2025 Freight Trends Report
Industry Insights
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December 10, 2024
The Future of Heavy-Duty Transportation: How CNG and RNG are Driving Sustainability and Cost Stability
Explore how compressed natural gas (CNG) and renewable natural gas (RNG) are transforming heavy-duty transportation. Learn about their cost stability, environmental benefits, and role in achieving sustainability goals.
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December 6, 2024
What Shippers Need to Know About the September 2025 EU Emissions Allowance Deadline
Navigate EU emissions allowances with Breakthrough’s solutions. Achieve compliance and sustainability before the September 2025 deadline. Discover more now.
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November 5, 2024
Breakthrough Recognized in 2024 Gartner® Market Guide for Logistics Carbon Accounting and Management Solutions
Discover Breakthrough’s CleanMile solution, a leading logistics carbon accounting and management tool, to gain precise emissions tracking and insights.
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November 1, 2024
How to Accurately Calculate Your Freight Transportation Emissions
Read a portfolio of proven strategies used by industry-leading shippers to calculate and lower transportation emissions, all while maintaining or reducing cost.
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October 15, 2024
What Is Logistics Transportation Management? 4 Advantages for Success
Discover the benefits of using a logistics transportation management provider to streamline operations, enhance visibility, and meet sustainability targets.
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October 14, 2024
AI in Logistics: How Shippers Can Uncover Freight Efficiencies
Explore how AI in logistics is advancing the supply chain through route optimization, market forecasts, and benchmarking, providing shippers innovative solutions.
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June 28, 2024
What Is Transportation Analytics? How to Leverage Freight Data
Discover the power of AI and machine learning for strategic decision-making in your freight network. Elevate your transportation analytics with these insights.
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June 26, 2024
The Road to Zero Emissions: Heavy-Duty Electric and Hydrogen Vehicles
Compare electric heavy-duty vehicles and fuel cell electric vehicles. Discover their benefits, challenges, applications, and advantages.
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April 4, 2024
Supply Chain Sustainability: What It Takes to Reduce Emissions
From establishing an emissions baseline to implementing reduction strategies, discover how to efficiently and effectively achieve your sustainability goals.
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March 6, 2024
State-Level Decarbonization Initiatives And Their Impact On The Transportation Industry
Explore how cap-and-trade programs and clean fuel standards across states are influencing transportation. Learn what these policies mean for shippers’ networks.
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November 29, 2023
Embracing Change: Navigating The Impact Of The EU's Emissions Trading System On Maritime Shipping And Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Learn how the EU ETS will affect maritime shipping in 2024 and heavy-duty vehicles as early as 2027, and how shippers can prepare for these upcoming changes.
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November 29, 2023
How To Assemble The Right Shipping Technology Stack To Optimize Your Transportation Network
Maximize the ROI of your transportation technology stack by incentivizing tech adoption, evaluating performance, and leaning on industry experts for support.
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November 7, 2023
How To Talk To Your Freight Carriers About Sustainability Measures
Shippers: Learn how to collaborate with freight carrier partners on sustainability measures to achieve common goals.
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October 9, 2023
A Guide To Renewable Diesel And Biodiesel
Learn the differences between renewable diesel and biodiesel, how they’re produced, their emissions impact, global trends, and more to inform your decisions.
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September 25, 2023
The Role Of Transportation Management Technology In The 21st Century
Learn how freight technology is playing a role in transforming transportation networks and unlocking maximum value for logistics leaders in the 21st century.
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July 21, 2023
Bipartisan Support For Hydrogen Prompts Transportation Application Discussions
Hydrogen boasts a promising future in transportation because of its cleanliness, efficiency, potential for domestic production, and ability for use in internal combustion engines.
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June 30, 2023
Maximize Sustainability Impact Through Diversified Alternative Energy Vehicle Adoption
The pressure for alternative energy vehicle adoption is heating up. Discover how a portfolio approach can help shippers navigate this complex shift.
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June 7, 2023
The Energy Landscape For A Polyfuel Strategy
Discover the potential of a polyfuel strategy in achieving SBTs. Explore CNG, biodiesel, renewable diesel, battery-electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
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May 23, 2023
Looming Climate Legislation Deadlines: What Shippers Need To Know
With California’s Advanced Clean Fleet regulation on the horizon, transportation teams must lean on science-based targets to reduce emissions.
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March 23, 2023
From Vision To Action: How To Avoid Supply Chain Greenwashing And Make Real Progress On Sustainability
Supply chain greenwashing can be harmful even when it’s unintentional. Avoid falling into this trap by enabling and measuring real sustainability progress.
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March 9, 2023
A Transportation Guide To The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law And Inflation Reduction Act
The federal government begins to provide funding opportunities through IIJA and IRA for the transportation sector to address economywide decarbonization.
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March 8, 2023
5 Steps To Prepare For The Release Of The SEC Climate-Related Disclosure Rules
The final SEC climate risk disclosure rules are expected to be released in spring 2023. Here is what you need to know to act in accordance.
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December 15, 2022
How To Set A Winning Transportation Sustainability Strategy
You can achieve big transportation sustainability wins when you have comprehensive data and an actionable gameplan.
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October 14, 2022
Get Your Data Ready — The Future Of Autonomous Trucking Is Already Here
Autonomous trucks could be delivering freight on your low-complexity lanes — you just need the right data to pinpoint opportunities.
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