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FreightWaves provides trucking news focused on economic and innovative technology drivers for the freight transportation ecosystem. At the core of each article or content piece is focus on the economic impacts and outcomes - good or bad - that are driven by emerging technology, innovation and freight industry evolution.

09/10/2026

On What The Truck?!?, BirdStop CEO Keith Miao says truck drivers spend an average of an hour a day searching for parking, sometimes without finding a safe place to stop.

Check out his interview with Malcolm & The Dude to hear why his company wants to use autonomous drones as programmable flying sensors to identify available truck parking in real time.

09/09/2026

What caused the fatal Amazon Air 767 crash at Miami Airport? NTSB black box data points to an aborted go-around and missing speed brakes.

The 21 Air-operated Boeing 767 overshot its landing zone by 1,000 feet coming in from San Juan at 158 knots. Data shows the pilots applied go-around thrust, aborted four seconds later, and failed to deploy thrust reversers or speed brakes before plowing 1,300 feet past the runway into a contractor van, killing five.

09/09/2026

Where is a shipment most vulnerable to cargo theft?

Guy Yehiav, President of SmartSense by Digi, says on What The Truck?!? that one of the highest-risk points for valuable freight is a stop made shortly after pickup. For high-value loads, he says the first 150 miles can be critical and may need to be treated as a no-stop zone.

09/09/2026

A continuous audit acts like real-time forensics, using AI and machine learning to validate rates, carrier selection, and label printing as the shipment occurs. By normalizing messy carrier data instantly, continuous auditing stops overcharges before they turn into month-end dispute headaches.

Penny Allen, SVP of AI, Product & Engineering at Shipium, breaks down the math on FreightWaves.

09/09/2026

Could autonomous drones help solve one of trucking’s biggest problems?

Carl Rundell, President and CEO of Truck Specialized Parking Services, explains how BirdStop’s autonomous drones could provide “eyes in the sky” to monitor parking availability on the latest What The Truck?!? with Malcolm Harris and Michael Vincent.

09/09/2026

Cargo theft remains a major concern around holiday weekends. CargoNet tracked $31.8 million in thefts across Labor Day as criminals targeted trusted freight accounts.

On What The Truck?!?, Malcolm and The Dude break down the numbers, including a 70% increase in incidents from 2021 to 2025 and the three states accounting for nearly half of the reported thefts..

California, Texas and Illinois.

09/09/2026

Static indexes often leave carriers absorbing unexpected fuel costs.

By tracking actual load-level fuel consumption—including miles, idling, and route dynamics—carriers gain the exact data needed to calculate true fuel costs. Using these insights to structure dynamic surcharge contracts turns fuel from an unpredictable cost driver into a net-neutral expense. Matt Cartwright, CEO & Founder of Magnus Technologies, shares his fuel benchmarking strategy.

FMCSA is giving carriers a compliance reprieve during its transition to the new MOTUS registration platform. The agency ...
09/09/2026

FMCSA is giving carriers a compliance reprieve during its transition to the new MOTUS registration platform. The agency has suspended USDOT number inactivations for missed biennial updates on deadlines falling on or after June 1, 2026, with no set end date. The filing requirement has not been eliminated, so carriers should stay alert for the announcement that enforcement is resuming.

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An expired fuel tax decal led Indiana State Police to stop a commercial truck on I-70 — and an inventory search of the c...
09/09/2026

An expired fuel tax decal led Indiana State Police to stop a commercial truck on I-70 — and an inventory search of the cab turned up 277 pounds of co***ne worth an estimated $3.8 million, hidden in the sleeper compartment. The driver's account of where he picked up the tractor conflicts with his employer's version of events, leaving key questions unanswered about how the drugs ended up inside the vehicle.

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U.S. rail freight closed out summer on a high note, with total volume for the week of Sept. 5 up 13.8% year-over-year. I...
09/09/2026

U.S. rail freight closed out summer on a high note, with total volume for the week of Sept. 5 up 13.8% year-over-year. Intermodal led the way with an 18% gain, while nine of 10 carload commodity groups moved higher — paced by metallic ores, grain, and farm products.

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