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June 23, 2026
Decoding the Cost of Alternative Energy Sources Compared to Diesel
Evaluate the cost of alternative energy sources compared to diesel. Learn how renewable natural gas and electric vehicles build cost-stable fleet networks.
Understand California's WAIRE program, a point-based system for warehouse owners to reduce emissions. Learn about compliance, fees, and funding opportunities.
Leveraging State Incentives for Alternative Energy Adoption
Learn about major state-level alternative energy subsidies in California and Texas that can support your adoption strategy to reduce costs and emissions.
How to Create a Data-Driven Transportation Carbon Reduction Plan
Learn how to build a data-driven carbon reduction plan for your transportation network. Set realistic goals, model scenarios, and reduce emissions without increasing cost.
How to Develop Cost-Effective Sustainable Transportation Strategies
Explore practical sustainable transportation strategies that reduce emissions and costs. Learn how to balance sustainability goals with operational efficiency.
Learn the differences between renewable diesel and biodiesel, how they’re produced, their emissions impact, global trends, and more to inform your decisions.
How to Navigate the Impact of Closing Oil Refineries in California
Two major oil refineries in California are closing, removing 17.5% of the state's capacity. Learn how this will impact fuel premiums and your supply chain.
Understanding the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit
Understand the 45Z tax credit, its recent changes, and its impact on RNG, renewable diesel, and biodiesel. Learn how it will affect your sustainability goals.
Decarbonizing Transportation: Strategies for a Sustainable Future
Transportation decarbonization is key to cutting emissions. Explore strategies like carrier partnerships, alternative fuels, and mode conversion. Learn more.
Discover how AI in supply chain is transforming the transportation industry. Learn key benefits, challenges, and real-world use cases for supply chain optimization.
5 Ways to Reduce CO2 Emissions from Transportation
Cut your transportation emissions with smart, cost-effective strategies. Learn how leading shippers drive sustainability and efficiency in their networks.
The Power of Primary Data Over Averages and Defaults
Learn how primary data provides precision and drives sustainable transportation initiatives by uncovering opportunities to further optimize your network.
Practical Strategies for Shippers and Carriers to Drive Sustainability in 2025
Discover trends and actionable insights in sustainable transportation. Learn how innovation and collaboration can drive efficiency and reduce emissions.
Explore how AI is redefining shipping, driving efficiency, cutting costs, and boosting sustainability. Learn 10 benefits of leveraging AI in shipping here.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Discover the potential of a polyfuel strategy in achieving SBTs. Explore CNG, biodiesel, renewable diesel, battery-electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
The MEPC's 74th meeting brought a commitment to promoting IMO 2020 sulfur regulations compliance, and ushered in promises for further emissions reductions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.