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Third-party validation: Table stakes for driverless trucking

In light of Aurora Innovation’s decision to push out commercial driverless trucking until next spring, it’s worth revisiting how third-party validation is becoming a price of entry for autonomous technology. Much of the public still fears it and would-be users know little about it.

Gatik and Outrider look outside for building confidence

Middle-mile autonomous business-to-business logistics leader Gatik and distribution yard autonomy startup Outrider understand their word about safety may not be...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/third-party-validation-table-stakes-for-driverless-trucking

Weathering rising fuel costs requires team effort between shippers, carriers

Diesel costs have reached staggering levels. Rising fuel costs have affected every link in the supply chain, across all modes of transportation. Companies throughout the industry have had difficulty weathering these costs, which threaten their overall profitability. 

“The shipper and the receiver of commercial goods will often be hit from origin to destination,” Kent Williams, Averitt EVP of sales and marketing, said. “Moving goods from overseas factories to distribution centers to ports, then...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/weathering-rising-fuel-costs-requires-team-effort-between-shippers-carriers

Viewpoint: The interstate system turns 65 — it’s time to modernize it

This commentary was written by Dave Kearby, executive director at TRIP. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

By Dave Kearby

As the U.S. interstate highway system reaches 65 years old on Tuesday, it is congested, carries significant levels of travel — particularly by large trucks — and lacks adequate funding to make needed repairs and improvements. America’s most critical transportation link will need...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/viewpoint-the-interstate-system-turns-65-its-time-to-modernize-it