Thomas Wasson

Chattanooga

Host at FreightWaves LIVE: An Events Podcast

Enterprise Trucking Carrier Expert at FreightWaves

Enterprise Trucking Analyst at FreightWaves. Writer and host of Loaded & Rolling and Truck Tech podcast. Opinions expressed are my own. Great Gandalf of Freight

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Kodiak selects Roush as manufacturing partner for autonomous truck upfitting

1 week ago | freightwaves.com | Thomas Wasson

Kodiak Robotics announced on Thursday it has selected Roush Industries as its manufacturing partner to scale the upfitting of trucks equipped with the Kodiak Driver autonomous system. Starting in the second half of 2025, Roush will begin upfitting these autonomous trucks at its facility in Livonia, Michigan, with initial production focused on vehicles for Kodiak’s customer, Atlas Energy Solutions.
Volvo Group and Daimler Truck partner to launch Coretura

1 week ago | freightwaves.com | Thomas Wasson

On Tuesday, Volvo Group and Daimler Truck officially launched Coretura, a joint venture dedicated to developing a standardized software-defined vehicle platform for commercial vehicles. The launch followed binding agreements between the two companies, signed in October 2024. By early June, the companies obtained all required regulatory approvals and began operations in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Flooding and rockslide shuts down I-40 on North Carolina-Tennessee border

1 week ago | freightwaves.com | Thomas Wasson

Flooding and a rockslide shut down a stretch of Interstate 40 between the Tennessee and North Carolina border according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The impacted area is near mile marker 450 along a route that was previously washed away when Hurricane Helene made landfall last September. Emergency repairs reopened parts of the interstate in February 2025, with one lane of travel each way.
Aurora and On the Road Garage team up to train autonomous vehicle technicians

2 weeks ago | freightwaves.com | Thomas Wasson

Aurora has partnered with On the Road Garage, a transportation workforce development provider to launch an apprenticeship and upskilling initiative to prepare workers for the new demands required by autonomous vehicles. Aurora advises the program and includes autonomous and electric vehicle repair, ADAS calibration, advanced vehicle technologies, and AV terminal operations.
Fleetworthy acquires Haul for AI-enhanced fleet compliance

2 weeks ago | freightwaves.com | Thomas Wasson

Fleetworthy recently announced it had acquired Haul, a provider of AI-powered compliance and safety technology. The combination expands Fleetworthy’s offering by adding artificial intelligence and automation to its capabilities, including automated document audits, intelligent driver onboarding and scorecards, and real-time compliance monitoring.
Windrose and Terawatt deepen strategic partnership

3 weeks ago | freightwaves.com | Thomas Wasson

Electric truck maker Windrose Technology and Terawatt Infrastructure recently announced a deepening of their existing strategic partnership through a series of interoperability tests at Terawatt’s flagship site in Rancho Dominguez, California. The tests include demonstrating Windrose’s dual guan charging capabilities, which deliver over 650 kW using two 350 kW chargers from Delta Electronics. A 240-mile range charge was achieved in around 40 minutes using the two-charger system.
Truck Parking Club doubles network in under 6 months

3 weeks ago | freightwaves.com | Thomas Wasson

Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Truck Parking Club recently announced it has surpassed 2,000 property member locations nationwide, a doubling of its footprint in six months. Part of the growth came from targeting diverse property types, from trucking companies and repair shops to storage facilities and real estate investors.
Einride founder Robert Falck out as CEO amid leadership pivot

4 weeks ago | freightwaves.com | Thomas Wasson

Autonomous freight technology company Einride recently announced that founder and CEO Robert Falck will be appointed executive chairman of the board effective immediately. CFO Roozbeh Charll will take over as CEO. The leadership shuffle comes as Transport Topics/Bloomberg report the company is considering an IPO in the U.S.Falck, founder and executive chairman, said in the news release: “Einride started with the simple idea that freight could be done differently, and better.
FMCSA crackdown on carrier fraud halves newly granted authorities

4 weeks ago | freightwaves.com | Thomas Wasson

FMCSA’s crackdown on carrier fraud halves new authorities(Chart: CarrierOK)Recent identity verification changes by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are having a major impact on the number of newly minted operating authorities, according to research from CarrierOK. Beginning in early 2025, the FMCSA rolled out a new identity verification process that starts with applicants being redirected to Idemia, a third-party identity verification vendor.
FMCSA crackdown on carrier fraud halves newly granted authorities

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Thomas Wasson

FMCSA’s crackdown on carrier fraud halves new authorities(Chart: CarrierOK)Recent identity verification changes by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are having a major impact on the number of newly minted operating authorities, according to research from CarrierOK. Beginning in early 2025, the FMCSA rolled out a new identity verification process that starts with applicants being redirected to Idemia, a third-party identity verification vendor.