FreightWaves spotlights top shippers in 2023 Shipper of Choice awards

CLEVELAND — FreightWaves unveiled the 2023 Shipper of Choice awards during the second day of its Future of Supply Chain conference. This year’s list showcases a blend of both familiar and new names, with two companies securing their fifth consecutive awards and 15 companies making their debut. FreightWaves’ Timothy Dooner and Tony Mulvey announced the…

Loadsmith orders 800 Kodiak Robotics autonomous truck systems

Startup freight broker Loadsmith plans to buy 800 autonomous driving systems from Kodiak Robotics by the second half of 2025. Its goal is to offer third-party capacity-as-a-service using only driverless trucks for moving freight on interstates between hubs. Planning between Loadsmith, Kodiak, trailer manufacturer Wabash and Mastery Logistics over the next 24 months provides a…