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FreightWaves LIVE @HOME: Fuller Speed Ahead with guest Peter Rentschler, CEO of CarrierDirect Innovations in the Market

On the first afternoon of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME, Craig Fuller, CEO of FreightWaves and Peter Rentschler, CEO of CarrierDirect, candidly discussed the innovation and strategies required for companies to remain agile in a pandemic-struck economy. 

“COVID-19 has put a spotlight on the businesses that are architected to move quickly and make fast decisions,” said Rentschler. “We had some clients that spent the first two weeks of the pandemic going to every Best Buy within a 100-mile radius buying...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-home-fuller-speed-ahead-with-guest-peter-rentschler-ceo-of-carrierdirect-innovations-in-the-market

Industry experience, continual innovation drive J.B. Hunt 360 technology platform

In the midst of rolling out the third phase of an aggressive strategy to disrupt and innovate efficiency in the supply chain through its digital freight matching platform, J.B. Hunt 360, Shelley Simpson said the COVID-19 pandemic hit and forced the company to pivot and adapt to its customers’, carriers’ and employees’ changing needs during these unprecedented times. 

“It’s made us really evaluate what our priorities are in our organization. We are even more focused on how we help our people, our...

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FreightWaves LIVE @HOME: Obama White House official says COVID-19 response depends on logistics sector

Ron Klain talking from home on video conference about pandemic.

Logistics companies and professionals are the linchpin of the public health effort to defeat the coronavirus, but patchwork of on-again, off-again lockdowns and social distancing rules around the country will make their job even more difficult than today.

That’s the conclusion of Ron Klain, executive vice president and general counsel at Revolution, a Washington, D.C.-based technology-oriented investment firm, and former chief of staff to then-Vice President Joe Biden, based on his experience as...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-home-obama-white-house-official-says-covid-19-response-depends-on-logistics-sector

Daimler Trucks will embed Platform Science telematics software

Freightliner Cascadia interior

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is partnering with growth-stage fleet management software startup Platform Science to let customers use third-party telematics and connectivity services directly from their trucks without installing aftermarket hardware.

The agreement between North America’s leading truck maker and La Jolla, California-based Platform Science includes an undisclosed investment by DTNA in the company’s Series B funding round. Founded in 2014, Platform Sciences has raised $30...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/daimler-trucks-will-embed-platform-science-telematics-software

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