The Impact of Hurricane Helene on Transportation and the Supply Chain

Hurricane Helene left behind a devastating path of destruction at the end of September in the Southeast U.S. When the final estimates are calculated, Helene will likely go down the most expensive and deadliest Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Katrina.   As the storm ravaged through parts of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and Tennessee, it demolished many

How a Port Strike Could Threaten the Freight Recovery

As the calendar inches closer to Q4 and 2025, there’s a measure of optimism in the freight industry. After a prolonged downturn, some are even suggesting the freight recession might finally be over. But before the industry can fully celebrate, a looming threat could derail this recovery: a potential port strike by the International Longshoremen’s

Are More Stringent ELD Requirements on the Way?

An image showing a digital driver log for Hours of Service compliance.

The Electronic Logging Device mandate of December 2017 was one of the most important events for transportation technology this century. Because of it, cumbersome paper driver logs became a thing of the past, and telematics capabilities powered by ELD has helped carriers supercharge their productivity and boost profitability.  Even though December 18, 2017, was less

Is Fraud Inescapable in Today’s Freight Industry?

It’s very possible that the current freight market has finally turned, meaning that the worst of the two-year long freight recession could be behind us. However, fraud and theft – which have prospered during the downturn – don’t appear to be going anywhere.  In this article, we’ll look at the most common forms of fraud

Are Self-Driving Trucks Right Around the Corner?

During the mid-2010s, self-driving vehicles of every variety – from sedan to semi – felt like an inevitability on the roadways within the next handful of years. General Motors, Toyota, and Honda all predicted that they would be producing self-driving cars by 2020.  That anticipated reality didn’t come to fruition, as the technology of the

What’s Next for the EPA’s Truck Emissions Rules?

On March 29, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its Final Rule on emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles, which includes Class 8 trucks and is applicable to the 2027-32 vehicle model years. The complete rule, published on April 22, has more than 1,000 pages and features various emissions targets for vehicles by model year

Transflo Mobile+ Turns 10: The History of the Industry’s Most Powerful Driver App

Since its launch on June 20, 2014, Transflo Mobile+ has simplified the lives of millions of professional truck drivers by putting all their essential on-the-road tasks into a single, easy-to-use application. From document scanning and Hours of Service to navigation, load management, and more, Transflo Mobile+ has helped keep drivers safe by reducing app switching

AI Adoption in Logistics: Revolution or Recalibration?

During the last few years, artificial intelligence has gone from a topic espoused as the next big thing by data scientists and tech executives to the present-tense, here-now big thing that affects every major industry in the economy. Conversations about AI run the gamut from practical, day-to-day use cases to optimistic and pessimistic predictions about

The Telematics Transformation: From Compliance Mandate to Productivity Must-Have

Remember when ELDs arrived in transportation? At first, many people thought they were just about ticking regulatory boxes. Dive into our article to explore how they’ve transformed from compliance tools to the driving force of fleet management. Remember when Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) were mandated by the FMCSA in 2017? Initially, they were met with skepticism and