DSC Summit

Funding tighter but still ‘a lot of innovation’ in FreightTech

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

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Today’s investor priorities in FreightTech.

DETAILS: The landscape for investment in transportation and logistics technologies has changed. Todd Fowler, director of strategic partnerships at VC Autotech Ventures, highlights what is attracting investor interest in today’s market.

KEY QUOTES FROM FOWLER:

“We see a lot of innovation in the FreightTech space. Everyone’s attracted to anything...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/funding-tighter-but-still-a-lot-of-innovation-in-freighttech

Trucking fundamentals unlikely changed in first half of 2024, Hutto says

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

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Freight market conditions and what to keep an eye on in 2024.

DETAILS: Brent Hutto, chief relationship officer at Truckstop.com, explains the recent spot market cycle and why current conditions will likely linger through the first half of 2024.

KEY QUOTES FROM HUTTO:

On why this spot market cycle has been different:“What’s not been normal is fuel. What’s not been normal is inflation and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trucking-fundamentals-unlikely-changed-in-first-half-of-2024-hutto-says

DSC demos: Ryder, Blume Global display FreightTech

Ryder and Blume Global demo their FreightTech during FreightWaves' Domestic Supply Chain Summit.

FreightTech companies demonstrated their innovative technology solutions for fleets during FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit on Wednesday.

Ryder

Ryder’s Rydershare platform works to eliminate data silos and provides real-time visibility along every step of the supply chain. The customer-centric approach provides supply chain visibility, collaboration and corrections when necessary.

View where shipments are, why they may be delayed and the new estimated time of arrival.

Check out the demo...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dsc-demos-ryder-blume-global-display-freighttech

DSC tech: Customers use data-sharing platform to strengthen supply chain

This tech recap is from the FreightWaves Domestic Supply Chain Summit.

TECH IN ACTION TOPIC: How two pharma brands leverage advanced visibility for critical data sharing.

DETAILS: Project44’s Mike Edwards and Hannah Moore demonstrate how two of its pharmaceutical customers, a manufacturer and a supplier, used its real-time visibility platform to improve both their strategic partnership and supply chain operations.

SPEAKERS: Edwards is the director of customer success for project44. Moore is a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dsc-tech-customers-use-data-sharing-platform-to-strengthen-supply-chain

DSC chat: Autonomous freight hauling promises benefits for supply chain

This fireside chat is a recap from FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit, focusing on the role autonomous trucks will play in freight hauling.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Reaching the autonomous value equation

DETAILS:

All the uptime requirements and total-cost-of-operation metrics that apply to trucking today will be expected of autonomous trucks. Even in the early days, driverless trucks will offer advantages in safety and fuel efficiency. The gigantic value comes when a human driver is no longer...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dsc-chat-autonomous-freight-hauling-promises-benefits-for-supply-chain

DSC chat: You’re only as good as your carrier network

Watch: Ryan Schreiber and Drew Herpich discuss how to source capacity in a challenging supply chain environment.

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

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How to get the most out of capacity

DETAILS: For shippers, building a world-class carrier network involves relationships, as well as technology such as dynamic appointment scheduling software to help source capacity. 

SPEAKERS: Ryan Schreiber, vice president of industry and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dsc-chat-your-only-as-good-as-your-carrier-network

DSC chat: What does sustainability mean for supply chains?

Experts chat about sustainability in domestic supply chains.

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

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Exploring what sustainability means for supply chains — Net-Zero Carbon.

DETAILS: Supply chains are in the spotlight right now for inefficiencies that were exacerbated by COVID-19 and for being a large contributor to global carbon emissions. Danny Gomez, managing director of financial and emerging markets at FreightWaves, chats with Jon Bradford to explore what sustainability means in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dsc-chat-what-does-sustainability-mean-for-supply-chains

DSC chat: Monroe sees supply chain squeeze ‘through most of 2022’

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit.

TOPIC: How maritime is impacting the domestic supply chain

DETAILS: What’s happening at the ports is reverberating inland. How should shippers manage their supply chains to minimize fallout, given that port pressures should extend well into next year?

SPEAKERS: Jon Monroe, founder, Jon Monroe Consulting, and Greg Miller, senior editor, FreightWaves and American Shipper

BIO: Monroe is a veteran of the container shipping...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dsc-chat-monroe-sees-supply-chain-squeeze-through-most-of-2022

DSC chat: Time to close the infrastructure gap

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Unlocking the bipartisan infrastructure package.

DETAILS: With the long-awaited $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill finally signed into law on Nov. 15, the next questions are: What projects will get the money and when? Will the money flow in time to address the current supply chain crisis? In this fireside chat, freight policy expert Elaine Nessle provides insights.

SPEAKER: Nessle is the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dsc-chat-time-to-close-the-infrastructure-gap

DSC chat: LTL carriers adapting to changing landscape

Kevin Hill and Barry Craver at FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit.

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit. 

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The LTL industry’s tech evolution is occurring quickly in the COVID world.

DETAILS: A discussion on the ways less-than-truckload carriers have responded to the volume surge.

INTERVIEWER AND SPEAKER: Kevin Hill, executive publisher at FreightWaves, and Barry Craver, VP of business process and innovation at Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ: ODFL).

BIO: Craver has more than 20 years of experience with...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dsc-chat-ltl-carriers-adapting-to-changing-landscape

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