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Carrier relationships vital to deploying autonomous technologies

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Autonomous truck technology’s impact on fleet growth. 

DETAILS: Andrew Culhane, chief strategy officer at Torc, chats with Thomas Wasson, FreightWaves enterprise trucking carrier expert, about how autonomous technology is changing the fleet landscape and about pilot programs with the nation’s largest truckload carriers. Torc is an independent subsidiary of Daimler.

KEY QUOTES FROM ANDREW...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/carrier-relationships-vital-to-deploying-autonomous-technologies

Ensuring compliance with DOT regulations crucial for trucking fleets

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This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ensuring-compliance-with-dot-regulations-crucial-for-trucking-fleets

Get down to basics to attract drivers

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Attracting and retaining top talent: Understanding what drivers seek in a company 

DETAILS: In a competitive market for drivers, using basic communication capabilities to make solo operators feel that they are being supported is critical, says Sadie Church, vice president of driver relations at Artur Express.

KEY QUOTES FROM SADIE CHURCH:

“The top three factors are pay, home time, how many...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/get-down-to-basics-to-attract-drivers

Competition grows to charge electric trucks

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Electrifying your fleet through innovative finance models.

DETAILS: Charging for electric trucks trails the availability of battery-powered equipment. Startups like Gage Zero have the investor backing to buy the real estate and develop the large-scale sites. But will they be enough to support the transition to electrification?

KEY QUOTES FROM SAM ARONS, vice president of business development...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/competition-grows-to-charge-electric-trucks

Reaching the next level of fleet-safety AI

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The promise of onboard video for long-term fleet safety.

DETAILS: Protection from litigation stemming from truck crash accidents has been a major driver for dashcams and other onboard video devices, but a priority on fleet safety is pushing adoption of such technology in other ways that protect drivers and their carriers’ businesses, according to Jesse Chappell, global business development...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/reaching-the-next-level-of-fleet-safety-ai

Thinking about getting into trucking? Now is not the time

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Challenges to trucking newcomers in today’s market.

DETAILS: Rick Larkin, chief information officer of BCB Transport, and Anthony Smith, chief economist at FreightWaves, talk about the challenges trucking faces in the second half of 2023.

KEY QUOTES FROM RICK LARKIN:

“That independent contractor side, boy, I don’t know if I’ve seen a tougher market for a lot of those folks in a long time. This...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/thinking-about-getting-into-trucking-nows-not-the-time

Weak freight market has had varied impacts on driver wage trends

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How understanding wage data can help enterprise fleets stay competitive.

DETAILS: Two years ago, companies were dishing out driver wage increases like candy on Halloween. Leah Shaver, the president of the National Transportation Institute, which gathers huge amounts of data on driver compensation, talks about the trends she is seeing in driver pay in these tougher times.

KEY QUOTES FROM SHAVER:

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/weak-freight-market-has-had-varied-impacts-on-driver-wage-trends

FreightTech companies offer groundbreaking tech solutions

Some of today’s most innovative companies in the logistics and technology industries showed off their products during FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday.

Companies demonstrating their cutting-edge solutions included TTN Fleet Solutions, Voltera and MileMaker.

TTN Fleet Solutions

TTN Fleet Solutions helps customers achieve better business results with the company’s industry-leading vehicle maintenance and repair services.

The company offers emergency roadside assistance, towing and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freighttech-companies-offer-groundbreaking-tech-solutions

Establishing health care network for truck drivers top priority

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Driver health and how to make health care more accessible for truck drivers. 

DETAILS: Access to health care has always been a challenge for truck drivers, who often skip critical medical appointments in order to move this country’s freight. Jeff Seraphine, CEO of Brentwood, Tennessee-based Interstate Health Systems, discusses some of the challenges drivers face and explores potential...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/establishing-health-care-network-for-truck-drivers-top-priority

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