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(16 articles)Fleet Rocket TMS Adds Highway Integration for Carrier Compliance
Freight Technologies has announced an expansion of its Fleet Rocket Transportation Management System (TMS) through integration with Highway, a platform designed to streamline carrier onboarding and co
MapUp's FuelGuru MCP Brings Real-Time Load Profitability to AI Agents
MapUp has launched FuelGuru MCP, a Model Context Protocol server designed to integrate real-time fuel, toll, and routing cost calculations directly into AI dispatch agents and logistics platforms. Pre
Uber Freight Names New Chief Product Officer
Uber Freight has appointed a new Chief Product Officer, signaling continued investment in its digital freight marketplace. This leadership move reflects the company's commitment to evolving its techno
BasicBlock Acquires TrueNorth to Build Integrated Carrier Ecosystem
BasicBlock, a freight factoring firm based in Lincoln, Nebraska, has acquired TrueNorth, an AI-powered dispatch and loadboard platform, marking a strategic expansion beyond traditional financing into
Alan Adler, Trucking Tech Journalist & Industry Mentor, Passes
Alan Adler, an accomplished journalist who served as Midwest bureau chief at FreightWaves, has passed away after a cancer diagnosis in February 2026. During his career spanning The Associated Press, D
CrownX Driver App Captures Air Freight Trucking Market
CrownX has successfully deployed a driver-focused mobile application that is gaining traction with air freight trucking companies, representing a shift toward digitalized ground operations for time-se
AI-Powered Fleet Optimization Outperforms Human Decision-Making
This article examines the growing capability of automated decision systems to outperform human judgment in freight fleet optimization. Rather than optimizing for traditional metrics like miles per tru
BulkLoads Acquires Livestock Network to Expand Ag Freight
BulkLoads, a Springfield, Missouri-based bulk freight marketplace operator, has acquired Livestock Network, a specialized online platform and community for livestock transportation that has operated s
India's Logistics Future: Data Over Trucks, Says TruckGuru
TruckGuru's founder has articulated a fundamental shift in competitive strategy for India's logistics sector: future market leaders will differentiate through superior data analytics and visibility ca
FMCSA Revokes 10 More ELDs; Pattern Points to Systemic Compliance Gaps
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration revoked 10 additional electronic logging devices on a single day, continuing an enforcement tempo of approximately 4.9 devices per month. This latest ba
Spotter AI Expands Connected Freight Platform for Fleet Operations
Spotter AI is expanding its connected freight platform to address fragmentation across driver recruiting, fleet operations, and compliance management. The North American trucking industry has historic
AI Takes Center Stage at Major Trucking Industry Conference
Artificial intelligence has emerged as a dominant theme at the trucking industry's major conference, reflecting the sector's accelerating adoption of AI technologies to address persistent operational
Lee Transport Modernizes Fuel Dispatch with Gravitate TMS
Lee Transport has selected Gravitate's Transportation Management System (TMS) to upgrade its fuel dispatch and customer integration infrastructure. This technology investment represents a strategic mo
How Highway Is Fighting Cargo Theft With Identity Verification
Highway, a freight technology platform, is positioning itself as the structural safeguard against cargo theft and fraud in the trucking industry—much like Plaid revolutionized fintech by creating veri
Bennett's 24-Year Tech Journey: From Paper Logs to AI-Powered Fleet
Bennett International Group's Chief Information Officer Praveen Boppana shared insights into a 24-year digital transformation journey that illustrates how enterprise trucking operators are modernizing
SONAR Launches Driver App Hackathon to Bridge Tech Gap
FreightWaves SONAR is launching the Driver App Shortage Hackathon (DASH), a seven-day virtual competition designed to address a critical gap in freight software innovation. While the logistics technol