FreightTech companies offer groundbreaking tech solutions

Some of today’s most innovative companies in the logistics and technology industries showed off their products during FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday. Companies demonstrating their cutting-edge solutions included TTN Fleet Solutions, Voltera and MileMaker. TTN Fleet Solutions TTN Fleet Solutions helps customers achieve better business results with the company’s industry-leading vehicle maintenance and repair…

Competition grows to charge electric trucks

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Electrifying your fleet through innovative finance models. DETAILS: Charging for electric trucks trails the availability of battery-powered equipment. Startups like Gage Zero have the investor backing to buy the real estate and develop the large-scale sites. But will they be…

Volvo Group surges to Q2 profit record amid signs of cooldown

Volvo Group reported record second-quarter profits with strong sales offset by one-time charges for getting out of the bus business in the U.S. and settling price-fixing allegations in Europe. The strong results came despite lower truck orders and declining market share. Still, Volvo increased industrywide estimates for heavy truck sales in Europe and North America….

Viewpoint: Court enters huge win for freight brokerage industry

By Marc S. Blubaugh The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. The freight brokerage industry began humming Meat Loaf’s 1977 power ballad “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” Tuesday when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit became…