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Marketer advises customer experience focus during freight industry uncertainty
Global marketer Andrew Lark used a racing analogy to compare how freight companies can survive and even grow their businesses during a recession by focusing on customer experience and marketing. “There’s a great quote that I…
FBI Says EVs Raise Risk of Cyberattacks
Trucking companies that are considering electrifying their fleets must be on their guard for the heightened opportunities such decisions offer cybercriminals, according to the FBI.
Loaded and Rolling: Kearney supply chain report sees ‘Great Reset’; Loadsmith orders 800 autonomous trucks
Kearney supply chain report heralds ‘Great Reset’ (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) Consulting firm Kearney recently released its 34th annual Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) report, “State of Logistics…
NTSB examines communication gaps at East Palestine train derailment hearing
While technological tools to inform local emergency service providers responding to a train derailment have a useful purpose, there are still gaps in how best to disseminate key initial information, according to witnesses at…
‘The Bear’ Grows Up
Chuck Hodes/FX In the show’s second season, Carmy, Richie, and Sydney set out to build a fine dining destination while doing considerable work on themselves, too *Minor spoilers for The Bear Season 2 below The Bear, a…
EPA Final Biofuel Volume Rule Slammed by Ag Interests
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and others said the Environmental Protection Agency's final rule establishing biofuel volumes in its Renewable Fuel Standard program fail to reflect reality.
ATRI: Cost of Operating a Truck Soared in 2022
Rising wages for drivers is a key factor that helped drive up the cost of operating a truck by 21.3% in 2022, according to a study by the American Transportation Research Institute.
NHTSA To Evaluate AEB System Errors on Certain Cascadias
NHTSA has launched a preliminary evaluation into complaints involving automatic emergency braking system errors on certain Freightliner Cascadia trucks.
Feds Move to Require AEBs for Heavy Trucks
Two federal agencies announced a joint proposed rule requiring automatic emergency braking systems on heavy trucks, aiming to mitigate the frequency and severity of rear-end crashes.
Convoy co-founder Goodale stepping down
Grant Goodale, co-founder and chief experience officer of digital trucking network Convoy, is stepping down eight years after creating the startup with CEO Dan Lewis. Goodale told GeekWire on Wednesday that he wants to…
