Long Beach, California-based NEXT Trucking recently announced product and program updates as part of its tech stack improvements following its merger with Chicago-based digital freight broker CDL-1000. These updates are targeted at improving the experience for both shippers and carriers by leveraging the combined companies’ resources and industry expertise. NEXT Trucking began as a FreightTech…
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Purdue University and the Indiana Department of Transportation are creating a roadway capable of wirelessly charging electric vehicles, including Class 8 trucks, traveling at highway speeds. Researchers say that could lead to smaller batteries and lower barriers to electric fleets. A quarter-mile roadway is being outfitted with the technology on U.S. Highway 231 in West…
A major astronomical event is taking place across parts of the U.S. right now, and it has the potential to wreak havoc on GPS. That raises questions about the trucking industry’s reliance on GPS and what would happen if truckers lost navigation today. The event in question is one of the most powerful solar storms…
Brittain Ladd explains why he thinks Starbucks is in a ‘world of hurt’ On Monday’s The Stockout show, Grace Sharkey and I interviewed Brittain Ladd, an outspoken strategic consultant with a specialty in the retail sector, among others. The discussion touched on geopolitics and how companies can diversify their supply chains to have less reliance…