Thomas Wasson

Rivian and Samsara announce electric fleet management collaboration | Thomas Wasson, FreightWaves Electric vehicle maker Rivian and Samsara, a pioneer in telematics and connected vehicle operations, have announced a collaboration to tackle the challenges of electric fleet https://t.co/iuT8Yo6zAA

Rivian and Samsara announce electric fleet management collaboration | Thomas Wasson, FreightWaves Electric vehicle maker Rivian and Samsara, a pioneer in telematics and connected vehicle operations, have announced a collaboration to tackle the challenges of electric fleet https://t.co/0WPABFLs1f

The technician shortage is real and will continue as trucks require more specialized techs. Just wait for autonomous trucks, going to need a new class of LiDAR, radar and camera techs to haggle with the computer machine spirits.

DieselBabe🌟 @DieselBABE20

While packing up and moving the last of the shop this weekend, it dawned on me. When we first bought the business six years ago, we were paying good technicians like $19-$21 an hour. Now high caliber technicians are making $50 an hour and it is crazy how far we’ve come.

RXO Q2 2025 Truckload Market Forecast: Inflation continues but at slower pace | Thomas Wasson, FreightWaves RXO recently released its Q2 Truckload Market Forecast, which found that despite economic turmoil, the U.S. truckload space remained relatively calm according to shippers’ https://t.co/JtGSVyv8tP

With all the recent X issues they should just mail me a letter once a week so I’m all caught up on my notifications.

Alex is a great guy and a must follow. I’m glad to see him expanding onto X, we need more signal and less noise.

Mutha Trucker News @Mutha_Trucker_

Hi, my name is Alex Mai and I run a news segment called #muthatruckernews. I decided today that I want to grow a community on X. Is anyone on here in the #trucking industry? Would love to follow you! https://t.co/qQzoSXjMaO

Aurora keeps person in the driver’s seat for driverless hauls | Thomas Wasson, FreightWaves Humans are back in the driverless driver’s seat but only as window dressing, according to a recent update from Aurora Innovation. In a blog post, Aurora Chairman and CEO Chris Urmson said https://t.co/0hnU5CrHAO

Aurora keeps person in the driver’s seat for driverless hauls | Thomas Wasson, FreightWaves Humans are back in the driverless driver’s seat but only as window dressing, according to a recent update from Aurora Innovation. In a blog post, Aurora Chairman and CEO Chris Urmson said https://t.co/fMF76osUET

The third week of May saw a continued rally in spot market rates, outperforming seasonal trends over the past two years. The SONAR National Truckload Index 7 Day Average rose 12 cents per mile all in w/w from $2.23 on May 15 to $2.35. Spot rates are now 15 cents per mile higher https://t.co/mOgpJ6phFb

There is no such thing as cheap freight if someone is willing to haul it for that rate. I know this because I was that guy booking it at the bottom distribution. When you’re a mega carrier with a market that has 25 empty trucks without loads, any rate is good to reposition into

Ken Adamo @thefreightnerd

@maybedanielleee I've been thinking about this, and it's actually a very interesting question. Let's see if we can come up with a good answer. Let's assume a high-traffic lane like LAX-DAL which is about $3,000 right now with a standard deviation of $500 and about 400 loads a week. If we https://t.co/V5Ooqy8gsC

RT @ChrisCeausu: Good breakdown from @ThomasWasson7. What we’re noticing in our own network is that shippers are pushing tenders earlier—n…

Outbound tender lead times (OTLT) a daily index that measures the length of time in days between a load being offered and the requested pickup date remain elevated. Supply chain uncertainty, tariff additions then pauses and elevated outbound tender rejection rates combine to https://t.co/PtgnYUAo4l

RT @adamlwingfield: Chattanooga, Tennessee sees on average based on recent data, between 3,500-5,200 trucks per day between I-75 and I-24.…

Will these replace drivers? Yes. Will they replace all drivers? No. Autonomous trucks will be great for long haul over 700 miles because of math. One driver can only go 11 hours in a day, that means the truck Werner pays for sits idle for at least 10 hours for the driver’s https://t.co/HZ2QLsCtZT

The second week of May saw a nascent rally in the dry van space continue with gains in outbound tender rejection rates and volumes. Dry van outbound tender rejection rates rose 74 basis points w/w from 4.70% on May 8 to 5.44%. VOTRI is now at its highest rate in over a month when https://t.co/dCfs3ZmjDJ

In this week's Truck Tech newsletter: - Chinese EV truck maker Windrose launches long-haul tractor - Autonomous vehicle industry lobby outlines federal wish list - Hyundai unveils next-gen heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell truck https://t.co/sAhNhbFbrh