FreightWaves LIVE: An Events Podcast

Teclo Garcia, Economic Development Director for the City of Laredo, and Kevin Hill, FreightWaves Executive Publisher, take a look at what's moving southbound and northbound across the largest inland U.S. port in Laredo, Texas. How has the move of auto manufacturers moving manufacturing to Texas shortened the auto supply chain between the U.S. and Mexico.Follow FreightWaves on Apple PodcastsFollow FreightWaves on SpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsJoin Global Supply Chain Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brandon Paquette chases down semiconductor supply for ZF North America, part of one of the largest automotive suppliers on the planet. Between ZF technology advancements and the creation of a commercial vehicles segment that includes Wabco Holdings, Brandon discusses how has ZF manages to secure microchips to keep its products moving to OEMs. He is joined by FreightWaves Detroit Bureau Chief Alan Adler.Follow FreightWaves on Apple PodcastsFollow FreightWaves on SpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsJoin Global Supply Chain Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn about major changes and challenges facing the automotive industry and how supply chain disruptions are impacting future innovation. Notably, Sandeep Kar, Chief Strategy Officer at Norgeon Systems, discusses the different dynamics of commercial versus automotive manufacturing characteristics. His thoughts on just in time manufacturing in relation to the semiconductor shortage, and how that shortage is impacting advancement of electric vehicle development. Finally, Sandeep describes a looming challenge to maintenance from a growing shortage of skilled vehicle technicians, caused in part by greater complexity from onboard computers and how to address the problem. He is joined by FreightWaves Enterprise Trucking Carrier Expert Thomas Wasson.Follow FreightWaves on Apple PodcastsFollow FreightWaves on SpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsJoin Global Supply Chain Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kenny Vieth may not have coined the term "the everything shortage" but the president and senior analysts at ACT Research has popularized it as his research firm tracks the topsy-turvy world of automotive supply chains led by semiconductor shortages. The inability of truck manufacturers to see what shortages are next or work around employee absences from COVID has led to canceled orders, massive backlogs and the near doubling of used truck prices in auctions. What does the road ahead look like? He is joined by FreightWaves Detroit Bureau Chief Alan Adler.Follow FreightWaves on Apple PodcastsFollow FreightWaves on SpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsJoin Global Supply Chain Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this fireside chat, Global Gateway Logistics CEO Caitlin Murphy discusses the current conditions that CPG companies are experiencing in global trade. She breaks down common import problems, how companies have been reactive to those issues and how they can be proactive to port congestion in the future. She is joined by FreightWaves Staff Writer Grace Sharkey.Follow FreightWaves on Apple PodcastsFollow FreightWaves on SpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsJoin Global Supply Chain Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether it's AB5 or new federal rules coming from the Biden administration, the question of whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor will remain a hot issue this year. In this interview, FreightWaves Editor at Large John Kingston sits down with Marc Blubaugh of the Benesch law firm to hear his views on the legal landscape for 2022.Follow FreightWaves on Apple PodcastsFollow FreightWaves on SpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsJoin Global Supply Chain Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Travis Rhyan, Chief Product Officer at FreightWaves, and Bart De Muynck, Vice President of Supply Chain Research at Gartner, detail the challenges CPG companies face with the labor shortages, manufacturing, and e-commerce and how FreightTech investment should be viewed as a cost of doing business rather than cutting edge.Follow FreightWaves on Apple PodcastsFollow FreightWaves on SpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsJoin Global Supply Chain Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The National Roadway Safety Strategy and the Biden-Harris Administration Trucking Action Plan will be a top focus for regulators this year. In this fireside chat, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Deputy Administrator Robin Hutcheson discusses how these initiatives and other issues will affect the trucking industry this year. Robin is joined by FreightWaves Chief Washington Correspondent, John Gallagher, in this fireside chat.Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fueling costs, eliminate emissions and help you turn e-mobility into a competitive advantage. Visit chargepoint.solutions/freightwavesFollow FreightWaves on Apple PodcastsFollow FreightWaves on SpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsJoin Global Supply Chain Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Drake, Vice President of Supply Chain Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Anthony Smith, FreightWaves Market Expert, discuss the national spotlight on supply chain and how to deal with infrastructure.Follow FreightWaves on Apple PodcastsFollow FreightWaves on SpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsJoin Global Supply Chain Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autonomy is already a massive trend in warehouses and distribution centers, but Gatik is taking it to the road. The company builds autonomous vehicles for middle and last mile delivery that can help retailers keep up with the pace of e-commerce orders and provide timely and flexible fulfillment options. Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Sam Saad breaks down the importance of autonomous delivery as well as Gatik's partnerships with Walmart and Loblaw Cos. He is joined by FreightWaves Staff Writer Jack Daleo in this fireside chat.Follow FreightWaves on Apple PodcastsFollow FreightWaves on SpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsJoin Global Supply Chain Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices