Transportation, Mobility & Logistics

Americas – October 21, 2026 -- Air cargo's next digitization phase centers on procurement intelligence, according to Freightos executive Sebastien Podgorski, after a decade focused on digitizing search, dynamic rates and e-bookings.

Podgorski leads commercial operations across the Americas and oversees Freightos' global airline portfolio. He has more than a decade of aviation and air cargo experience, including roles at Air Canada Cargo in revenue management, strategic alliances and digital transformation. He discussed the shift with Judah Levine in a three-part video series in the Freight Thoughts program.

Peak season exposes existing procurement friction, Podgorski says

Peak demand does not create procurement problems, Podgorski says. It exposes operational friction that teams ignore during stable periods.

Dallas – October 21, 2026 -- Business Jet Services (BJS) has become one of only 20 operators nationwide to receive Federal Aviation Administration acceptance of its Safety Management System (SMS), according to the company.

The acceptance letter was signed on August 9, 2019. BJS says it reflects nearly a decade of work on the system.

BJS manages 14 aircraft, 8 of them on its Part 135 charter certificate

The Dallas Love Field-based operator offers turn-key aircraft management and charter services. It reports significant demand for both. The company has 52 employees, 50% of whom are pilots.

Hangar space at sister company Business Jet Center expands capacity at KDAL

BJS says the recent opening of hangar space at sister company Business Jet Center lets it accommodate more clients bringing aircraft to Dallas Love Field (KDAL).

Dallas – October 21, 2026 -- Business Jet, a private aviation company based at Dallas Love Field, has become an authorized Starlink dealer and installer. The move lets it sell and fit SpaceX's low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet on private aircraft.

Supplemental type certificates cover seven large-cabin models today

Business Jet currently offers supplemental type certificates (STCs) for the Gulfstream G450, G550, G650, G650ER and GV. It also offers them for the Bombardier Global 6000, Express and XRS.

Customers can schedule installations through Lina Sabbah, the company's Director of Aircraft Solutions and Acquisitions.

Additional STCs are expected by year-end, with Falcon models due in 2025

Starlink is expected to keep expanding its certifications and the list of supported aircraft. Business Jet expects STCs for further models by the end of the year:

Dallas – October 21, 2026 -- Business Jet has appointed Hannah Vincent as Director of FBO Operations, moving its former Chief Brand Officer into a role tied to the expansion of its fixed-base operation at Dallas Love Field.

Vincent moves from brand and customer service leadership to run the FBO

Vincent previously oversaw both the Customer Service and Marketing teams as Chief Brand Officer. She is the granddaughter and daughter of Business Jet founders Bob and Mike Wright. She sits on the leadership team alongside her brother, Chris Wright, who is Chief Executive Officer.

Dallas – October 21, 2026 -- Business Jet has leased 100% of a newly completed 70,000-square-foot hangar complex at Dallas Love Field (KDAL), lifting its campus to more than 475,000 square feet of hangar and office space across 19 hangars and two executive terminals.

The complex, first announced in August 2025, consists of two side-by-side hangars on the operator's 53-acre site. Partner and CEO Chris Wright said the full lease-up reaffirms strong demand for hangar space at Love Field, and at Business Jet in particular.

West hangar targets single tenant with custom layout

The west hangar is built for one tenant. It has a custom floor plan, a conditioned hangar bay and elevated interior finishes. It also has a tip-up canopy-style door, the first of its kind on the Business Jet campus.

United States – October 21, 2026 -- The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) Board of Directors has opened its search for a permanent President & CEO, with Lana Nichols continuing as interim leader while the process runs.

Board seeks a mission-driven executive for a full-time remote role

The position is full-time and remote, reporting directly to the Board of Directors. The Board is looking for a "visionary, mission-driven executive" to lead WIT into its next phase of growth and influence.

Trucking experience is valued but not required

Experience in trucking, transportation, or logistics is preferred but not a prerequisite, so candidates from outside the freight sector can apply. The full position description is published on the association's website.

Global – – October 21, 2026 -- SpotSee is advising shippers to choose between impact and tilt monitoring based on the specific handling event that could damage a product, rather than on fragility alone. Its TiltWatch XTR QR indicator shows visible evidence when a shipment tips beyond 80 degrees.

Impact indicator turns red above a selected G-force threshold

ShockWatch 2 QR is a single-use indicator that changes permanently from clear to red when an impact exceeds its selected G-force threshold. A smartphone scan sends the indicator condition, time, location and serial number to the SpotSee Cloud. Receiving teams can follow their normal process if no impact is shown, or hold the shipment for inspection if one is.

Global – October 21, 2026 -- SpotSee is promoting a shift in condition monitoring from post-claim review to documented evidence capture at the receiving dock, using QR-enabled indicators and connected devices that record a shipment's state at the moment of hand-off.

Late-stage reviews leave teams reconstructing events after acceptance

Shipment condition data has historically been reviewed only after a complaint, product failure or claim triggered an investigation. By then, the shipment has typically been accepted, moved and processed, which makes it hard to establish whether damage occurred in transit, at receipt or later in the workflow.

Teams then spend time reconstructing events, resolving disputes and processing replacement shipments. SpotSee describes the gap as structural and repeatable, affecting any operation that accepts shipments without documented condition evidence at hand-off.

Global – – October 21, 2026 -- SpotSee is promoting four battery-free, single-use QR-enabled indicators as a middle tier between traditional visual indicators and data loggers, aimed at receiving teams that need to know whether a threshold was breached rather than see a full journey history.

WarmMark QR and FreezeSafe QR cover opposite temperature risks

WarmMark QR is a time-temperature indicator that tracks cumulative exposure above a specified threshold. It changes color irreversibly once the defined condition is met. FreezeSafe QR gives irreversible visual evidence of exposure below its defined threshold.

A smartphone scan of either indicator creates a digital record. For WarmMark QR, the SpotSee Cloud captures the indicator condition, time, date, location and serial number. No dedicated app or battery is required.

Global – October 21, 2026 -- SpotSee is urging cold chain teams to select temperature monitoring by the decision it must support, and has matched five technology categories to specific shipment questions.

Irreversible indicators answer whether a limit was crossed

Irreversible threshold indicators, such as SpotSee's Thermax, give receiving teams visible evidence that specified temperature conditions were reached. The indication does not reset once activated. They suit cases where a clear visual result matters more than a complete temperature history.

WarmMark QR tracks cumulative exposure and digital records

WarmMark QR combines cumulative time-temperature indication with QR-enabled digital documentation. It targets shipments where both temperature and duration of exposure matter. The QR function lets teams document shipment condition at key points in the journey, supporting traceability and follow-up.