FreightWaves wins prestigious award for journalism

FreightWaves was awarded a top honor for commentary writing on Friday at the 69th annual Jesse H. Neal Awards, the most prestigious competition in business-to-business journalism. The Best Commentary/Blog category is judged based on “the strength of the opinions expressed, relevance of topics and the skill and clarity of the writing.”  The category included a…

Mystery surrounds $15M valuables theft at Toronto airport

A cargo container with more than $15 million of gold and other valuables has disappeared at Toronto Pearson International Airport after being offloaded from an aircraft.  The theft took place Monday evening after the shipment was transferred to a cargo facility, according to the Peel Regional Police. Authorities say they have no suspects and are…

Forklift-fueling hydrogen network holds long-haul trucking potential

One of the drawbacks of hydrogen adoption as a transportation fuel is the lack of infrastructure. Guess what? A network of hydrogen fueling already exists. It’s true that what exists is primarily dedicated to material-handling fuel cell-powered forklifts. The majority of those are located at distribution centers and warehouses for retail giants Amazon and Walmart….

Weaponizing supply chains, 5th-gen autonomous trucks and scope 3 reports – WTT

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to Kodiak Robotics’ James Reed about the company’s fifth-generation autonomous truck. AIT Worldwide Logistics’ Ray Fennelly joins us just in time for Earth Day to share his company’s latest sustainability report. We’ll learn what scope 3 means and why it’s a big deal for the…