De Pere, Wisconsin-based trucking company Paper Transport Inc. (PTI) has announced a partnership with Tesla to evaluate the Tesla Semi Long Range in dedicated operations within the Chicago market. According to a blog published by PTI, the move will further its sustainability strategy to help customers reduce transportation emissions without sacrificing performance, reliability or cost […]
The Unified Agenda of the Department of Transportation (DOT), and in particular that part of it that applies to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, is a laundry list of ongoing processes and aspirational goals that leaves significant room for interpreting what the department and FMCSA’s priorities are for the coming months and year. The […]
Some autonomous trucking developers have built their reputations through high-profile announcements and headline-grabbing milestones. NuPort Robotics has taken a quieter approach. The Markham, Ont.-based startup has spent the past six […] Read original post
Polaris Transportation Group is partnering with Ronald McDonald House Toronto to provide logistics support through its Community Care Unit (CCU), delivering meals and essential supplies to families with hospitalized children […] Read original post
A truck driver from Brampton, Ont., has been identified as the victim of a homicide after investigators determined he was killed elsewhere and his body was left in a Hamilton, […] Read original post
The AI conversation in logistics has shifted. on s. In the latest installment of Lean Quarterly Dive with FreightWaves and the team at Lean Solutions Group (LSG), Thomas Wasson sat down with Alfonso Quijano, chief technology officer and co-founder at LSG, to talk about how AI and automation are actually playing out inside freight brokerages […]
Autonomous maritime technology company Saronic announced Thursday that it has selected the Port of Brownsville, Texas, as the site for Port Alpha, a planned $3 billion-plus next-generation shipyard. Saronic officials said the shipyard will dramatically expand U.S. shipbuilding capacity while creating up to 10,000 jobs in South Texas. “America’s maritime future depends on our ability […]
Transportation programs built around single-carrier lanes, fixed modes and rigid procurement cycles are facing their costliest stress test in years, according to a new freight intelligence report examining how shippers can protect service and cost when market conditions shift. The recent SONAR Sitrep report, arrives as key market indicators signal carrier leverage at multi-year highs. […]
New Mexico State Police (NMSP) arrested a truck driver wanted for homicide through a “coordinated interstate operation.” At 6:30 a.m. on July 16, NMSP received information that a suspect wanted for murder out of San Bernardino, California, was inside of a commercial vehicle traveling west on I-40. The suspect, identified as Raymond Garcia, 27, was […]
The Presidio County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) prevented multiple stolen vehicles from crossing the border into Mexico. On July 16, PCSO deputies conducted a traffic stop on a transmigrante carrier traveling in Presidio County, Texas, after observing expired temporary vehicle tags. The vehicles were being transported to Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico. Deputies noted that the 2025 Toyota […]