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Headcount falls at C.H. Robinson as automation, AI reshape brokerage
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (487+ words) C.H. Robinson confirmed it recently offered voluntary buyouts to a limited group of employees as part of an ongoing effort to streamline operations and improve efficiency. The company did not disclose how many employees were offered buyouts or how many accepted....
DEF pump prices, so far, hold steady despite Middle East turmoil
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (931+ words) When truckers pull in to refuel their vehicles these days, there are two prices that are shocking. One is just how much the price of diesel has risen. The SONAR DTS.USA Truckstop average retail diesel price was $5.18/gallon Friday....
From containers to doorsteps: Maersk’s push Into parcel logistics
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (1256+ words) Maersk built its reputation moving containers across oceans. Now the maritime giant wants to deliver packages to your doorstep. To do so, it's using data modeling, artificial intelligence and a web of carrier partners to make it happen. Sam Coiro,…...
HERE Technologies launches advanced EV planning tools for mixed fleets
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (464+ words) HERE Technologies recently announced new premium capabilities for its HERE Tour Planning tool on Feb. 9. The features address mixed-fleet operational challenges as commercial EV adoption continues to accelerate. The announcement comes as fleet operators who manage mixed fleets of trucks…...
Robot railcar tech firm adds former Wabtec CEO
6+ day, 1+ min ago (313+ words) Intramotev, the technology company building autonomous railcars, said that former Chief Executive Ray Betler of locomotive manufacturer Wabtec has joined its board as an independent director. Betler worked as an engineer at Westinghouse, where he became the youngest head of…...
EXCLUSIVE: Nuvocargo unveils AI-native freight engine aimed at shippers
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (679+ words) Nuvocargo has launched a new artificial intelligence platform designed specifically for shippers that aims to automate large portions of freight execution across North America. The New York-based logistics technology company said its new platform, Nuvo AI, is an AI-native freight…...
Transfix’s decade-long journey from freight desk to software pioneer
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1212+ words) Drew McElroy's path to founding one of freight tech's earliest venture-backed companies started long before he ever pitched an investor. The co-founder and chairman of Transfix sat down with FreightWaves in an interview that spanned the early days of FreightTech…...
International returns surge as e-commerce merchants face rising logistics hurdles
1+ week, 1+ day ago (751+ words) The companies said merchants can now manage international returns alongside outbound domestic and global shipments through the ShipWise platform, giving retailers a single system for both forward and reverse logistics. "Returns have become a real operational risk," said Helaine Rich,…...
White Paper- Launching AI Coworkers: A Guide to Better Visibility
1+ week, 1+ day ago (194+ words) Freight visibility has improved'greatly in recent years, but operations teams still spend time chasing updates, resolving tracking gaps, and collecting missing documents. The'Descartes MacroPoint OpsForce AI Launch Guide'shows how digital'coworkers'powered by agentic AI can automate repetitive exception management in visibility…...
RyderVentures bets on ‘Physical AI’ to break warehouse automation’s biggest barriers
1+ week, 4+ day ago (672+ words) For RyderVentures, there's a convergence happening in the warehouse space that most in the industry are missing. The corporate venture arm of Ryder System has spent five years betting on disruptive technologies across advanced vehicle technology, e-commerce, digitization and warehouse…...