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Voltera helps stand up zero-emission operations

This fireside chat is from FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon Summit on Thursday

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Tech in action: Voltera

DETAILS: Companies eager to pursue a zero-emissions strategy could be best served choosing a partner that knows the charging infrastructure landscape and how to navigate it, says Jonathan Colbert, vice president of marketing for Voltera.

KEY QUOTES FROM COLBERT:

“We want our customers and partners to press the easy button.”

“If you are talking about a large fleet and wanting to...

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FreightWaves’ biggest event yet is coming — here’s what you need to know

In just a few short months, FreightWaves will host its biggest event yet, F3: Future of Freight Festival, packed with world-renowned speakers, educational sessions, award-winning musicians and much more. 

This three-day event will take place Nov. 7-9 in Chattanooga, Tennessee — the heart of Freight Alley and home to FreightWaves. 

Here’s some of what you’ll experience at this can’t-miss festival:

Unforgettable keynotes and speakers

We have gathered some of the greatest thought leaders in the world...

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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...

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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...

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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

3 reasons you don’t want to miss the Enterprise Fleet Summit

FreightWaves is hosting its next virtual event, the Enterprise Fleet Summit, on Wednesday.

Enterprise trucking fleets exist in an increasingly competitive landscape, but also have more opportunities than ever before. As many fleets are adopting progressive technology strategies, this daylong virtual summit will examine the components of a successful enterprise fleet and will tackle the most pressing issues facing enterprise fleets today and the strategies to grow fleets, networks, customer bases...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/3-reasons-you-dont-want-to-miss-the-enterprise-fleet-summit

State of Freight for June: Few signs of upturn from historic lows

CLEVELAND — In a room full of battered transportation and logistics companies laboring under the continued drag of a historically weak freight market, it would have been easy to declare that the second half of 2023 will be better for carriers and brokers than the first half.

But that was not the message from Craig Fuller, founder and CEO of FreightWaves, appearing at the company’s Future of Supply Chain event. Fuller was interviewed by FreightWaves’ Zach Strickland.

An overall negative outlook...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/state-of-freight-for-june-few-signs-of-upturn-from-historic-lows

Hydrogen needs a supply chain to be a part of an energy transition

This fireside chat recap is from Thursday, the  third day of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Developing a working hydrogen supply chain

DETAILS: Given that hydrogen’s commercial uses are limited, just finding ways to commercially produce hydrogen won’t be enough. There will need to be a supply chain developed to get it to market. In this fireside chat, senior program director Dr. Abbas Ghandi of S&P Global Commodity Insights gives an overview of the state of that...

Aurora Innovation leverages partnerships to smooth supply chain

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This fireside chat recap is from Thursday, the third day of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.

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