Transportation

Michelin's X Multi Energy D2 drive tire cuts rolling resistance 9% over its predecessor

Michelin positions the D2 as a next step for fleets running the X Multi Energy D in common regional sizes. Footnotes tie its test gains to 11R22.5 LRG tires.

Mass Transit reports finished bus refurbishments for Long Beach and Minot

CCW finished refurbishing 13 Long Beach Transit articulated buses and a 30-foot Gillig for Minot City Transit.

PureForge names CRO to push Europe-first OEM plan and fleets

PureForge hired Grant Hanson as CRO to take its police-fleet rotors to commercial fleets and automakers, with Europe's Euro 7 deadline setting the pace.

More than half of the 2027 FreightTech100 weren't on last year's list

The 2027 FreightTech100 marks the eighth year of FreightWaves' FreightTech Awards. Vendors like Shipwell are pitching their AI in hours saved.

Malibu to start installing 8,000 feet of underground fiber in October 2026

Malibu will install about 8,000 linear feet of underground fiber from October through December 2026, connecting City Hall and City traffic signals along Civic

Logistics Plus opens Logistics Plus Portugal office near Porto

AJOT reported that Logistics Plus opened Logistics Plus Portugal with a new office near Porto, widening its Western Europe presence and Atlantic gateway

Dot Transportation is testing software that predicts driver fatigue before a shift starts

Dot Transportation is piloting Fatigue Science's Readi platform, which forecasts driver fatigue hour by hour before dispatch, FleetOwner reports.

International and PlusAI pick NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Hyperion and Thor for Level 4 trucks

International and PlusAI specify NVIDIA’s Thor for Level 4 trucks; Heck says real-world safety proof is the bottleneck.

Averitt Podcast Details TMS and Dynamic Pricing Tools

A March 2026 Averitt podcast described its Averitt Connect TMS and ExactRate tool, which prices LTL freight on current capacity and market conditions.

BTS Rail Data Change: CP and KCS Charts Retired in Favor of CPKC

BTS Rail Data Change: CP and KCS Charts Retired in Favor of CPKC.

Uber Freight Puts a Number on Trucking's Empty-Mile Problem

Uber Freight estimated in 2023 that 20% to 35% of U.S. truck miles run empty, and says its AI-based routing can cut that rate to 10%-15%.

DAT Acquires Payments Firm Outgo to Speed Carrier Pay

DAT Freight & Analytics acquired fintech firm Outgo, per FreightWaves. A 2024 DAT iQ-GoodShip rate integration adds context on DAT's data reach.

Evans Transportation says AI agents answered 100,000+ inbound carrier calls in months

Evans Transportation reports AI agents now automate order entry and handle 100,000+ carrier calls, moving labor from keystrokes to exceptions.

Tesla’s Cybercab is live in Austin. Emergency recovery is now the fleet test

Cybercab's Austin launch shifts the robotaxi debate from driving technology to emergency access, scene clearance and fleet accountability.

Amazon is selling its logistics network to companies outside Amazon, changing 3PL bids

Amazon Supply Chain Services is courting brands beyond Amazon.com, with named early users and a U.S. asset base that forces new RFP questions on carriers and 3P

Diesel at $5.85 a gallon is turning 2026 peak season into a pricing exercise

Record diesel, higher Amazon holiday surcharges, and a $6.7B port equipment bill are colliding. Shippers need tighter fuel clauses and better lane visibility no

Freight routing tools and load boards are building trust into the workflow

Highway, NT Logistics and Fleetio are packaging identity, routing and DVIR workflows into managed services, pushing carriers and brokers to revisit data permiss

I-5 is getting a truck charging map, and fleets will buy based on it

West Coast governments launched the BC2BC corridor plan on I-5. The early build calls for 20 truck chargers and three hydrogen sites, setting new specs fleets w

Warehouse control systems are becoming the hard dependency for autonomy, and fleet uptime is the limiting factor

Two August 2026 signals, a warehouse software push and a trucking uptime playbook, point to the same operational constraint: execution, not algorithms.

AI email agents are becoming the new front door for freight, and warehouse control systems are next in line

C.H. Robinson’s AI agents replying to quote emails in seconds is colliding with a separate push in warehouses: making control software the orchestration layer f

Waymo’s 3,200-vehicle Zeekr buy signals how urban policy is becoming an IT and facilities spec

Waymo’s Zeekr fleet push and Cincinnati’s climate-migration zoning work show how mobility and land-use policy are bleeding into enterprise IT, facilities, and p

Warehouse robots are shifting from capex bets to contracted capacity as North America orders nearly 18,000 units in H1 2026

Robot orders rose 2% in units and 7% in value in H1 2026. The bigger operational story is the rise of WCS as the orchestration layer governing mixed robot fleets.

‘Always-on’ supply chains are becoming a procurement spec, not a maturity badge

A July 2026 outlook event and Supply Chain Digital’s reporting converge on the same operational shift: continuous visibility is moving from pilot to baseline ex

Transportation capacity hits near-record lows as freight market tightens toward 2022 levels

The LMI flags near-record low transport capacity, Samsara debuts mid-transit visibility tech, and Saia keeps expanding, here's what it means for shippers.

The AI build-out is reshaping freight: warehouse construction up 18%, airfreight displaced by server racks

Industrial real estate under construction rose 18% in Q2 2026 as data-center demand reshapes freight flows across air, ground, and port channels.

U.S. freight markets are repricing around two simultaneous shocks: the Iran conflict and tariff deadlines

Saudi crude flows to the U.S. have hit zero, Brent is at $82.55, and a 50% Canadian tariff deadline lands Aug. 19. Here's what supply chain teams need to act on

Saudi crude shipments to the U.S. hit zero as Hormuz disruption reshapes global freight costs

The U.S.-Iran conflict has pushed Saudi crude exports to the U.S. to zero and sent Brent crude up 3.9% to $82.55, squeezing fleet operators and procurement team

Supertanker rates near $500,000 a day as Hormuz talks stall, threatening a diesel crunch this winter

Strait of Hormuz disruptions have sent supertanker benchmark rates toward $500,000 a day, with diesel supplies tightening ahead of winter and peace talks losing

Global supply chains face a three-front stress test: Hormuz, European waterways, and a US robot import ban

Hormuz tolls, record-low Rhine levels, and a US ban on imported robots are hitting supply chain operators with simultaneous disruptions in mid-2026.

Geopolitics and AI hardware are reshaping air cargo demand through 2026's second half

Iran war volatility, easing fuel costs, and surging AI-related freight on the Transpacific lane are the three forces operators must plan around now.