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FOSC chat: Convoy collaborates with sustainability partners like CHEP

This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain live event in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC:  Driving greater sustainable outcomes through technology

DETAILS: Dan Lewis, co-founder and CEO of Convoy, interviews George Brehovsky, director of supply chain at CHEP, about promoting sustainability in the supply chain using technology. 

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

SPEAKER: Brehovsky...

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FOSC chat: Turvo tackles fragmented logistics networks with TMS platform

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain live event in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC:  Turvo uses analytics, automation to unite supply chain

DETAILS: Turvo uses cutting-edge technology to connect shippers, logistics providers and trucking companies through its cloud-based TMS platform.

SPEAKER: Ron Richardson, chief revenue officer of Turvo.

BIO: Richardson has worked with hundreds of Fortune...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fosc-chat-turvo-tackles-fragmented-logistics-networks-with-tms-platform

FOSC chat: Transfix uses intuitive software to match shippers, trucking companies 

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain live event in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC:  Transfix’s digital freight marketplace matches shippers, carriers 

DETAILS: Transfix helps shippers and carriers optimize their freight networks.

SPEAKER: Jonathan Salama, chief technology officer and co-founder of Transfix 

BIO: Prior to launching Transfix, Salama was an early addition to the core...

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FOSC chat: Logistics firms turn to Lean Solutions for tech staffing needs

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain live event in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC:  What’s next for Lean Solutions Group?

DETAILS: Lean Solutions Group is seeking to revolutionize the way the U.S. logistics industry operates by providing staffing and nearshoring services in South America. 

SPEAKER: Robert Cadena, CEO and co-founder of Lean Solutions Group. 

BIO: Cadena has spent his entire...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fosc-chat-logistics-firms-turn-to-lean-solutions-for-tech-staffing-needs

Will $6 billion make transportation more sustainable?

As part of the $1 trillion infrastructure package passed by Congress in November, the Federal Highway Administration recently pledged $6.4 billion to help states fund projects dedicated to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The money behind this pledge to make transportation more sustainable is to be distributed to states starting in November.

According to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, states would receive the money over the five years to create projects supporting electric vehicles,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/will-6-billion-make-transportation-more-sustainable

Recapping the Net-Zero Carbon Summit

FreightWaves hosted its second annual Net-Zero Carbon Summit, sponsored by Convoy, on Friday. The summit included a variety of industry experts discussing the role of the logistics industry in a more sustainable future and strategies to decarbonize the transportation sector.

“When we did the first one last year, it was really the start of our journey on understanding what our role is in sustainability,” said Danney Gomez, managing director of financial and emerging markets at FreightWaves. “It’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/recapping-the-net-zero-carbon-summit

Net-Zero Carbon recap: Fighting climate change takes all transportation stakeholders

Jonathan Hoffman and Andrew Wishnia discuss net-zero carbon emissions goals

This fireside chat is from FreightWaves’ 2022 Net-Zero Carbon Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC:The role of policy in climate-positive transport

DETAILS: In this fireside chat, Jonathan Hoffman, former chief spokesman for the Pentagon, and Andrew Wishnia, deputy assistant secretary for climate policy for the US Department of Transportation, discuss ways the transportation sector is addressing climate change challenges.

SPEAKER: Andrew Wishnia, deputy assistant secretary for climate policy, U.S....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/net-zero-carbon-recap-fighting-climate-change-takes-all-transportation-stakeholders

Net-Zero Carbon recap: 3PLs’ key role in sustainability efforts

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ 2022 Net-Zero Carbon Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Growing a sustainable supply chain

DETAILS: 3PLs will play an increasingly important role in helping shippers develop sustainability programs that improve the environment and reduce costs. In this fireside chat, Mark Yeager, CEO of 3PL Redwood Logistics, said providers may be most instrumental to their shippers by developing carbon offset programs.

SPEAKER: Mark Yeager, CEO of Redwood Logistics

BIO: Yeag...

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Previewing the Net-Zero Carbon Summit

Convoy is preparing for FreightWaves’ second annual Net-Zero Carbon Summit, taking place Friday. Dan Lewis, co-founder and CEO of Convoy, will be speaking with Joy Tuffield, of Generation Investment Management, during the keynote fireside chat. 

Lewis and Tuffield will discuss the important and necessary roles that partnership and collaboration play in making supply chains more sustainable. They will also talk about the latest trend of traditional approaches being increasingly outperformed by...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/previewing-the-net-zero-carbon-summit

Mitigating the impact of extreme weather on supply chains

The U.S. has seen many extreme weather events over the past two years, including an ice storm in Texas, one of the largest wildfires in California’s history and a hurricane in the Northeast. According to a Gallup poll released April 6th, one in three Americans has been affected by extreme weather events such as hurricanes and winter weather in the past two years.

Another serious concern is the number of tornadoes the U.S. has seen recently. March had at least 210 confirmed tornadoes, the most...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mitigating-the-impact-of-extreme-weather-on-supply-chains

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