âWhen I say youâre going to require high levels of authenticity and authentication at the point of entry... that is no longer going to be enough to prevent access. Youâre going to need multiple points that all need to match in order to unlock access- thatâs where weâre going."
FMCSA launched a new carrier registry three weeks ago to stop freight fraud â zero new carriers have been registered since. Plus: PepsiCo is running 41 driverless trucks, peak season and a shrinking driver pool, cameras know where your carriers have been, and more.
Freight AI pilots succeed. Production deployments often don't. Augment CEO Harish Abbott on the change management gap â and what ops leaders need to do before the tech even matters.
âWhen I say youâre going to require high levels of authenticity and authentication at the point of entry... that is no longer going to be enough to prevent access. Youâre going to need multiple points that all need to match in order to unlock access- thatâs where weâre going."
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Freight AI pilots succeed. Production deployments often don't. Augment CEO Harish Abbott on the change management gap â and what ops leaders need to do before the tech even matters.
Spot rates just hit record highs, while the carrier pool is shrinking. Plus: shippers get a win on trucking liability, the oldest tax in trucking is on the chopping block, Ohio puts 5,000 CDL holders on notice, and more.
Seven straight months of spot rate gains. Independent freight agents are built for this market. Here's what the thriving ones are doing differently.
âHold on, we've got something here where these guys are hungry to grow. We're hungry to grow." So, if we work together, we can help them grow their business."
The largest freight broker in North America just started locking carriers off its platform. Plus: oil could hit $160 a barrel, Mexican truckers are losing their US visas, Arizona just showed every state how to bury ELD cheaters, and more.
The UP-NS pitch to regulators is that the combined network would pull 2.1 million truckloads off highways annually. Plus: USPS signs a $10B+ deal with DHL, 20+ carriers go under in May, and Hub Group's CFO and COO are out.
The freight tech aisle has gone full AI. The ops floor has not. Here's what's actually moving the needle in 2026.
Thomas Mella breaks down his thoughts on this week's FreightCaviar Podcast.
Spot rates just hit record highs, while the carrier pool is shrinking. Plus: shippers get a win on trucking liability, the oldest tax in trucking is on the chopping block, Ohio puts 5,000 CDL holders on notice, and more.
âHold on, we've got something here where these guys are hungry to grow. We're hungry to grow." So, if we work together, we can help them grow their business."
The largest freight broker in North America just started locking carriers off its platform. Plus: oil could hit $160 a barrel, Mexican truckers are losing their US visas, Arizona just showed every state how to bury ELD cheaters, and more.
The UP-NS pitch to regulators is that the combined network would pull 2.1 million truckloads off highways annually. Plus: USPS signs a $10B+ deal with DHL, 20+ carriers go under in May, and Hub Group's CFO and COO are out.
âHold on, we've got something here where these guys are hungry to grow. We're hungry to grow." So, if we work together, we can help them grow their business."
Thomas Mella breaks down his thoughts on this week's FreightCaviar Podcast.
"Weâve gotten feedback that it saves them days of manual work, and they walk in prepared and being a good partner.â
"Iâm constantly seeking out knowledge, whether thatâs from people from the industry that have gone before me, or what I can find online.â
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