Nikola asks customers to return electric trucks at risk of fires

Nikola Corp. is asking dealers and customers to return battery-electric trucks under recall for possible battery fires to its Coolidge, Arizona plant despite the company still working on a fix.

“We’re bringing them back to Coolidge for repairs to be made instead of in the field,” spokesman Dan Passe told FreightWaves in an email Saturday.

“We are able to keep a very close eye on all non-used vehicles (either from inventory or customers who are not running them daily) if they are on site in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nikola-asks-customers-to-return-electric-trucks-at-risk-of-fires

F3 chat: Technology helps Convoy address supply chain challenges

Convoy CEO Dan Lewis addresses the role of technology in mitigating supply chain disruptions at the FreightWaves F3 Virtual Experience

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How technology can alleviate supply chain disruptions

DETAILS: Less-than-perfect supply chain conditions have spurred innovation in an industry that desperately needs it. Dan Lewis, co-founder and CEO of trucking software company Convoy, sat down with FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller to get the lay of the landscape of supply chain technology and investments.

SPEAKER: Lewis is the co-founder and CEO of Convoy.

BIO: Lewis co-founded Convoy in 2015 with Grant Goodale. Before Convoy,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/f3-chat-technology-helps-convoy-address-supply-chain-challenges

GSCW chat recap: VC opportunity in supply chain ‘so big, so global’

Brian Laung Aoaeh, co-founder and general partner of REFASHIOND Ventures

This fireside chat recap is from Day 7 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 7 focuses on global maritime logistics.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The future for FreightTech investing

DETAILS: FreightTech is hot. But where venture capital will be putting money is another question. Brian Laung Aoaeh of REFASHIOND Ventures talks to FreightWaves Chief Strategy Officer John “JT” Engstrom about the opportunities for venture capital in the supply chain.

SPEAKER: Brian Laung Aoaeh, co-founder and general...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/gscw-chat-recap:-vc-opportunity-in-supply-chain-so-big-so-global

FreightWaves 3PL Summit: Managing deal flows during a pandemic (with video)

The economic impact of COVID-19 on the mergers and acquisitions market has made it more challenging to complete deals, said Jason Bass, managing director at middle market investment bank Harris Williams.

“Having been fortunate enough to play a leading role in a lot of the marquee transactions that our industry saw within the logistics space from 2017, all the way up until mid-2019, the last six months have been challenging for sure,” Bass said.

Bass joined FreightWaves Chief Strategy Officer JT...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-3pl-summit-managing-deal-flows-during-a-pandemic-with-video

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