FreightWaves LIVE: An Events Podcast

When it comes to cold chain the efficiencies and growth over the next decade will be driven by technology. What does the future hold for cold chain networks as direct to consumer deliveries increase exponentially and cold storage capacity becomes ever more scarce around world. Chief Information Officer at Lineage Logistics, Sudarsan Thattai, speaks with FreightWaves President George Abernathy in today's keynote. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two of the first Workhorse Group composite body electric vans went to Ryder to take the temperature of customer desire for short-term rental exposures to electric vans. Ryder will be one of the companies that gauges reaction to EV technology by inserting them in their fleets. Join Ryder System Director of Advanced Vehicle Technology, Ryan Salvail, and FreightWaves Senior Writer Mark Solomon in this fireside chat. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After completing the first autonomous cross country trip in 2018, Embark Trucks stayed below the radar until this year when it has announced a plethora of advancements like solving the challenge of autonomous trucks navigating construction zones, developing a universal interface that will plug into any major truck maker's equipment and, most recently, a SPAC that values the company at more than $5 billion. Co-Founder & CEO of Embark Trucks, Alex Rodrigues, speaks with FreightWaves Detroit Bureau Chief Alan Adler. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From armored trucks to heavy-duty tractors, there are the less desirable vehicles that make great candidates for electrification. Xos embraces these customers who are great candidates to transition to zero-emission powertrains. Dakota Selmer, Co-Founder & CEO of Xos Trucks is joined by FreightWaves Executive Publisher Kevin Hill in this fireside chat. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Navistar shocked the trucking world a year ago when it declared it would build and sell a Level 4 high automation electric truck by 2024 in partnership with TuSimple. As the overall timetable accelerates toward driverless trucking, Navistar and TuSimple appear to have the confidence of more than just the trucking industry. This chat features Srinivas Gowda, Vice President of Autonomous Driving at Navistar, Mo Poorsartep, Chief Engineer and Director of Product Management at TuSimple, and FreightWaves' own Detroit Bureau Chief Alan Adler. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kodiak Robotics co-founder and CEO Don Burnette has been around autonomous vehicles since working on the Google self-driving car project. His second try at starting an autonomous trucking software company is putting points on the board with the Air Force, Bridgestone Tire and a presence in Asia. Burnette sees autonomous trucking moving beyond the science project stage. He is accompanied by Alan Adler, Detroit Bureau Chief at FreightWaves. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Automated driving technologies for semi-trucks are heading towards commercialization and deployment. Hear from Wiley Deck, Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy of Plus and former FMCSA Deputy Administrator, on how regulations can unlock the full potential of self-driving technology to make long-haul trucking safer, more efficient, and better for the environment. He also discusses recent regulatory changes and new frameworks needed to govern the function, deployment, and operation of automated trucking systems, and more. He is joined by our Chief Washington Correspondent at FreightWaves, John Gallagher. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gartner is known for its tracking of technologies through peaks, valleys and the trough of disillusionment. Where are electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles on this spectrum? Michael Ramsey, Vice President of Automotive and Smart Mobility at Gartner speaks with FreightWaves Journalist Sebastian Blanco in this fireside chat. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Locomation is a leader in the autonomous space who has a human-guided autonomy solution to aid their clients on the path to full autonomy, and their CEO & Co-Founder Cetin Mericli, joins us to share updates and discuss this space. They discuss the potential benefits operationally and financially of adopting this solution and what Locomation sees as the multi-step path to full autonomy. George Abernathy, President of FreightWaves, hosts this fireside chat. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the two years since Torc Robotics became part of Daimler Trucks, the autonomous software developer has been taking advantage of Daimler's relationships with fleets to learn specifically what they need as robot trucks draw nearer to reality. CEO Michael Fleming remains firm that autonomy must have redundant safety systems or not be done at all. He is joined by FreightWaves Detroit Bureau Chief Alan Adler in this fireside chat. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most people think of Proterra as an early player in electric transit buses. That is accurate but incomplete. The company has expanded into battery packs and electric infrastructure. Telling that story is part of the reason it chose to go public via SPAC rather than a more restrictive initial public offering. The path to scaling the business includes partnerships with eight major transportation providers from Daimler Trucks to Komatsu construction equipment. Join Jack Allen, Chairman & CEO at Proterra, and Alan Adler, Detroit Bureau Chief at FreightWaves, in this fireside chat. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Say Cummins and the first thought is, "Oh, they make diesel engines.' That is only apart of the 102-year-old company today. Hydrogen, fuel cells and battery-powered electrification account for a growing part of the company portfolio. The changes mirror transportation's move to alternative fuels. Amy Davis, President of New Power Business at Cummins, joins FreightWaves Founder & CEO Craig Fuller in this keynote address. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Scheid, Co-founder and COO at MyCarrier, joined FreightWaves Sr. Retail Analyst Andrew Cox to discuss how his company aims to bring a parcel-like experience through technology to the LTL industry. MyCarrier has built a freemium model TMS with a very clever distribution model that leverages established relationships between carriers and shippers to connect the two directly. Andrew and Chris discuss the importance of having a single record of truth for auditing and billing, as well as how this free TMS model can level the playing field for small shippers who up until recently, were priced out of the market for quality software products. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this fireside chat, the incomparable Ryan Schreiber (director of engagement at CarrierDirect) is joined by Mustafa Azizi (CEO of Zuum) transportation to chat about the approaches they see toward technology for small and midsized brokers, and how to best position themselves for the industry’s future. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danny Gomez, Managing Director of Financial & Emerging Markets at FreightWaves, talks with Matt McLelland about his new role at as Vice President of Sustainability and Innovation at Covenant Transport, and how it is indicative of the company culture and a change in the industry. They will discuss the role of technology in sustainability and the collaboration needed to achieve net neutrality. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ziad Ismail, Chief Product Officer at Convoy, talks to JP Hampstead, Director of Passport Research at FreightWaves, about building a large product team at a digital freight brokerage, the products he's most proud of, his view of the state of technology talent in transportation and logistics, and large-scale transformations that the industry faces in the near future. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristi Montgomery, Vice President, Innovation, Research & Development at Kenco Group, joined Sr. Retail Analyst Andrew Cox to discuss warehouse technologies and their impact on warehouse labor. Kristi has spent more than 30 years at Kenco and now leads the Kenco Innovation Lab, a dedicated team of specialists who identify, research, and prototype creative ideas with the potential to impact the supply chain. The two discuss how warehouse technology aims to improve the lives of warehouse workers, while making them more productive and opening the roles up to a wider range of candidates. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Logistics is a service based business, but many 3PLs are now designing and offering products for customers. How can logistics thrive by thinking about becoming tech companies as well as service based logistics companies. Chief Product Officer at Redwood Mike Reed is joined by Vernon O'Donnell, Chief Product Officer at project44. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The entry point for 3PLs selling into the small and medium sized shipper (SMB) market is providing the technology this customer segment is missing. Worldwide Express Chief Operations Officer Joel Clum joins FreightWaves Executive Publisher Kevin Hill to define this market and the tech solutions needed to capture market share. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Schneider National’s Executive Vice President and CIO discusses the in-cab technologies the company uses to create a safer, less intrusive driving experience for its employees. Devgun also describes how Schneider uses the data from these devices to optimize its capacity and bring better service to its customers. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The goal of a one-screen solution for all data integrations has been a goal of the logistics world for year. Charles Craigmile, President and CEO of Revenova LLC, and George Abernathy, President of FreightWaves, take a look at where we are now in this process and the steps logistics companies still need to take to all the decision making intelligence on one computer screen. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The term bullwhip effect has hit the mainstream over the past year. Technology can minimize the waves that disruptions create throughout the supply chain. Santosh Sankar from Dynamo Ventures discusses the process of how supply chians will change with the introduction of new technologies. He is joined by FreightWaves Executive Publisher Kevin Hill for this fireside chat. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Nick Hillesheim, Chief Sales Officer at TVC Pro-Driver, for an insightful overview of CDL legal services and learn how a professional driver can leverage outsourced legal benefits and services to their advantage and protect their CDL. Plus, hear from Lysa Bockoven and Chelsea Pieczko from Decker Truck Line as they share their first-person experience working with multiple legal providers. If you have ever been curious which types of citations are most common, whether it is possible to fight a ticket, and what impact not fighting a ticket can have on your livelihood, this is the session for you! Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Financing your day to day operations is one of, if not the most important decision when striking out on your own. Often it means using a factoring service and quick pay options. If this is the road you take, then it's important to have the info to make the right decisions. Marius Slivasan, CEO of eCapital, speaks with Executive Editor and Oil Market Expert John Kingston of FreightWaves. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The holidays: While most are relaxing and enjoying time with family and friends, you’re on high alert. What can you do to protect your loads from holiday spikes in cargo theft—and how can you set yourself up for a successful cargo claim? We’ll share the timely tips, tricks, and trends that can help you protect your loads and your business. Johnny McCord, CEO & Foudner of Loadsure, is joined by Managing Director of Innovative Logistics Group, Adam Wingfield. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Financials are always key in any business. For small fleets and owner-operators the decision about buying or leasing equipment is always difficult. Join our fireside chat where our experts examine how to analyze the decision based on your needs. Kevin McCarthy, Vice President of Sales (West Region) at Ryder, joins FreightWaves Market Research Analyst Andrew Cox in this fireside chat. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starting a business is a daunting challenge. This session will lean on the experience and lessons learned from trucker who successfully took the leap to becoming his own boss. Matt Silver, Vice President of Partnerships & Strategic Alliances at Trucker Tools, speaks with Larry Cothran, Owner Operator at Cothran Logistics. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follow FreightWaves on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With independent contractor law AB 5 increasingly likely to be the law of the land in California, how trucking companies prepare for that day will be enormously important. Damon Ott, a shareholder in the Littler Mendelson law firm, speaks with editor at large John Kingston about what companies should be doing now to get ready for the day when AB 5 is implemented, whenever that might be. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the US truckload market, some 90 percent of capacity is provided by fleets of 20 trucks or less and independent owner-operators. They've been the industry's unheralded player, the shock absorber that helps smooth over the ups and downs of boom-and-bust times. Yet if Covid has revealed anything, it is how these operators have proved their worth - and deserve our respect - for stepping up to help keep freight moving in an unprecedented capacity crunch. Schneider talks about the key role these industry stalwarts play for their network and customers. Ben Schuchart, Vice President of Operations at Schneider, is joined by CEO and Founder of Trucker Tools, Prasad Gollapalli in this fireside chat. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Entrepreneurship is a challenge in any industry and starting your own trucking empire is not an easy task. Often it starts with that first truck. It's all about learning what you don't know you don't know. Paying attention to the fine details and numbers is the key though. Former Owner-Operator Wayne Cragg speaks with Owner of J and R Transfer LLC, Josue Ramos. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lewie Pugh is a former behind-the-wheel trucker who now works for the Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association, the largest trade group representing owner operators. In this fireside chat with FreightWaves Editor at Large John Kingston, Pugh discusses a wide range of topics that OOIDA has its eye on, particularly where independent owner operators might be impacted by existing or potential regulations that come out of the Biden administration. Among them: OOIDA's long-time dismissal of the whole concept of a "driver shortage." Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Commercial Vehicle Training Association’s new president and CEO, Bailey Wood, discusses why it was important for him to serve the transportation industry, the steps the CVTA is taking to prepare states for the ELDT regulation coming in February and the importance of removing the interstate commerce restriction on 18 to 20 year old drivers. Bailey Wood, President and CEO of Commercial Vehicle Training Association joins FreightWaves Staff Writer Grace Sharkey in this fireside chat. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The owner operator conference is about the business of becoming an owner operator and growing into more than one truck. Being a driver and running your own operation is different. You need to have or create the attitude and skill sets of an entrepreneur. You are responsible for your destiny. Today, we'll be discussing the skills you need to survive and thrive in the business of trucking. Rob Estes, President of Estes Express Lines, speaks with President of FreightWaves George Abernathy Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A deep dive into nuclear verdicts, trucking accidents, and rising insurance rates in the transportation industry. Vice President of Sales at Reliance Partners, Jessie Merrit, is joined by Chief Sales Officer at Reliance Partners, Brandon Richards to discuss this topic. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew McElroy, founder and executive chairman of digital freight marketplace Transfix, leads a wide-ranging conversation about the evolution of the freight tech space, including partnerships, integrations, and co-opetition. Drew and JP Hampstead discuss the dissolving borders between freight matching, transportation management systems, and real-time visibility, and speculate on the next generation of freight tech startups born in an API-rich ecosystem. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Necessity is the mother of all invention and innovation, and the past year is likely to be the seed for hyper-innovation over the next five to ten years. Michael Newcity, Chief Innovation Officer & President of ArcBest Technologies, and Kevin Hill, Executive Publisher at FreightWaves, discuss these innovation seeds in this fireside chat. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Removing the driver from behind the wheel of an autonomous truck is the ultimate goal of a nascent industry with at least a half dozen contenders.. Which company gets there first is less important that keeping an 80,000-pound robot truck operating safely. Waymo Via product manager Shai Ben Nun shares his thoughts on what needs to happen. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are almost too many industry trends to count in 2021. Adam Miller, president of Swift Transportation sits down with George Abernathy, president of FreightWaves to discuss what's on his mind. This includes capacity, hiring and retaining drivers, consumer demand, contract rates, and of course new technologies for trucks. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The big questions right now are whether the economy will open, we will see a wave of freight (will prices rise or fall?), and what we are going to do about it. This conversation will explore trends in real-time digital brokerage technology adoption and what's next for the freight industry. Director of Operations for Uber Freight, Kate Kaufman, joins Staff Writer Grace Sharkey in this fireside chat. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Strickland, Market Analyst at FreightWaves, and Jim Nicholson, Vice President of Operations at Loadsmart, discuss how shippers have modified their strategies over the past year with increasing focus on sustainability and improving compliance. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congestion in US ports and import supply chains, how it's affecting shippers, and what are the strategies shippers can use to navigate the congestion? Nerijus Poskus, VP of Global Ocean at Flexport, joins Greg Miller, Senior Editor at FreightWaves. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Navigating ships through volatile times is challenging, but it's where great companies position themselves for the future. Derek Leathers, Chairman and CEO of Werner, discusses the past year and the industry trends he sees coming together with FreightWaves President, George Abernathy. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As ransomware attacks proliferate, cybersecurity is more mission critical than ever. GlobalTranz Chief Technology Officer Russ Felker talks with FreightWaves reporter Nate Tabak about what transportation and logistics companies can do make their operations more secure, and importantly, resilient in the face of evolving cyber threats. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Industry leader, Erin Van Zeeland, SVP/GM of Schneider Logistics, shares career and industry insights on what it takes to be competitive with TriumphPay’s VP of Sales and Marketing, Haley Evans. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Driver productivity is the simplest method to increase truck capacity. Andrew Berberick, Co-Founder of Baton, joins Kevin Hill, Executive Publisher at FreightWaves, to discuss how increasing average drive times from roughly 6.5 hours a day helps the shipping industry. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The state of the transportation industry is one we’ve never experienced before, with an abundance of freight, port delays and capacity crunches at unseen levels. Dan Kopp, Chief Executive Officer at ITG Transportation, along with Trey Griggs, Chief of Staff at Lean Solutions Group, will discuss the challenges facing the industry, both now and looking ahead. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The most attractive FreightTech opportunities are constantly changing. New products and companies are popping up each day. Join Kenra Phillips, CTO and Vice President of New Products at Ryder System, Inc., and George Abernathy, President of FreightWaves, as they discuss where investment dollars are likely to land in the near future. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Logistics leaders need real visibility into their supply chains, as the many disruptions of the past year demonstrated. Join Ketan Karkhanis, Chief Product Officer at Turvo and Grace Sharkey at FreightWaves as they discuss critical industry trends, the next generation of visibility, and how to spot opportunities in a rapidly changing market. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The next revolution in FreightTech will be centered on LPSaaS as the new model. Join Mark Yeager, CEO of Redwood Logistics explain this concept to George Abernathy, president of FreightWaves. Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shelley Simpson, Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Vice President of People and Human Resources J.B. Hunt and our own founder and CEO Craig Fuller open FreightWaves LIVE @HOME with her unique perspective on the freight markets. It's been a turbulent year so far, but where are we headed from here? Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices