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American Great Lakes Ports Launch Study to Expand Cargo Shipments
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (360+ words) The American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA), including members Ports of Indiana, the Illinois International Port District (IIPD), and Port Milwaukee, in partnership with the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS), announced today that they will begin a…...
Filing Alert: Gas POS Chapter 11
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (139+ words) Gas POS Files Chapter 11 in Northern District of Alabama Gas POS, Inc., a Birmingham, AL-based provider of fuel point-of-sale systems and EMV dispensers for gas stations and truck stops, filed for Chapter 11 protection on Feb. 2 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for…...
Insurtech Indigo raises $50 mn Series B to scale AI medical liability platform
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (408+ words) US-based medical professional liability insurtech Indigo has closed a $50 mn Series B funding round as it accelerates national expansion and deepens its technology stack. The round was oversubscribed and led by existing investor Rubicon Founders. New investor Town Hall Ventures…...
Tractor Supply Co. finds more speed with less automation
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (1304+ words) RILA: retailer hones best way to move big & bulky goods through rural network. The farming equipment and supplies retailer Tractor Supply Co. (TSC) is known for selling everything except for the tractors in its name, but the company does sell…...
Heartland Express Q4 Loss Widens on Fleet Merger Charge - TT
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (558+ words) Losses at Heartland Express jumped in the fourth quarter of 2025 after the carrier took a $19 million impairment charge on a fleet consolidation and rebranding in order to prepare for the expected upturn in the freight market as 2026 progresses. Heartland posted…...
FedEx deploying Berkshire Grey’s fully autonomous robotic trailer unloader
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (397+ words) FedEx deploying Berkshire Grey's fully autonomous robotic trailer unloader'Modern Materials Handling FedEx deploying Berkshire Grey's fully autonomous robotic trailer unloader The physical AI system will be deployed in calendar year 2026 following a multi-year collaboration. FedEx sees it as driving a…...
FedEx Launches Berkshire Grey’s Fully Autonomous Robotic Trailer Unloader for a Safer and Smarter Workplace
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (370+ words) FedEx Launches Berkshire Grey's Fully Autonomous Robotic Trailer Unloader to Create a Safer and More Efficient Workplace'FedEx newsroom FedEx Launches Berkshire Grey's Fully Autonomous Robotic Trailer Unloader for a Safer and Smarter Workplace The system will be deployed in calendar…...
Deep Reinforcement Learning Achieves 9.5% Improvement For Electric Dial-A-Ride Problems
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (878+ words) Deep Reinforcement Learning Achieves 9.5% Improvement for Electric Dial-A-Ride Problems'Quantum Zeitgeist Researchers are tackling the complex logistical challenges of electric, on-demand transport with a novel approach to the Electric Dial-a-Ride Problem (E-DARP). Sten Elling Tingstad Jacobsen, Attila Lischka, and Bal'zs Kulcs'r,…...
65,000 new visas, but can trucking touch them?
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (362+ words) WASHINGTON " A new temporary rule issued by the Department of Labor has unlocked nearly 65,000 supplemental H-2B visas to help seasonal industries " explicitly naming transportation as a critical sector eligible for relief. But while this normally would be good news for motor…...
DAFaid urges operators to winter-proof fleets after record breakdown demand
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (353+ words) DAF Trucks is urging operators to step up winter vehicle preparation and daily checks after its DAFaid network recorded unprecedented demand at the start of the year. DAFaid handled a record 898 roadside assistance jobs on Monday 5 January, the highest single-day…...