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FreightTech Friday: Wabash sees success with trailers-as-a-service

Recently, FreightWaves spoke with Wabash Director of Strategic Programs Glen Stewart about the company’s trailers-as-a-service (TaaS) offering, designed to help increase asset uptime. 

According to the company, it has secured a near 100% recovery rate for its customers’ damaged trailers in 2024. “If damaged, trailers are fixed immediately, or a loaner can be provided,” a Wabash representative told FreightWaves.

Related:Wabash’s new trailers-as-a-service platform to support FreightVana’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freighttech-friday-wabash-sees-success-with-trailers-as-a-service

Loaded and Rolling: Hurricanes and FEMA freight; power-only grows in importance

Hurricanes and FEMA freight 
(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

Hurricane season can frequently — and unexpectedly — change the trucking dynamic. Part of this involves the positioning of equipment in anticipation for hauling FEMA freight. With the approach of Hurricane Ian, the yearly tradition of disaster relief supplies began anew. But understanding the extent of the impact FEMA loads will have on truckload markets and spot rates will take time, as declines in outbound tender rejection rates and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loaded-and-rolling-hurricanes-and-fema-freight-power-only-grows-in-importance

What is power-only truck brokerage?

Power-only brokerage gaining share

Power-only truck brokerage involves a load that requires only horsepower — a tractor or truck to move it. For these shipments, the shipper has procured a trailer or already owns one. Or the carrier leases a trailer from an affiliated third-party pool and simply picks it up loaded from a shipper facility and hauls it to a destination.

The offering is advantageous to carriers as a driver can arrive at a facility and hook a preloaded trailer without waiting at the dock. There’s also flexibility for...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/what-is-power-only-truck-brokerage

Uber Freight’s power-only expansion into Georgia gives owner-operators leg up

After several years of working for Old Dominion, veteran driver Christopher Knox decided it was time to venture out on his own. Knox used savings to buy a truck and started Knox Logistics, based in Riverdale, Georgia, in 2020.

He started going to load boards and digital freight marketplaces to find loads and quickly found a strong partnership with Uber Freight’s offerings, Knox said in an interview with FreightWaves.

“On load boards you have to book the load on the dashboard and usually have to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uber-freights-power-only-expansion-into-georgia-gives-owner-operators-leg-up