Net-Zero Carbon Summit

AI technology could help put cold chain on ‘autopilot,’ CEO says

Paxafe CEO and co-founder Ilya Preston said AI technology and accurate data can improve the global cold chain dramatically, helping reduce food waste and emissions.

“If you optimize the cold chain, you’re going to see a reduction in product loss. You’re going to see reductions in greenhouse gas emissions,” Preston said during the keynote discussion Wednesday at FreightWaves’ Net Zero Carbon Summit. “You need to understand the nuances and get really into the weeds on the data, on the loss rate,...

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AJ Savas shares experience going from diesel to electric

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

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: What driving an alternative fuel vehicle is actually like.

DETAILS: Truck driver AJ Savas started with a diesel truck and now drives electric trucks powered by Einride’s intelligent freight operation platform at Oatly. The Utah-based driver shares the experience of driving an alternative fuel vehicle with FreightWaves reporter Kaylee Nix.

KEY QUOTES FROM AJ SAVAS:

“[Oatly] did bring me off of...

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Cost parity with diesel is a must for semi truck electrification to get in gear | WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

On episode of 759 WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is coming to you live from FreightWaves’ Net Zero Carbon Summit. 

At the event we’ll catch a preview of our new documentary “Rebuilding the Gateway to America.” In this segment we’ll look at the need for cost parity with diesel in order for electric semis to get in gear. We’re also going on a test drive in a Nikola battery electric truck and a hydrogen powered fuel cell EV. 

Link Logistics Tyler Deaton talks about solar, LED and EV solutions that fleets...

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Fireside Chat: Infrastructure main hurdle to transition away from fossil fuel

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

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The evolution of fossil-free fuel in refrigeration units. 

DETAILS: Paul Kroes, the trailer innovation leader at Thermo King and Trane Technologies, discusses the future of sustainability and innovation in refrigeration transportation. 

KEY QUOTES FROM PAUL KROES:

“I would say it’s probably no secret that the biggest hurdle for any sort of transition to electric, whether it’s consumer or...

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Fireside Chat: Link Logistics touts sustainable utility management offering

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

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Benefits of outsourcing utility management and implementing renewable energy solutions.

DETAILS: Sam Stockdale, senior vice president and head of sustainability at Link Logistics, talks about the success Link has had with its new utility management and renewable energy offering.

KEY QUOTES FROM STOCKDALE:

On Link’s new utility management and renewable energy offering: “So far … the results are...

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Fireside Chat: Going green in the cold chain requires numerous KPIs

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

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Decarbonizing the cold chain by addressing energy intensity with Ndustrial

DETAILS: Jason Massey, CEO of Ndustrial, an AI-powered energy intensity platform for the $60B industrial market, and FreightWaves group lead Brielle Jaekel will discuss the cold chain challenges that are contributing to the industrial market’s high energy usage including transportation costs, Scope 3 emissions, and...

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Fireside Chat: Leveraging tech to improve perishable food inventory management

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The technology that keeps food fresh while lowering emissions.

DETAILS: In this fireside chat, Oria Malka, vice president of sales at Evigence, talks about how Evigence is helping companies reduce their carbon footprint through food freshness tracking technology.

KEY QUOTES FROM MALKA:

“[Our sensors] mimic the degradation of any perishable products. What we currently do is actually combine sensors with data...

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Fireside Chat: Election results will not change zero-emission project funding

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

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The effect of Biden’s climate policy on transportation projects.

DETAILS: EpicWorks Advisors’ Andrew Wishnia discusses how billions of dollars in government spending is helping freight- and pedestrian-centric transportation projects work together to reduce emissions.

KEY QUOTES FROM ANDREW WISHNIA:

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Fireside Chat: Keeping food cool with solar-powered reefer units

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

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Keeping cold: The evolution of solar TRUs.

DETAILS: Keeping ice cream cold by using the sun is now the way of the future. Robert Koelsch, co-founder and CEO of Advanced Energy Machines, joins FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell to break down the company’s new SolarTech reefer unit solution.

KEY QUOTES FROM KOELSCH: 

“The idea was to go 100% zero emission, not a hybrid, no diesel backup … in this brutal...

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Fireside Chat: Sami Khan talks misconceptions about electric vehicles

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

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Misconceptions about EVs

DETAILS: Sami Khan, co-founder and CEO of all-electric trucking company Nevoya, shares insights with FreightWaves Deputy Editor Brielle Jaekel to dispel myths around electric vehicles.

KEY QUOTES FROM SAMI KHAN:

“The problem is people, understandably, they look at the retail price of these assets and they get sticker shock when they see a vehicle that is often – for the...

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