This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Autonomous truck technology’s impact on fleet growth. DETAILS: Andrew Culhane, chief strategy officer at Torc, chats with Thomas Wasson, FreightWaves enterprise trucking carrier expert, about how autonomous technology is changing the fleet landscape and about pilot programs with the nation’s…
Delaware Gov. John Carney has signed legislation that clears the way for Nikola Corp. to double its number of outstanding shares. That will enable the electric truck maker to sell shares to pay interest on debt and support the launch of its hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks. The doubling of authorized shares from 800 million to…
This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Attracting and retaining top talent: Understanding what drivers seek in a company DETAILS: In a competitive market for drivers, using basic communication capabilities to make solo operators feel that they are being supported is critical, says Sadie Church, vice president…
Container volumes at South Carolina Ports slipped by about 10% year over year when comparing fiscal year 2023 with 2022, but they were up by about 1% from 2021, the port authority reported. Fiscal 2022 volumes were fueled by pandemic spending, which in turn produced an “unprecedented cargo boom,” SC Ports said Tuesday. But fiscal…
This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Driver health and how to make health care more accessible for truck drivers. DETAILS: Access to health care has always been a challenge for truck drivers, who often skip critical medical appointments in order to move this country’s freight. Jeff…