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On the Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) earnings call Feb. 9, co-founder and CEO Logan Green spoke a bit about the future of transportation, a future he sees Lyft being perfectly situated to thrive in. He was talking about autonomous vehicles (AV) and business-to-business (B2B) deliveries. "We believe the...

Hyzon Motors agreed to a merger Tuesday with Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: DCRB), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that raised $626 million to target a company for merger. Hyzon expects to get up to $570 million after expenses when the business combination closes....

Last week's DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 80 (Carriers) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 70 (Carriers) The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power for rates...

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding, Inc. (NYSE: BABA) is expanding its ability to serve the South American market with the November launch of an air charter network designed to speed up shipping times. For-hire cargo airline Atlas Air (NASDAQ: AAWW) said Monday night it will operate...

Steve Burks was a truck driver in an earlier professional capacity. He also earned  his Bachelor's degree, his Master's degree and then his PhD. He's a professor of economics at the University of Minnesota-Morris where he continues to research truck drivers and the markets where they ply their...