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Will natural gas payback beat EV adoption?

The confluence of a new, bigger engine, net-zero carbon emissions from renewable natural gas (RNG) and pressure from shippers for their carriers to operate sustainably add up to a bright picture for natural gas adoption.

But a new study from the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) points to a couple of cautions. First is methane leakage from the source of the RNG. Methane escaping into the atmosphere is a huge contributor to planet-warming greenhouse gas.

Second, and most...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/will-natural-gas-payback-beat-ev-adoption

Kodiak reveals production-ready autonomous truck at CES

LAS VEGAS — Kodiak Robotics on Tuesday revealed its sixth-generation Class 8 autonomous truck, a production-ready model it plans to launch without a human driver later this year in Texas.

After five years of testing and 5,000 driver-monitored autonomous loads covering more than 2.5 million miles, Kodiak reached the finish line with a system capable of being retrofitted on any major Class 8 truck. Kodiak will upfit Kenworth T680s with its redundant braking, steering, power and sensors that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/kodiak-reveals-production-ready-autonomous-truck-at-ces

Shippers take note: Brokers lead the FreightTech charge

Legacy trucking companies, once at the forefront of innovation, have fallen behind in the FreightTech arms race in recent years. Freight brokerages are now the trailblazers.

By implementing the latest visibility technologies, brokerages like Loadsmith are now confidently competing with the largest asset-based carriers.

“Digital freight matching and real-time rating and visibility — the greatest advancements in [freight] technology over the last five years — have not been developed by your...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shippers-take-note-brokers-lead-the-freighttech-charge

Loadsmith’s capacity as a service to help launch autonomous future

While the industry takes steps toward autonomous trucking, Loadsmith is taking giant leaps.

With its sights set on becoming the first fully autonomous trucking company, Loadsmith is leaning further into capacity as a service to bolster its autonomous future.

The third-party logistics platform is taking its largest step yet, recently selecting Mastery Logistics’ MasterMind TMS to power its capacity-as-a-service platform. CEO Brett Suma said the partnership will be integral in equipping Loadsmith...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loadsmiths-capacity-as-a-service-to-help-launch-autonomous-future

Loadsmith aims to fully automate middle mile by 2024

There’s little doubt that autonomy is the future of trucking, but when and in what capacity has been up for debate. Some say it’s decades away while others estimate sooner. But as the industry talks, Loadsmith has plotted a course.

The third-party logistics capacity-as-a-service platform has ambitious plans to fully automate trucking’s middle mile by 2024. CEO Brett Suma told FreightWaves he’s optimistic that’s when the regulatory environment will catch up with the technology, giving Loadsmith...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loadsmith-aims-to-fully-automate-middle-mile-by-2024

Loadsmith taps Parade to scale capacity management, deepen carrier relationships

Loadsmith ⁠— a fast-growing midmarket brokerage in Denver ⁠— has selected San Francisco-based Parade as a core technology partner to accelerate its capacity management and digital brokerage platform. 

To maintain its authentic customer and driver experience in the transition, Loadsmith has also selected Los Angeles-based branding agency La Visual to collaborate with the Parade architecture and create a cohesive Loadsmith-branded experience not just for carriers but for the internal carrier sales...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loadsmith-taps-parade-to-scale-capacity-management-deepen-carrier-relationships

How one brokerage helped revolutionize Tajiguas Landfill’s green future

Tajiguas Landfill, the oceanfront resting place for Santa Barbara County’s trash, is no longer an ordinary landfill. The revitalized waste management facility⁠ — now known as the ReSource Center ⁠— promises to reduce waste by 60%, generate enough renewable energy to power 2,000 homes a year and create 100 jobs. 

But the new face of Tajiguas Landfill has a decadeslong history ⁠— one that includes a lawsuit and a resourceful logistics provider.

The landfill opened operations in 1967, and as the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-one-brokerage-helped-revolutionize-tajiguas-landfills-green-future

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