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#1 Driverless Trucking Firm Aurora Puts Human Back in Driver’s Seat

May 20 2025 // Driverless vehicle developer Aurora Innovation Inc. is putting a human back in front of the wheel of big rigs operating in Texas, reversing course less than three weeks after the company began commercial autonomous service...

#2 Burning Cargo Ship Carrying 3,000 Vehicles Abandoned Off Alaska

Jun 4 2025 // The crew of a cargo ship carrying around 3,000 vehicles, including 800 electric vehicles, abandoned it off the coast of Alaska after a fire broke out onboard, its operator Zodiac Maritime said on Wednesday. The 22 crew...

#3 Norwegian Man Awakes to Discover Grounded Cargo Ship Narrowly Missed His Home

May 27 2025 // A Norwegian man awoke to find that a cargo ship had run aground and narrowly missed crashing into his home along the Trondheim Fjord’s coast. Johan Helberg told Norwegian broadcaster NRK that he’d slept through...

#4 Cargo Ship That Ran Aground in Norway, Nearly Hitting a House, Is Towed Back to Sea

May 29 2025 // A cargo ship that ran aground in a Norwegian fjord and narrowly missed a house, was pulled back into open water and was being towed to a nearby harbor on Tuesday — five days after the spectacular accident. A tugboat...

#5 Inside the $455M Cargo Theft Surge – 4 Ways to Protect Your Fleet

Jun 6 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Cargo theft reached an all-time high in 2024 – up 26% from 2023, with total reported losses of $455 million. The average estimated value per theft rose 7.7%...

#6 New Report Shows Rise in Cargo Theft, With Three States Leading the Way

May 19 2025 // Cargo theft across the U.S. and Canada continued to rise in 2024, with three states making up the bulk of losses, a new report shows. Multimodal hubs in California, Texas, as well as around Chicago, continue to be top...