Cold Chain Summit

CalAmp temperature sensor boosts pharma and bio supply chain visibility

CalAmp temperature sensor for cold chain solutions

As the supply chain becomes increasingly complex, technology is growing more sophisticated to keep up. Connected intelligence company CalAmp on Thursday announced a new offering, the iOn Xtreme Temperature Tag, a smart sensor tag that can pair with a thermocouple probe to measure assets in extreme temperatures ranging from as low as minus 454 to as high as 752 degrees Fahrenheit. The new tech figures to be a boon to supply chain visibility for pharmaceuticals, vaccines and biological materials.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/calamp-temperature-sensor-boosts-pharma-and-bio-supply-chain-visibility

Cold Chain Summit: Next-gen refrigerated boxes for air cargo

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Cold Chain Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Controlling temperature for pharmaceutical shipments in air cargo

DETAILS: Temperature-sensitive goods such as pharmaceuticals require special handling during transportation, as well as coolers or refrigerated containers. The equipment maintains a constant temperature and humidity during transit. The air cargo environment is especially challenging because there are multiple handoffs between...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cold-chain-summit-envirotainer-delivers-next-gen-refrigerated-boxes-for-air-cargo

Cold Chain Summit: Wabash National’s composite tech chilling the trailer business

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Cold Chain Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How composite technology is changing trailer manufacturing

DETAILS: Wabash National is best known as a manufacturer of dry vans. But it is putting a focus on first- to final-mile products by use of molded structural composite that it is applying across its equipment offerings.

SPEAKER: Brent Yeagy, president and CEO, Wabash National Corp.

BIO: Yeagy has been president of Wabash National for the past...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cold-chain-summit-wabash-nationals-composite-technology-chilling-the-trailer-business

Cold Chain Summit: Refrigerated carriers adapt to new food purchasing habits

This fireside chat recap is from the FreightWaves Cold Chain Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How refrigerated carriers are adapting to new buying trends

DETAILS: Danny Christner, chief executive officer of John Christner Trucking (JCT), describes changes in food habits and how carriers can stay agile to meet customer expectations. Christner explains the difficulties of modifying food supply chains and his thoughts on whether these changes in habits are here to stay.

SPEAKER: Danny...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cold-chain-summit-refrigerated-carriers-adapt-to-new-food-purchasing-habits

Cold Chain Summit: Containerized ocean shipping tech undergoing major evolution

This fireside chat recap is from the FreightWaves Cold Chain Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Tracking container temperatures on the high seas

DETAILS: Moving temperature-sensitive foods using ocean shipping containers takes a collaborative effort in technology. Refrigerated shipping containers developer SeaCube is supporting that effort with its container leasing strategy.

SPEAKERS: Gregory Tuthill, chief commercial officer at SeaCube Containers, and Kaylee Nix, reporter at FreightWaves.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/containerized-ocean-shipping-tech-undergoing-major-evolution

Cold Chain Summit: Changes in the cold chain and its impact on restaurants

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Cold Chain Summit.

DETAILS: CKE Restaurants is famous for its Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s hamburger chains. It’s part of the Quick Service Restaurant sector, known informally as fast food. It is heavily dependent on the cold chain, and one of the leaders of CKE’s cold chain efforts was joined by Editor at Large John Kingston to discuss the last challenging year. 

SPEAKER: John Brewer, director of distribution and logistics for CKE Restaurant Holdings

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cold-chain-summit-changes-in-the-cold-chain-and-its-impact-on-restaurants

Cold Chain Summit: Regulators must do more to keep cold chain moving

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Cold Chain Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Regulatory pressures of the global supply chain

DETAILS: The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) represents 1,300 companies in over 85 countries that are involved in the cold chain industry. Lowell Randel, GCCA’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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cold-chain-summit-regulators-must-do-more-to-keep-cold-chain-moving

Cold Chain Summit: Why hackers see cold storage as ‘prime target’

A still image of Kurt George of Property Damage Appraisers discussing how ransomware attacks can impact cold storage facilities.

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Cold Chain Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: When cyberattacks hit cold storage facilities 

DETAILS: Hackers have left few industries unscathed as ransomware attacks hit companies across the world. Cold storage giant Americold saw its operations disrupted in November after such an attack. Americold isn’t alone. Cold storage providers represent an attractive target for hackers because of the high cost of a systems outage, particularly if it affects the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cold-chain-summit-why-hackers-see-cold-storage-as-prime-target

Cold Chain keynote: Lineage Logistics focused on automation, supply chain visibility

This keynote interview is part of FreightWaves’ Cold Chain Summit virtual event

The COVID-19 pandemic thrust the food logistics industry into the spotlight as millions of consumers turned to e-commerce platforms to order most of their household essentials, including groceries, amid labor and transportation challenges.

Keynoting FreightWaves’ Cold Chain Summit, Sudarsan Thattai, CIO of Lineage Logistics, says his company is well-positioned to address supply chain challenges going forward through...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cold-chain-summit-lineage-logistics-focused-on-automation-supply-chain-visibility

Cold Chain Summit: Choosing a cold storage site isn’t just about location

A screenshot of two men talking to each other via a split screen.

This fireside chat is part of FreightWaves’ Cold Chain Summit

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The importance of site selection for cold chain facilities 

DETAILS: New cold chain capacity is expensive and complicated to fit into your network. It’s not all about location either, as you also have to think about power sources and government partnerships as well.

SPEAKERS: David Hickey, managing director of Hickey & Associates, and Kevin Hill, executive publisher of FreightWaves

BIO: Hickey leads key client...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cold-chain-summit-choosing-a-cold-storage-site-isnt-just-about-location

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