FreightWaves Opens 2027 FreightTech Awards Nominations This Fall
Ninth annual awards program will recognize top 25 logistics technology companies at F3 event in Chattanooga. Highway won top spot in 2026 for fraud prevention tech.
When do FreightTech Awards nominations open?
FreightWaves will open nominations for its 2027 FreightTech Awards this fall ahead of the Future of Freight Festival (F3) in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The awards program, now in its ninth year, evaluates technology companies and transportation providers on innovation impact across North American freight operations.
The evaluation process produces a FreightTech 25 list representing what FreightWaves calls the vanguard of logistics engineering, artificial intelligence, and hardware design. Past winners include Amazon, FedEx, and J.B. Hunt.
What won in 2026
The 2026 awards highlighted a shift toward automation and fraud prevention. Highway, a tech startup focused on combating carrier identity fraud, took the number one spot for the second consecutive year. DAT Freight and Analytics landed at number 10 after acquiring Convoy, Trucker Tools, and Outgo.
C.H. Robinson returned to the list for the first time in five years at number 13, driven by deployment of agentic AI across its Navisphere platform. Trailer management platform Repowr debuted at number 12 under new CEO Chris Hines. Transflo made its first appearance on the final top 25 after launching AI carrier workflows.
Who should nominate
FreightWaves is targeting nominations from startups, service providers transforming operations, and established companies pushing transport technology boundaries. Nominations for both the FreightTech 100 and FreightTech 25 will open soon on the FreightWaves site.
The awards dinner will cap the F3 event, which includes keynotes, technology demos, and the Shipper of Choice awards reveal. Fleet operators, founders, and enterprise leaders attend to evaluate AI deployment in supply chain operations.
For fleets evaluating AI adoption across freight operations, the FreightTech 25 list offers a snapshot of which platforms are gaining traction with large carriers and brokers. The 2026 results show fraud prevention and agentic AI platforms moving from pilot programs to widespread deployment, a signal that these tools are clearing the threshold from proof-of-concept to operational reliability.
