About Brian

Brian Straight covers general transportation news and leads the editorial team as Managing Editor at FreightWaves.

A journalism graduate of the University of Rhode Island, Brian has covered everything from a presidential election, to professional sports and Little League baseball, and for more than 13 years has covered trucking and logistics. Before joining FreightWaves, he was responsible for the editorial quality and production of Fleet Owner magazine and fleetowner.com. Brian spent nearly 15 years in editorial management at community newspapers prior to his jump into B2B publishing. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and two kids and spends his time golfing with his daughter, helping his son realize his dream of becoming a Major League Baseball player, and pursuing his never-ending quest to become a professional bowler.