United Nations plan to price emissions from oceangoing ships, a hardline move that injects fresh uncertainty into freight markets just as policymakers gather in London to debate the rules. The threats land as the International Maritime…
Ports and rail ramps may be running smoothly, but trucking is where the squeeze will be felt. That’s the takeaway from ITS Logistics’ latest read of U.S. gateways, highlighted by FreightWaves: with import volumes slipping, terminals have time on their side while drayage and inland carriers contend with softer demand,…
What the viral video means—and what’s changed A short video circulating on October 14, 2025, claims a truck driver from Mexico was placed out of service (OOS) in the U.S. for not speaking English. While we can’t independently verify the “first ever” label from a single clip, the scenario is…
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 — Trucking Weather Briefing National Overview A strong Pacific storm is the big driver today, delivering heavy rain to Southern California, heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada, and showers/thunderstorms spreading into the Great Basin and the Southern/Central Rockies. Along the East Coast, a coastal low is…
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 the upgrade knits GPS, telematics, geofencing and facility mapping into…
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 connective tissue between sustainability targets and day‑to‑day operations. Rather than…
