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How fleets can strengthen post-accident response

Accidents are an unavoidable reality in commercial trucking, and how a fleet responds in the immediate aftermath can significantly influence insurance outcomes and legal liability.

FreightWaves sat down with Reliance Partners’ senior VP of sales, Ryan Miller, and director of safety, Daniel Vega, to gain some critical insights into best practices for post-accident response and risk management. 

Ensuring the well-being of all parties is paramount, and safety always comes before concerns about...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-fleets-can-strengthen-post-accident-response

Focused initiatives have successfully impacted women in trucking

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, women made up 14.7% of the total workforce in transportation and material moving occupations in 2004. Since then, the transportation industry has made massive strides in encouraging women to pursue careers in a variety of roles, from professional CDL driving to supply chain management. 

Elizabeth Simpkins, National Underwriting Officer for Inland Marine Specialized Risk for Travelers Insurance, says that there has been tremendous growth in women...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/focused-initiatives-have-successfully-impacted-women-in-trucking

Meet Bubba. The AI Voice Assistant Built for Truckers

When it comes to trucking technology, most of us have learned the hard way that promises are cheap and real help is rare. That’s why, when I sat down with Tapan Chaudhari, the founder of Hey Bubba (Bubba.ai) in Austin, Texas, this week, I was skeptical. I’ve spent over 20 years behind the wheel, running fleets and freight, and I’ve seen a lot of technology come and go. Most of it was designed by people who have never hauled a load or negotiated with brokers over cheap freight. But after turning...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/meet-bubba-the-ai-voice-assistant-built-for-truckers

Running on Ice: UPS makes another play in the health care space

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UPS continues its expansion in the health care industry, most recently with plans to acquire Andlauer Healthcare Group, a Canada-based cold chain logistics company. The acquisition was a casual $1.6 billion all-cash transaction. It is part of UPS’ plan to double revenue in health care logistics to $20 billion by 2026. 

In a news release, Kate Gutmann, president of international, health care and supply chain solutions for UPS, said: “Next-generation...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-ups-makes-another-play-in-the-health-care-space

AI built by the people who know freight

When it comes to new freight industry technology, particularly AI tools, much of the functionality is identical from provider to provider. The fine margins between various companies’ service and product capabilities often make the difference between which organizations are successful and which ones fall into obscurity.

David Bell, founder and CEO of CloneOps.ai, sat down with John Kingston, editor-at-large for FreightWaves, to discuss what exactly sets CloneOps.ai apart from competitors. 

“Essenti...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ai-built-by-the-people-who-know-freight

Running on Ice: Breaking down the state of cold chain

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Artyc, manufacturer of temperature-controlled pharmaceutical and grocery storage devices, has published its inaugural report on the cold chain’s most urgent challenges. “Chain Reaction 2024” looks at what happens when the cold chain fails, as well as market forecasts, the evolution of pharmaceutical demands and fresh food moving farther. 

Among the findings: “40% of food requires refrigeration, 35% of pharmaceuticals require temperature management,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-breaking-down-the-state-of-cold-chain

Torc Robotics taking delivery of next-gen Daimler trucks

Torc Robotics taking delivery of next-gen Daimler trucks
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Torc Robotics, a subsidiary of Daimler Truck, is receiving deliveries of the recently unveiled fifth-generation Freightliner Cascadia. The additions of the autonomous-ready versions will be equipped with redundant safety features like braking and steering and are intended for series production. This comes as Torc moves from vehicle customization to standardization ahead of its planned commercial release...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/torc-robotics-taking-delivery-of-next-gen-daimler-trucks

Real-time freight intelligence with AI

Capacity management is one of the key hurdles that any freight broker working in carrier sales has to navigate. Anthony Sutardja, co-founder of Parade, sat down with John Kingston of FreightWaves to discuss how new AI carrier sales software can find and aggregate capacity as well as streamline transactions. 

“We build software for freight brokers born out of the dust of digital freight brokerages,” said Sutardja. 

AI capacity management, as Sutardja calls it, includes everything that the broker...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/real-time-freight-intelligence-with-ai

Running on Ice: la cadena de suministro farmacéutica deja las tarifas, por ahora

Todo descongelado (Foto: Matveev Aleksandr/Shutterstock) En una desviación del formato tradicional del boletín esta semana, estamos analizando mucho los posibles impactos e interrupciones en la industria farmacéutica y de atención médica como resultado del «Día de la Liberación» cuando el presidente anunció qué aranceles recíprocos estaban programados para varios condados y bloqueos de comercio. A […]

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Running on Ice: Pharmaceutical supply chain sidesteps tariffs, for now

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In a deviation from the traditional format of the newsletter this week, we’re taking a bigger look at the possible impacts and disruptions to the pharmaceutical and health care industry as a result of “Liberation Day” when the president announced what reciprocal tariffs were slated for various counties and trading blocs.

Countries that weren’t included on the list were awarded an across-the-board 10% tariff on anything imported to the U.S....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-pharmaceutical-supply-chain-sidesteps-tariffs-for-now

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