Managed transportation provider Uber Freight announced Tuesday it is teaming up with Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ:AUR) to provide the trucking industry access to autonomous assets. Premier Autonomy, available from now until 2030, will enable qualified carriers to buy Class 8 trucks equipped with an Aurora Driver subscription for autonomous driving. Aurora Driver is the self-driving hardware…
For the first time since March, the benchmark price used for most fuel surcharges has risen two straight weeks. The price published by the Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration for Monday is $3.769 a gallon, an increase of 3.4 cents. It marks the first time since the weeks of March 18 and 25 that the…
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia announced the opening of two terminals in California and Minnesota. The facilities were acquired from bankrupt Yellow Corp.’s estate. A service center near Anaheim, California, appears to be a location previously leased by Yellow (OTC: YELLQ) while a location in Owatonna, Minnesota, had been owned and operated by the defunct carrier. In…
By Loren Smith The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board will hold an unusual field hearing in East Palestine, Ohio, to release its accident investigation report on last year’s derailment. These accident investigation…
Insurance rates are among carriers’ biggest expenses, alongside fuel and maintenance. According to recent analysis from MarketScout, in 2023, the transportation industry was the sector with the largest rate increase: 7.26%. The increase across all industry groups hit 4.56% in the year. On this episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Reliance Partners’ Jackson Alexander, executive vice…