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...
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...
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....
This Friday, April 22, is Earth Day. It is the 52nd anniversary of the first Earth Day, which took place on April 22, 1970. The theme for this year’s Earth Day is “Invest in Our Planet.”
A poster for Earth Day 2022. The world is changing. We are experiencing higher temperatures, more intense and frequent natural disasters, and rising sea levels. While many still debate climate change, the transportation sector has recognized its role and is moving toward a more...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/net-zero-carbon-summit-takes-place-on-earth-day-2022
Enterprise trucking fleets exist in an increasingly competitive landscape, but also have more opportunities than ever before. Many fleets are adopting the newest technologies, and the Summit will examine the components of a successful enterprise fleet.
The Summit begins at 9:00 a.m. EDT tomorrow, and you can participate virtually by going here to register.
Kicking off the event as keynote speakers are two pros from USA Truck. The company’s President, CEO & Director, James Reed, is joined by his...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-enterprise-fleet-summit-hits-the-highway-tomorrow
Grace Sharkey and Kaylee Nix come together for a special episode of Great Quarter, Gals celebrating International Women’s Day. They welcome two guests for an hour long episode full of advice and laughs.
First up, Cassandra Gaines, host of MadGaines Live and CEO of Carrier Assure joins the show. Gaines talks about the ways she has stayed true to herself during her career and the ways that the industry tries to minimize successful women.
Then LaQuenta Jacobs, the first Chief Diversity Officer at...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/celebrating-international-womens-day-great-quarter-gals
You’ve likely heard about NFT’s, crypto currencies, and the metaverse, but all of these phrases fall under one large technological system: Web3.
In today’s episode of Cyberly, Blythe Brumleve chats with one of the co-founders of VenusVerse–which is an online educational platform, incubator, and NFT collection dedicated to getting more women into the Web3 space.
The two cover the very basics of Web3, it’s expanding components, and how you can start exploring and succeeding in this new digital...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/breaking-down-the-walls-of-web3-cyberly
On this episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca is joined by Jim Knuerr to look at the increasing imports flowing into the US and the resulting impact on domestic truckload demand.
Additionally, as contract rates hit new highs in the van sector, tender rejections are approaching a 52 week low; what...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-war-driving-up-demand-withsonar
This fireside chat recap is from Day 4 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: A look at how supply chain bottlenecks are affecting the largest inland U.S. port.
DETAILS: FreightWaves’ Kevin Hill and Teclo Garcia, economic development director for the city of Laredo, discuss supply chain bottlenecks during FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.
INTERVIEWER AND SPEAKER: Kevin Hill, executive publisher at FreightWaves, and Teclo Garcia, economic development director for...
Luke Falasca welcomes FreightWaves’ Business Development representative James Jackson back to the #WithSONAR stage to talk about the ups-and-downs of rates in this volatile market.
The two discuss some of the highest traffic lanes in the US, which ones are falling and which ones are continuing to...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-rates-rollercoaster-withsonar