Net-Zero Carbon

Join host Mary O’Connell as she speaks with Chevron’s Principal Biofuels Scientist, Dave Slade, about the critical shift toward lower carbon intensity fuels! Dave explains why fuel diversity - including renewable diesel, biodiesel (B10, B30, and B100), CNG, and hydrogen - is essential for fleets aiming for net-zero carbon emissions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With increasing customer commitments and regulatory requirements for zero-emission vehicles, fleets everywhere are under pressure to decarbonize. Battery electric trucks are on their way but face a chicken and egg scenario around charging infrastructure. Long lead times and complicated installations can confound fleets and slow adoption. Today's guest details a solution to accelerate the deploymen...

With thousands of locomotives and hundreds of thousands of miles of track and associated infrastructure, the railroad industry is a juggernaut. And despite being one of the least carbon-intensive ways to ship goods, the industry at large has a big footprint. Tune in to hear the challenges and opportunities facing one of the biggest players in the industry. Rebecca Hensley is the Senior Manager of...

Kim Masone, Global Head of Logistics & Fulfillment, and Nico De Golia, Global Lead of Cloud Logistics Sustainability, share insights into building sustainable, innovative logistics networks. Learn how to achieve performance targets, decrease emissions and measure success across the "three Cs", including cost, cycle time, and carbon. Follow the Net-Zero Carbon Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Lear...

Rik Arends, Director of the Sustainable Freight Buyers Alliance at Smart Freight Centre, explains the importance of collaborative efforts across customers and competitors seeking to launch emission reduction projects. He will share real-world examples of projects that SABA and SFC are working on. Follow the Net-Zero Carbon Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

Reaching our collective climate goals will require all available options to cut emissions, and soon. While EV fleet electrification races forward, there are challenges around infrastructure availability, truck costs, and maintenance to consider. All of those challenges have been discussed and addressed in the natural gas fleet market. And with the upcoming release of Cummins’ 15L engine, natural g...

John McCaw, Vice President of Sustainability Solutions, joins the summit to discuss the evolution of shippers' thoughts and actions in transportation sustainability. He will share examples of how customers are moving from measurement estimates to actionable emission reductions. Follow the Net-Zero Carbon Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

Tom Moore is a serial logistics entrepreneur, a native New Zealander, and founder of three companies focused on efficient and sustainable supply chain operations: AutoScheduler. AI, Transportation Warehouse Optimization, and ProvisionAI. He joins the show to discuss how the often “hidden” efficiency gains in fulfillment and distribution operations can positively impact the bottom line and the envi...

Lowering carbon emissions has become more than just an industry trend. For several years, carriers, shippers and brokers across all modes have become increasingly focused on reducing carbon emissions. It’s just good business practice in a competitive landscape where customers are looking to reduce their Scope 3 emissions and to be in compliance with requirements. Listen in to hear Todd Davis, VP S...

Numerous state and federal agencies and research groups all agree that 98% of truck drivers have trouble finding parking and our nation lacks tens of thousands of safe, secure parking spaces. On today’s show, host Tyler Cole is joined by Cody Horchak, Founder of Realize Truck Parking, a startup focused on solving the parking crisis for our nation’s truckers. With a goal to add 800,000 parking spac...

In our rush to reduce emissions, many of us are quick to overlook the most important assets in an organization: its people. For fleets, this means that a proper ESG program can’t overlook the health and safety of its drivers. That value is at the heart of today’s conversation with Barrett Young, Chief Marketing Office of Netradyne. Netradyne is a fleet safety and driver performance platform that i...

Danny Wan, Executive Director of the Port of Oakland, stops by to chat with host Tyler Cole about exciting ESG initiatives at the Port. A top 10 US port by volume, the Port of Oakland boasts a major shipping hub for containers, the gateway for many US agricultural exports, an international airport, and 19 square miles of commercial, waterfront real estate. This interconnected and collaborative por...

Visibility and resiliency are frequently cited buzz words in supply chains. But how exactly can these terms apply to sustainable solutions in freight networks? On today’s show, Tyler Cole is joined by Guro Rao, CEO of nuVizz, a network-based delivery & transportation orchestration SaaS platform company. They discuss ways in which traditional measures of reducing costs can be leveraged to reduce em...

Supply chains are inherently complex but embedding sustainable operations and strategy into traditional supply chain processes doesn't have to be. It takes a collaborative spirit and will to collectively move toward a more sustainable future.  Pawan Joshi, executive VP of products and strategy at e2open, joins host Tyler Cole to discuss how their platform enables organizations to achieve sustainab...

How will driverless trucks impact sustainable supply chains of the future? AV + EV = ESG! To find out more, listen in to this week’s episode with Don Burnette, Founder and CEO of Kodiak Robotics. Don joins host Tyler Cole in exploring the positive environmental and social impacts of autonomous, long-haul trucking. After sharing his personal and company backstory, the pair discuss the many ESG-rela...

Amogy is solving the conundrum of hydrogen as a decarbonization solution. Skeptics abound who cite hydrogen’s lack of energy density and notorious transport difficulty. To really cut emissions in long-haul transportation, we need an energy dense solution that doesn’t forgo existing infrastructure. Enter ammonia, and more specifically, Amogy. Listen in to CEO and Co-Founder Seonghoon Woo as he expl...

This episode shifts the focus on fleet electrification to the last mile. Tyler Cole sits with Jimmy Eberhard, CEO of Fluid Truck, to discuss how Fluid is helping companies like IKEA delight customers while achieving ambitious fleet electrification targets. By simplifying the fleet management process, Fluid facilitates contract fleets in non-CDL operations transition their last mile deliveries to E...

Fresh off the launch of The Company Lab's Sustainable Mobility Summit in early May, Tyler Cole sits down with CO.LAB's CEO @Tasia Malakasis. As a successful entrepreneur herself, Tasia is well positioned to guide the nonprofit's efforts to scale up startups in Chattanooga. Local industry expertise, corporate customers, cutting edge academic research, and a growing investor community all await thos...

Decarbonizing freight and logistics is hard, but imperative. In today’s episode we learn from industry-leading practitioners how to “just do it.” Serge Schamschula, Head of Ecosystem at Transporeon, and Marcelo Marcal, Logistics Procurement Director at Electrolux Global, join the show to share best practices on integrating sustainable decision making into freight and logistics procurement. From se...

With policy and consumer trends all pointing to a net-zero future, savvy investors are able to follow the fund flows to capitalize on technologies of tomorrow. Global X ETFs, a New York based fund manager, takes a forward-looking, thematic approach to investing. With over $40 billion assets under management, Global X’s portfolio allows investors to tap into high growth potential and structural tai...

Market-based mechanisms could be the means to overcome green premiums of freight decarbonization and ensure that small enterprises don't get left behind in the transition. Ben Joldersma, CEO of Upshift.eco, joins host Tyler Cole to explore the opportunity to equip small carriers with newer, more fuel efficient technologies without breaking the bank. Carbon insets and supply chain interventions pro...

Data-driven decision-making is the law of the land in freight and logistics. Shippers always know their costs, transit times, and tradeoffs. But as we enter another variable into the equation, how can freight buyers and sellers have confidence in measuring their carbon footprint? And once it’s known, how can it be managed and operationalized? Today’s guest knows the answers and is a supply chain s...

Battery electric vehicles are commonly viewed as the practical solution to decarbonize transportation. But despite the funding announcements and hype, it’s not as simple as heading to the dealer to swap out your old diesel. There are operational differences, supply chain delays, and charging infrastructure upgrades to consider. And that’s before looking at the price tag and understanding total cos...

As decarbonization efforts gain importance, it's clear that transport emissions will be increasingly scrutinized. Shifting freight from trucks to rail, known as modal shift, is a common way to immediately reduce emissions. But are the current rail systems prepared for such potential growth? That's the question being answered today by Matt Soule, CEO of Parallel Systems. Matt leads a group of missi...

Accelerating the adoption of zero emission trucks is an enormous undertaking that involves fleets, regulators, OEMs, utilities, local communities, and more. Today’s episode will unravel the complicated landscape of US policies that are at the heart of decarbonizing road freight. Anthony Harrison is Head of Policy and Communications at Terawatt Infrastructure and a seasoned pro in the clean energy...