Logistics

Agero, a company that provides driver assistance services for automakers and insurance companies, has introduced Vehicle Transport to enable automotive manufacturers, dealers and fleet management groups to sell, trade and transfer vehicles to and from body shops and auctions without contact.  "We...

The good news for U.S. importers: Demand for consumer goods continues to boom. The bad news: Shipments from Asia face massive delays and even when cargo finally arrives, it costs so much to transport that profit margins are slashed. The worse news: The shift in the balance of power from shippers to...

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what's happening in the freight ecosystem. In today's edition, we highlight the end of an injunction in California that had kept an independent contractor law from applying to trucking, as well as a funding round for Arrive Logistics and more. The High Five 1. An...

The strike at the Port of Montreal moved a step closer to ending after lawmakers in Canada's House of Commons approved back-to-work legislation early Thursday. The legislation, Bill C-29, will require longshoremen at the port to return to work immediately after it takes effect. That could come as...

Food delivery in urban areas, on college campuses and in office complexes can be problematic, with nowhere for delivery drivers to leave the items, forcing them to wait for the consumer to come to the pickup location. During times of COVID, it was also not contactless. Seattle-based Minnow...

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The less-than-truckload industry has proved resilient amid a pandemic and a plethora of supply chain disruptions. However, Mark Redini, senior vice president of LTL pricing and solutions at Echo Global Logistics, urges the industry not to let its guard down just yet. "LTL carriers quickly...

An injunction that stopped the California trucking industry from coming under AB5, the state's law governing the use of independent contractors, has been overturned. A three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, in a 2-1 vote, handed down its decision Wednesday after...

Following the release of positive public feedback for drone delivery in Christiansburg, Virginia, Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) drone division, Wing Aviation, is requesting federal approval to operate drone flights from a remote location. According to a petition published in the Federal Register on...

Many supply chain companies are setting net-zero emissions goals for 2050 or sooner to lessen the transportation industry's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. How will companies get to net-zero? Implementing aggressive emission-reduction strategies and adopting green technologies are great tactics,...

Logixboard, a white-label platform for freight forwarders, has announced it has closed a $13 million Series A investment led by Redpoint Ventures, including continued investment from Social Leverage, F-Prime Capital Partners and Founders Co-op. The company has raised a total of $18.8 million since...

The U.S. agriculture industry is pressuring the Department of Transportation for immediate intervention in foreign-owned carriers' denial of U.S. ag exports in favor of sending back empty containers to be filled with Chinese exports.  In a letter sent to Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday that was...

Plus One Robotics, a human-robot collaboration software company headquartered in San Antonio, has announced this week $33 million in Series B funding led by McRock Capital and Translink Capital, with participation from BMW i Ventures, Kensington Capital Partners, Perot Jain and Ironspring Ventures...

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Global payments company Stripe is adding a new tool to its solutions for online customers – tax preparation services. Stripe will acquire TaxJar for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is expected to close pending regulatory approvals, the company said in a statement Wednesday. TaxJar provides...