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  • Werner nuclear verdict case in Texas is hugely significant, says attorney at F3
    by John Kingston on November 20, 2024 at 10:44 pm

    At FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival, trucking-focused attorney Matthew Leffler said the $100 million-plus Werner case is “the most important case facing the trucking industry now.” The post Werner nuclear verdict case in Texas is hugely significant, says attorney at F3 appeared first on FreightWaves.

  • Rapid-fire FreightTech demos keep on truckin’ on Day 2 at F3
    by Caleb Revill on November 20, 2024 at 10:00 pm

    FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival continued into its second day with more rapid-fire FreightTech demos on Wednesday. The post Rapid-fire FreightTech demos keep on truckin’ on Day 2 at F3 appeared first on FreightWaves.

  • Trump offers high reward, high risk for trucking industry, experts says
    by Eric Kulisch on November 20, 2024 at 8:51 pm

    Trucking companies like less regulation, and that’s what they’ll get under a Trump administration. But executives should be careful what they wish for, experts at FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival said. The post Trump offers high reward, high risk for trucking industry, experts says appeared first on FreightWaves.

  • Covenant Logistics CEO sees trucking market rising in 2025
    by Noi Mahoney on November 20, 2024 at 4:17 pm

    Covenant Logistics Group CEO David Parker predicted at FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival on Wednesday that there will be year-over-year peak season growth in the trucking industry. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) The post Covenant Logistics CEO sees trucking market rising in 2025 appeared first on FreightWaves.

  • Optimus Technologies and B100 making fleets cleaner and more efficient
    by Thomas Wasson on November 20, 2024 at 2:00 pm

    On a recent episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Optimus Technologies talks about the impact of biodiesel and what the election results mean for clean fuels. The post Optimus Technologies and B100 making fleets cleaner and more efficient appeared first on FreightWaves.

  • State of Freight live: A bullish post-election trucking market assessment
    by John Kingston on November 19, 2024 at 10:47 pm

    At an in-person State of Freight, FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller and SONAR Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland talked about why they think the freight market has turned. The post State of Freight live: A bullish post-election trucking market assessment appeared first on FreightWaves.

  • Innovators showcase FreightTech in Day 1 rapid-fire demos at F3
    by Caleb Revill on November 19, 2024 at 10:00 pm

    FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival saw speedy demos from over a dozen industry innovators sporting all kinds of FreightTech. The post Innovators showcase FreightTech in Day 1 rapid-fire demos at F3 appeared first on FreightWaves.

  • Solvento raises $12.5 million to expand cross-border trucking
    by Noi Mahoney on November 19, 2024 at 9:19 pm

    Mexico City-based Solvento has raised $12.5 million in a Series A round to help provide trucking companies with access to payment solutions. The post Solvento raises $12.5 million to expand cross-border trucking appeared first on FreightWaves.

  • Convoy co-founder reflects on digital brokerage’s rise and fall
    by Clarissa Hawes on November 19, 2024 at 7:56 pm

    Dan Lewis, co-founder and former CEO of Convoy Inc., discussed the rise and fall of the digital freight brokerage he helped create and the lessons he learned along the way on Tuesday at FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival. The post Convoy co-founder reflects on digital brokerage’s rise and fall appeared first on FreightWaves.

  • FMCSA proposes new rules on broker transparency
    by John Gallagher on November 19, 2024 at 5:16 pm

    In a new rulemaking governing broker-motor carrier contracts, regulators stop short of an out-right ban on transparency waivers sought by truckers. The post FMCSA proposes new rules on broker transparency appeared first on FreightWaves.

  • J.B. Hunt CEO talks need for industry collaboration
    by Todd Maiden on November 19, 2024 at 4:44 pm

    J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ CEO Shelley Simpson encourages transportation leaders to solve the industry’s challenges through partnerships at F3 on Tuesday. The post J.B. Hunt CEO talks need for industry collaboration appeared first on FreightWaves.

  • F3: Future of Freight Festival is happening now!
    by Caleb Revill on November 19, 2024 at 3:31 pm

    This year’s F3: Future of Freight Festival will pull into the heart of Freight Alley in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Nov. 19-21. The post F3: Future of Freight Festival is happening now! appeared first on FreightWaves.