Month: September 2025

JACKSONVILLE — In a move to decarbonize freight transportation, Uber Freight has launched its Dedicated EV Fleet Accelerator Program, aimed at driving electric truck adoption through a strategic partnership with automaker Tesla.  Uber Freight founder and chairman Lior Ron announced the Tesla partnership on Tuesday during Deliver 2025, the company’s annual summit held this year… Continue reading Uber Freight kicks off Deliver 2025 with Tesla EV truck program

Updated 9:20 am ET, Sept. 17 The FMCSA database is back up and running after several data sets were unavailable with no explantation yesterday. X user @garret_makes let FreightWaves know via DM this morning that the missing data, which was returning a standard “404 error” on attempted access, was accessible again. This data has been… Continue reading UPDATE: FMCSA data back online after outage

New York, a top apple-producing state, offers a diverse selection of apple varieties, both classic and new. The apple season typically runs from late August to late October or early November, with peak activity in the Hudson Valley, Capital Region, and western New York. This is expected to be a strong season for Eastern apples,… Continue reading Reefer report: Excellent start for Eastern apple season

House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith recently highlighted the potential benefits of President Trump’s trade agenda in an op-ed for the Washington Examiner. However, the realities faced by companies like Deere & Co. suggest a different story. The farm equipment manufacturer is set to lay off 238 workers due to a significant drop in… Continue reading Flatbed report: John Deere lays off workers amid rising tariff costs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2025 Contact: Alex Leslie (651) 641-6162 [email protected] Washington, D.C. – The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today released new research on causes and solutions for the current gaps in diesel technician training, recruitment, and retention.  Qualified techs are indispensable to a safe and efficient trucking industry, yet 65.5 percent of… Continue reading New ATRI Research Addresses Shortage of Qualified Diesel Techs in Trucking