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Ryan Schreiber - Chief Growth Officer - Metafora - Austin, TX What did you learn? A lot of optimism about the second half. A lot of talk about continued investment in tech Seems to be the consensus that rates are close to the bottom. Everyone reminding everyone that the cycle is just returning to normal What were the key themes of the conferences? Given it’s a bank in conference, lots of conversations about M&A. A few things that I saw Lots and lots and lots of strategies better looking to do add-ons over the next 6-18 months.  If you’re a $2M-$15m ebitda business there are lots of prospective buyers. Private equity firms are being cautious about what day B deploy. Those that are early in their investment cycle or invested heavily, those that are later stage are pulling back given the current rate environment. Resetting expectations but Optimism nonetheless Impact of next gen tech - ai and autonomous (when not if) Driving insights to customers Still an appetite for M&A Key takeaways from the events? Conflicting views on 2023 outlook Resetting expectations What are you most excited about coming out of BGSA? The desire to explore more newer applications of tech in theri business. Critical mass of tech adoption Tech is not about replacing people it’s about doing more with the same about of people Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tender data continues its stall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rachel Premack - Editorial Director - FreightWaves - New York, NY Mike Baudendistel - Head of Intermodal Solutions, FreightWaves - Dallas, TX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Sal Mercogliano - Associate Professor of History at Campbell University - Buies Creek, NC Lauren Beagen - The Maritime Professor - Squall Strategies - Boston, MA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is “dedicated on demand?” Where did you see a need for this and why did you build it? Convoy has always been a company with strong sustainability ties, how does this tie into that mission? Give us an example of how this works when a shipper needs trucks and when they don’t need trucks. How is that coordination maintained between drivers and Convoy - obviously you have to have capacity that isn’t very very far away from a shipment for a customer that needs that truck as soon as it can get it? Where can people go to find out more? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

West coast options become more expensive for imported freight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is Lidar and what was so significant about the race to create it and perfect it? How has that race turned out here in Q1 2023? How important is this in the race to autonomy? Now that the “winners” have been decided, what’s next? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ocean freight volumes rebound slightly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What has the FMCSA decided with regard to the IRT system that was created by the National Academy of Sciences? How is the SMS model they are going to different? What are the major changes that the FMCSA is making to creat a more accurate rating of a carrier? Will there be any new changes or protocols as to how the system is implemented? Any reaction from trucking companies or the general public about these changes? When will these changes take effect? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices