FreightWaves LIVE: An Events Podcast

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As CEO of J.B. Hunt Transport Shelley Simpson leads one of America's largest legacy carriers. The journey from small trucking company to industry leader has not been an easy one, but as Simpson explains in her keynote address at the 2024 Future of Freight Festival it has been driven by a relentless commitment to collaboration. Simpson celebrated 30 years with J.B. Hunt recently and ascended to the CEO role after serving as President, CCO, CMO, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Lewis, co-founder and former CEO of Convoy Inc., discussed the rise and fall of the digital freight brokerage he helped create and the lessons he learned along the way on Tuesday at FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival.Lewis, who spoke with FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller during the annual event in Chattanooga, Tennessee, reflected on past decisions while at the helm of Convoy, acknowledging both successes and failures in the company’s eight-year journey to innovate the freight brokerage industry.Lewis and another former Amazon executive, Grant Goodale, co-founded Convoy in 2015. In April 2022, Convoy was valued at $3.8 billion, but by October 2023, it was forced to shutter its core business operations.Asked by Fuller during the fireside chat about the company’s legacy, Lewis said he wants Convoy to be remembered for its ethos of innovation, disruption and pushing the brokerage industry forward through its software and technology platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the world of rivalries some names ring legendary.... FedEx vs UPS, FreightWaves vs DAT, Pizza Hut vs Dominos.... and exploring the complex relationships between business entities and consumer choices that drive the success or failure of a company is the quest of the Business Wars podcast hosted by David Brown. Brown opened up the 2024 Future of Freight Festival with a keynote with FreightWaves Founder & CEO Craig Fuller to explain how businesses thrive and survive in a competitive landscape and how evolution is the key to winning the war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kaylee Nix welcomes Andrew Wishnia, partner at EpicWorks Advisors and former DOT lawmaker, to the Net-Zero Carbon Summit to explain how laws like the bipartisan Infrastructure Act and the Inflation Reduction Act are working to impact sustainable transportation change.Join The Net-Zero Carbon SummitOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The move from diesel-dependent systems to zero-emission systems is a delicate balance. Paul Kroes, trailer innovation leader at Trane Technologies joins FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell to break down some of the finer points of the switch from diesel powered-TRUs to more sustainable options.Join The Net-Zero Carbon SummitOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sami Khan, co-founder and CEO of Nevoya, the all-electric trucking company, talks with FreightWaves lead Brielle Jaekel to dispel myths around EVs.Join The Net-Zero Carbon SummitOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this fireside chat, Oria Malka, vice president of sales at Evigence talks about how they’re helping companies reduce their carbon footprint through food freshness tracking technology.Join The Net-Zero Carbon SummitOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keeping ice cream cold with the sun is now the way of the future as CEO and Co-founder of AEM, Robert Koelsch joins FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell to break down their new SolarTech reefer unit solution.Join The Net-Zero Carbon SummitOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AJ Savas delivers a look into driving an electric truck for oat milk producer, Oatly. He explains why he made the switch from diesel to an EV and why other drivers should get excited about the future of alternative fueled trucks.Join The Net-Zero Carbon SummitOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices