FreightWaves LIVE: An Events Podcast

Sr. Retail Analyst Andrew Cox is joined by Mark Nelson, CEO of Perishable Shipping Solutions to discuss how e-commerce is reshaping the cold chain. PSS provides fulfillment services to food brands, with a nice in perishable food items. PSS has a fulfillment solution to meet 85% of Americans with 2-day overnight shipping. Mark explains the challenges of meeting timetables, the cascading costs when...

The COVID-19 pandemic put a big spotlight on the cold chain's role in the pharmaceutical industry. Alex Guite, with the drug distributor World Courier, explains how the cold chain took on that challenge and what drug distributors have learned about the cold chain from the pandemic. He is joined by FreightWaves Journalist Matt Blois in this fireside chat. Follow FreightWaves on Apple Podcasts Follo...

The Global Cold Chain Alliance represents 1,300 companies in over 85 countries that are involved in the cold chain industry. In this fireside chat, Lowell Randell, the group’s senior vice president for government and legal affairs, talks about regulations and policy issues affecting the industry, including new transportation data requirements, truck driver recruitment, and the government’s role in...

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 t...

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 thi...

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...

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 F...

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...

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 Ad...

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...

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 Mo...

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 Aber...

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 A...

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 pro...

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...

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 d...

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...

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. Follo...

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 Po...

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 sup...

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...

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 Mor...

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 FreightWave...

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...

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 Appl...