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FreightWaves is the most trusted provider of global supply chain market intelligence. Our high-frequency price, demand, and capacity data and analysis allow our customers to benchmark, analyze, monitor and forecast the global physical economy.

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freightwaves.com > news > e-commerce-facilitator-shipstation-eyes-major-global-expansion

E-commerce facilitator ShipStation eyes major global expansion

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (563+ words) ShipStation, the largest provider of multi-carrier parcel shipping software for online merchants in North America, is planning to expand its international footprint through acquisitions and other means while also broadening freight transportation modes available on its platform, CEO Tom Madine…...

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freightwaves.com > news > class-8-truck-demand-stays-hot-ahead-of-costly-2027-transition

Class 8 truck demand stays hot ahead of costly 2027 transition

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (594+ words) North American Class 8 truck orders remained elevated in August, with fleets continuing to secure equipment ahead of changing emissions requirements even as the industry prepares for a new model-year ordering cycle. FTR Transportation Intelligence reported preliminary Class 8 net orders of…...

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freightwaves.com > news > california-driverless-truck-rules

Teamsters suit tests California's driverless truck rules

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (684+ words) Outside of Texas, it’s California that has lately generated the most autonomous truck news, despite not hosting the trucks themselves. The primary reason lies in the state’s driverless truck rulemaking process. California until recently had not allowed autonomous truck testing,…...

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freightwaves.com > news > fleet-truck-parking-driver-perk

For trucking fleets, a place to park may be the next driver perk

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1433+ words) An owner-operator running two trucks struggled to keep a driver on their payroll. The truck was parked two hours from where he lived. For the driver he hired, it turned into a multi-hour trip to and from the truck. The…...

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freightwaves.com > news > google-maps-just-launched-truck-aware-routing-that-knows-about-low-bridges-and-weight-limits-here-is-what-it-means-and-what-it-does-not

Google Maps Just Launched Truck-Aware Routing That Knows About Low Bridges and Weight Limits. Here Is What It Means, and What It Does Not.

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (317+ words) Adam L. Wingfield is the Editor in Chief at FreightWaves and the Founder and CEO of Innovative Business Development Group, Inc. — the parent company behind Innovative Logistics Group, iDispatchHub, iCoach360, and CarrierLens. He has spent more than two and a half decades…...

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freightwaves.com > news > accc-executes-search-warrant-at-logistics-software-giant-wisetech-in-competition-probe

ACCC executes search warrant at logistics software giant WiseTech in competition probe

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (344+ words) Australia’s competition regulator executed a search warrant at WiseTech Global, the CargoWise owner. The business disclosed the action Wednesday through an Australian Securities Exchange filing. Investigators sought documents and electronic data concerning global logistics services and software. WiseTech pledged full…...

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freightwaves.com > news > burq-last-mile-orchestration

Burq bets on the last-mile decision layer as giants retreat

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (888+ words) The national parcel carriers that once set retail delivery economics have spent a decade shedding their least profitable packages. What filled the gap is a deeper bench: regional carriers, 3PL cross-dock networks, gig courier platforms and private fleets. As it turns…...

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freightwaves.com > news > yerevan-based-group-posed-as-us-carriers-stole-freight-and-converted-proceeds-to-crypto-armenian-police-say

Yerevan-based group posed as US carriers, stole freight and converted proceeds to crypto, Armenian police say

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (421+ words) Cyber police in Armenia raided commercial space inside a Yerevan hotel on July 23. Investigators accuse occupants of posing as employees of American freight carriers. The suspects allegedly redirected shipments, sold the goods and converted proceeds into crypto assets. Authorities have…...

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freightwaves.com > news > bad-breakup-globalx-airlines-revokes-lawsuit-vs-ascent-global-logistics

Bad breakup: GlobalX Airlines revokes lawsuit vs. Ascent Global Logistics

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (574+ words) Charter operator Global Crossing Airlines has dismissed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against Ascent Global Logistics, its one-time largest shareholder, and terminated their exclusive brokerage agreement, ending a saga that contributed to the carrier’s persistent difficulty generating business for its cargo fleet....