Grace Sharkey

Freight Nerd. Former freight broker. Journalist. SiriusXM Radio Host. President of the @cage_writer fan club. Beyhive member. A lot of sarcasm.

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Articles

Transfix CEO: In margin-crunched market, brokers must rethink tech strategy

1 week ago | freightwaves.com | Grace Sharkey

In today’s turbulent freight environment, where uncertainty lingers over everything from tariffs to tender volumes, freight brokers are facing increasing pressure to make smarter, faster decisions, often with less margin for error. At the heart of that challenge lies the critical but often inefficient process of RFP management.
Russia wages silent cyberwar on Western supply chains

1 week ago | freightwaves.com | Grace Sharkey

Imagine someone sneaking into your house, not through the front door, but through your email, your Wi-Fi or even your smart doorbell camera. That’s exactly the warning in a new cybersecurity report from U.S. and international intelligence agencies: Russian military hackers have been trying to break into the digital infrastructure of Western logistics and tech companies, particularly those helping Ukraine.
Russia wages silent cyberwar on Western supply chains

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Grace Sharkey

Imagine someone sneaking into your house, not through the front door, but through your email, your Wi-Fi or even your smart doorbell camera. That’s exactly the warning in a new cybersecurity report from U.S. and international intelligence agencies: Russian military hackers have been trying to break into the digital infrastructure of Western logistics and tech companies, particularly those helping Ukraine.
Waabi CEO sees success in simulation, wants AV industry to disclose safety data

2 weeks ago | freightwaves.com | Grace Sharkey

At Uber Freight’s recent Carrier Summit, Waabi CEO Raquel Urtasun laid out the autonomous trucking technology’s path toward deploying fully driverless trucks by the end of 2025. Waabi is approaching this task by building for scale, safety and efficiency, she said. That marks a departure from expensive, slow-moving strategies that have dominated the autonomous vehicle space. Urtasun knows something about conventional approaches that lead to suboptimal results.
Duffy restores enforcement of English language proficiency rules for truckers

2 weeks ago | freightwaves.com | Grace Sharkey

AUSTIN, Texas — In a high-profile announcement, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy signed an order Tuesday to reintroduce strict enforcement of English language proficiency standards for commercial truck drivers. Backed by President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, the policy marks a shift in how the Department of Transportation will handle driver qualification violations moving forward, placing language noncompliance back on the list of criteria for placing drivers out of service.
Duffy restores enforcement of English language proficiency rules for truckers

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Grace Sharkey

AUSTIN, Texas — In a high-profile announcement, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy signed an order Tuesday to reintroduce strict enforcement of English language proficiency standards for commercial truck drivers. Backed by President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, the policy marks a shift in how the Department of Transportation will handle driver qualification violations moving forward, placing language noncompliance back on the list of criteria for placing drivers out of service.
Freight fraud: Your supply chain is showing

2 weeks ago | freightwaves.com | Grace Sharkey

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Freight Fraud Symposium in Dallas on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How intelligence is power in freight fraud preventionDETAILS: Truckstop and Hetherington Group experts discuss the rising sophistication of fraud in the trucking industry. They emphasize the critical need for cybersecurity awareness, open-source intelligence and proactive verification of carriers and vendors.
Freight fraud: Your supply chain is showing

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Grace Sharkey

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Freight Fraud Symposium in Dallas on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How intelligence is power in freight fraud preventionDETAILS: Truckstop and Hetherington Group experts discuss the rising sophistication of fraud in the trucking industry. They emphasize the critical need for cybersecurity awareness, open-source intelligence and proactive verification of carriers and vendors.
Freight fraud: Leveraging the carrier identity solution

2 weeks ago | freightwaves.com | Grace Sharkey

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Freight Fraud Symposium in Dallas on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Fraud is the Signal: Designing the Future of FreightDETAILS: The fireside chat between FreightWaves’ Craig Fuller and Michael Caney from Highway discusses fraud prevention in the freight industry. They explore the importance of an identity layer, know-your-customer (KYC) principles and technological solutions to verify carrier capabilities.
Freight fraud: How criminals found a way in

2 weeks ago | freightwaves.com | Grace Sharkey

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Freight Fraud Symposium in Dallas on May 14. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Freight Fraud Dynamics: Root Cause and Preventive StrategiesDETAILS: Barry Conlon, CEO of Overhaul, discusses the evolving state of cargo theft and its impact on supply chains. Conlon emphasizes the importance of situational awareness and carrier validation to prevent theft.