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Layoffs hit more than 7,100 workers tied to freight industry in US, Canada

Mass layoffs continue across freight-related companies in the U.S. and Canada. 

There were 7,173 job cuts recently announced by companies in California, Texas, Georgia, Maryland, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Quebec.

It is the fifth wave of layoffs across the nation’s supply chain industry since early October, with a total of 16,919 workers losing their jobs, according to firms filing Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices.

Over the past eight weeks, companies...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/layoffs-hit-more-than-7100-workers-tied-to-freight-industry-in-us-canada

Drivers settle class action with Lytx over in-cab surveillance, data gathering

Lytx, a provider of telematics and in-cab camera systems, has reached a more than $4 million settlement in a federal lawsuit regarding claims it violated Illinois’ biometrics law, considered one of the more problematic in the country for data gatherers. 

In the settlement of the lawsuit, which has not been formally approved by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois but which the court has suggested is highly likely, Lytx is not making any admissions. According to the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drivers-settle-class-action-with-lytx-over-in-cab-surveillance-data-gathering

Using telematics data and reporting to improve fleet safety and culture

An evergreen challenge for fleets is developing trust between not only drivers and fleets but between fleet operations and safety departments. The rise in technology and innovations in fleetwide telematics capabilities is creating new possibilities for fleets that historically have been reactive when it comes to developing safety programs. 

Erin Baucum, director of client intelligence and analytics at Lytx®, spoke with FreightWaves about what fleets should consider when pairing safety with...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/using-telematics-data-and-reporting-to-improve-fleet-safety-and-culture

What’s needed to achieve safety operational excellence

All trucking companies want to keep their drivers safe, but too often operations and safety aren’t on the same page.

While companies may equip trucks with video safety and video telematics devices that gather key data, if there’s a lack of trust between drivers and leadership, it’s impossible for managers to effectively leverage those safety insights to influence driver behavior.

“When it comes to safety, there’s untapped potential within an organization, and especially with its people,” said...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/whats-needed-to-achieve-safety-operational-excellence

A startup’s big bet on a Southwest electric truck corridor

Neha Palmer helped Google build data centers that operate on 100% renewable energy. Don’t bet against TeraWatt Infrastructure, the startup Palmer co-founded, doing the same thing on a four-state electric truck charging corridor along Interstate 10 in the American Southwest.

The corridors are coming

Startup TeraWatt’s announcement Thursday of a Long Beach, California, to El Paso, Texas, corridor of high-speed charging stations for electric trucks will cost hundreds of millions. With $1 billion in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-startups-big-bet-on-a-southwest-electric-truck-corridor

Drilling Deep: The state of road safety post-pandemic

As the roads have become clogged again as the country comes out of the pandemic, there is some bad news: Safety has not improved.

Rob Abbott has spent much of his career dealing with truck safety issues. He’s now the commercial leader for enterprise trucking at Lytx. He joins host John Kingston to discuss the state of safety on the roads today.

Also on the podcast, Kingston looks at some diesel numbers that are at record highs, but it isn’t just the price. It’s where diesel is relative to crude...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drilling-deep-the-state-of-road-safety-post-pandemic

The Log Book: 4 creative ways companies honored truck drivers

The Log Book is a weekly rundown of human-interest stories related to the transportation industry. This week: From Spotify playlists to full cab renovations, FreightWaves showcases creative ways companies celebrated National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.

C.H. Robinson launches virtual appreciation bulletin board and sweepstakes

Last week, global logistics company C.H. Robinson launched its driver recognition website to facilitate its National Truck Driver Appreciation Week initiatives. 

“We’ve...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-log-book-4-creative-ways-companies-honored-truck-drivers

Lytx democratizes customer data with new integration network

The telematics company Lytx introduced on Tuesday its partnership ecosystem, the Lytx Integration Network, to democratize data and analytics for its customers.

“What is required for us to get that data and create safety systems is a lot of contextual information that’s valuable for other third parties. We have created this technology stack that does a great job delivering our products,” said Frank Schneider, director of strategic partnership and integrations at Lytx. “In the past, we haven’t...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lytx-democratizes-customer-data-with-new-integration-network

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