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January 22, 2025
How Will AI Impact Transportation? 3 Predictions
Discover how AI in transportation is transforming the industry by enhancing operational efficiency and advancing efforts to reduce emissions.
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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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August 29, 2022
3 Ways To Build Internal Buy-In For A Sustainable Supply Chain
Here are 3 ways shippers can get internal buy-in for their sustainable supply chain strategies.
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July 20, 2022
Serious About Reducing Your Transportation Emissions? Ask Yourself These 3 Critical Questions
Shippers have set initiatives for reaching net-zero carbon emissions, but many aren’t making real progress. If you want to get serious about reducing your carbon footprint, ask yourself these 3 sustainability questions
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July 15, 2022
5 Steps Toward Net-Zero Carbon Emissions
As shippers work toward net-zero carbon emissions, their transportation network can provide an actionable starting point.
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June 27, 2022
Struggling To Measure Your Sustainability Impact? Start With Transportation Emissions
For scope 3 emissions in particular, measuring your sustainability impact can be challenging. Your transportation network provides an actionable starting point.
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May 25, 2022
Your Transportation Team Is Already A Sustainable Operations Expert
The pressure is on for C-level leaders across industries to create more sustainable operations. Get started with an organizational framework today.
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April 22, 2022
You Can: Announcing New Possibilities With CleanMile
Sustainability hasn’t always been a priority in transportation. This Earth Day, we are changing that way of thinking with the announcement of CleanMile.
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November 2, 2021
Unlocking Your Sustainable Future With Scope 3 Transportation Emissions With Talking Logistics
Watch the Interview with Talking Logistics: Unlock a Sustainable Future
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July 6, 2021
Shippers' Guide To Scopes 1, 2, And 3 Emissions In Supply Chain
For companies of all sizes, accounting for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is a complicated and varied undertaking. The initial challenges of knowing where to begin, what to quantify, and how to structure it all generate a seemingly exponential number of new questions to answer along the way.
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June 21, 2021
Using Data To Make Transportation Sustainability Today’s Reality
Everyone is wondering how to move their sustainability initiatives forward, and when technology can sometimes feel far off in the future, many are looking for today's quick wins. Learn how to use data to bring sustainability to transportation today.
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April 28, 2021
Measuring Transportation Emissions: With Talking Logistics
Governments, corporations, and consumers alike are continuing to pursue greater efforts and policies that support sustainability and lowering their carbon footprints in 2021. The transportation industry is not immune to this trend, and as one of the dirtiest emitting sectors in North America, reporting, creating processes, and adopting technology to support these goals can be a convoluted challenge.
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April 27, 2021
President Biden’s First 100 Days: Transportation And Supply Chain Perspective
A new president’s first 100 days is often the benchmark for gauging their leadership style in accordance with campaign promises. This stretch for U.S. President Joe Biden has arguably received more attention than ever because of the turbulent times the nation is working through in more realms than one.
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April 20, 2021
Four Alternative Fuels For Transportation Companies
Diversifying your energy portfolio? Learn from Breakthrough’s experts as they break down four alternative fuels for transportation.
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March 23, 2021
4 Reasons Why Supply Chain Sustainability Is Profitability
“Green” goals have historically fallen secondary to revenue goals — what if we told you supply chain sustainability was profitable? Learn more.
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March 2, 2021
What Does U.S. Involvement In The Paris Agreement Mean For Shipping Strategies?
After a notable departure, the Biden Administration has rejoined the Paris Agreement. Read what this signals to the transportation industry.
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February 3, 2021
How To Reduce Commercial Transportation Emissions With Breakthrough
There’s more pressure than ever to reduce commercial transportation emissions — so how does Breakthrough help its clients become more sustainable?
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December 8, 2020
A Biden Presidency’s Impact On Transportation And Energy Policy In 2021
With the promise of a new administration, how will transportation and supply chain strategies be affected?
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October 2, 2020
2021 Alternative Energy Industry Outlook For Transportation
Read Breakthrough"s future expectations for how alternative energy solutions will serve transportation strategies.
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September 4, 2020
Overview Of CNG For Commercial Transportation
CNG is a viable strategy for commercial transportation strategies, and with it comes more predictable budget stability and reduced emissions.
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August 21, 2020
The Challenges Of Using Alternative Energy For Transportation
Learn about the four main barriers to the acceptance of alternative energy for transportation — and how the industry can overcome them.
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August 13, 2020
The #1 Thing Missing In Net-Zero Emissions Plans: Transportation
One of the heaviest-emitting sectors is often left out of corporate sustainability promises. Read how to bring Transportation initiatives into the fold.
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June 4, 2020
Overview Of California Low Carbon Fuel Standard For Sustainable Transportation
California is known for having some of the most extensive regulations to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States. One of its most successful emissions reduction commitments is California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).
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March 1, 2020
Simple Guide To Carbon Reduction Programs
Both cap and trade and carbon tax programs are an effort to reduce carbon footprints and greenhouse gas emissions, see how these are taking shape in Canada.
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February 28, 2020
How Does The Renewable Fuel Standard Work?
Everything you need to know about the RFS as a shipper. What is it, and how is it going to affect your network?
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February 19, 2020
Understanding The Five Levels Of Autonomous Trucking
Learn how the implications of autonomous trucking —including new regulations and safety concerns — will transform the transportation industry.
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February 17, 2020
California Low Carbon Fuel Standard | What Shippers Need To Know About LCFS
Understanding policies that impact the ultimate cost of moving goods to market is important for shippers. Read how California's LCFS program might affect you.
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December 9, 2019
Sustainable Transportation Strategies: A History And Future Of Carbon Emissions By Transportation
Sustainable transportation is widely discussed in today's news cycle, but the concept is not new. Read how a history of sustainability could mean a future of more stringent expectations for transportation.
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November 21, 2019
Electric Vehicles, Hydrogen Fuel Cells, And The Future Of Low Carbon Transportation | Q&A With Nikola Motor Company
Hear what Elizabeth Fretheim of Nikola Motors has to say about developments in low carbon transportation technology.
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October 4, 2019
LNG Opportunities & Challenges As A Marine Fuel
While current infrastructure has a long way to go to be able to support larger LNG fleet operations, LNG has significant potential as an alternative fuel choice.
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September 17, 2019
Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems: Scrubber Overview
What, exactly, is a scrubber? How does it work, and what are the impacts they have on emissions? Find out the basics of scrubbing technology.
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August 2, 2019
Alternative Fuels: Biodiesel And Renewable Diesel
To make alternatives part of your transportation energy strategy, it helps to understand the basics. Read more here.
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May 24, 2019
IMO 2020 Compliance | MEPC 74 Promises Future Emissions Reductions
The MEPC's 74th meeting brought a commitment to promoting IMO 2020 sulfur regulations compliance, and ushered in promises for further emissions reductions.
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March 22, 2019
CERAWeek 2019 Summary | The World’s Premier Energy Event
At CERAWeek 2019, the energy market information was comprehensive and insightful. Read a summary of our key takeaways from the event.
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March 14, 2019
The Green New Deal | Policy Response To Changing Technology And Public Opinion
The Green New Deal resolution presents unique challenges to U.S. lawmakers, as policy tries to catch up to new technologies and more positive public opinion.
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February 28, 2019
United States Climate Alliance Gains New Membership | History & Implications For Transportation
As the United States Climate Alliance continues to gain new membership, efforts to advance the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement gain momentum.
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February 1, 2019
Fueling The Future: An Overview Of Alternative Transportation Energy
In a rapidly evolving transportation landscape, alternative energies will continue to expand across progressive and sustainably minded strategies. Read more about how they could fit into your network.
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November 14, 2018
Carbon Reduction Programs | Pan-Canadian Framework, Cap Trade And Carbon Taxes
Learn more about carbon pricing mechanisms, such as cap-and-trade programs and standard carbon taxes, and how they impact the cost of fuels that move products to market.
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September 12, 2018
Driving The Future | Advances In Platooning Technology
Learn how platooning technology works, what barriers it has to widespread commercialization, and how it offers a window to future transportation automation.
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August 10, 2018
Implications Of California’s LCFS Program Emerge Behind The Scenes
The Low Carbon Fuel Standard will influence how shippers introduce alternative energies and mixes into their networks. Learn how this could impact your costs and carbon footprint.
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May 25, 2018
Natural Gas | Alternative Energy 101
Learn about the use of natural gas in transportation with a high level look at where it comes from and its current applications.
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April 26, 2018
Minnesota B20 Mandate | What You Need To Know
Minnesota is making a big change - upping their biodiesel blend requirements to 20% - but it should have little impact on networks.
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April 12, 2018
The Viability Of CNG In Supply Chain
When looking to diversify fuel portfolios, compressed natural gas is a viable option when analyzing infrastructure, cost benefit, and adoption rates.
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January 19, 2018
Expert Insights On 2018 Transportation Trends And Challenges
What can shippers expect in 2018? From the diesel fuel market to emerging technology and consumer preferences, get expert advice and eye-opening predictions
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December 5, 2017
Transportation Energy Management In The Age Of Electric Trucking
As we charge forward into the age of electric trucking, Breakthrough remains on the leading edge of global transportation energy management strategies.
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November 17, 2017
Unveiling The Tesla Semi
Take a look at the new specs for Tesla's semi tractor unveiling.
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September 21, 2017
Understanding The Technology Behind The Fleets | Run On Less Pt. 2
Understanding the data, logistics, and technology behind the fleets brings even more credibility and optimism to the fuel efficiency effects of Run on Less Program
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September 12, 2017
Real-Time Fuel Efficiency | Run On Less Pt. 1
Follow NACFE and the Carbon War Room's live event comparing different fuel efficiency technologies under real-world conditions.
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June 1, 2017
Why We’re Investing In The Future Of Transportation And Fuel Efficiency
Find out why we are investing in Peloton, an innovative company that's changing shipping and transportation through automation technology known as platooning.
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