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With increasing customer commitments and regulatory requirements for zero-emission vehicles, fleets everywhere are under pressure to decarbonize. Battery electric trucks are on their way but face a chicken and egg scenario around charging infrastructure. Long lead times and complicated installations can confound fleets and slow adoption.
Today's guest details a solution to accelerate the deployment of battery electric fleets across the country. Jerry Miller is the Director of Business Development at US Energy, focusing on their innovative Volt Vault solution. A modular container converting renewable natural gas into available electrons, this solution could provide fleet operators with a resilient, sustainable solution to EV charging.
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With thousands of locomotives and hundreds of thousands of miles of track and associated infrastructure, the railroad industry is a juggernaut. And despite being one of the least carbon-intensive ways to ship goods, the industry at large has a big footprint. Tune in to hear the challenges and opportunities facing one of the biggest players in the industry. Rebecca Hensley is the Senior Manager of Environmental Projects at CSX Transportation, where she oversees initiatives ranging from ESG data gathering and corporate disclosures to decarbonization initiatives like increased biofuel blends, hydrogen, and battery electric locomotives. She shares her journey through the organization to her current role and reminds listeners interested in making a climate impact to simply stay curious and keep improving.
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Kim Masone, Global Head of Logistics & Fulfillment, and Nico De Golia, Global Lead of Cloud Logistics Sustainability, share insights into building sustainable, innovative logistics networks. Learn how to achieve performance targets, decrease emissions and measure success across the "three Cs", including cost, cycle time, and carbon.
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Rik Arends, Director of the Sustainable Freight Buyers Alliance at Smart Freight Centre, explains the importance of collaborative efforts across customers and competitors seeking to launch emission reduction projects. He will share real-world examples of projects that SABA and SFC are working on.
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Reaching our collective climate goals will require all available options to cut emissions, and soon. While EV fleet electrification races forward, there are challenges around infrastructure availability, truck costs, and maintenance to consider. All of those challenges have been discussed and addressed in the natural gas fleet market. And with the upcoming release of Cummins’ 15L engine, natural gas fleet solutions are well positioned for growth. Today’s episode features Brett Wetzel, VP of Sustainability and Innovation at US Venture, and Lynn Lyon, Director of Sustainable Transportation at US Energy. Listen in to hear these industry experts discuss the environmental benefits of renewable natural gas (RNG), trends in the market, and ways shippers and fleets can get involved.
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John McCaw, Vice President of Sustainability Solutions, joins the summit to discuss the evolution of shippers' thoughts and actions in transportation sustainability. He will share examples of how customers are moving from measurement estimates to actionable emission reductions.
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Tom Moore is a serial logistics entrepreneur, a native New Zealander, and founder of three companies focused on efficient and sustainable supply chain operations: AutoScheduler.AI, Transportation Warehouse Optimization, and ProvisionAI. He joins the show to discuss how the often “hidden” efficiency gains in fulfillment and distribution operations can positively impact the bottom line and the environment. From load leveling and network optimization to reducing truckloads, there are plenty of opportunities for companies to reduce their environmental impact.
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Lowering carbon emissions has become more than just an industry trend. For several years, carriers, shippers and brokers across all modes have become increasingly focused on reducing carbon emissions. It’s just good business practice in a competitive landscape where customers are looking to reduce their Scope 3 emissions and to be in compliance with requirements. Listen in to hear Todd Davis, VP Sales & Marketing with Chevron Renewable Energy Group, discuss how biodiesel enables rapid decarbonization of freight & logistics. Importantly, this low-carbon liquid fuel is available at scale today and generally doesn’t require costly investments of infrastructure or storage.
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Numerous state and federal agencies and research groups all agree that 98% of truck drivers have trouble finding parking and our nation lacks tens of thousands of safe, secure parking spaces. On today’s show, host Tyler Cole is joined by Cody Horchak, Founder of Realize Truck Parking, a startup focused on solving the parking crisis for our nation’s truckers.
With a goal to add 800,000 parking spaces over 7 years, Realize’s unique business model is rapidly scaling safe, secure, and (most importantly) enjoyable parking amenities. They also aim to electrify 25% of all spaces, paving the way for a nationwide rollout of battery electric trucks. Listen in to learn about the critical role of driver’s to our economy and the changes needed to restore the profession’s respect and admiration through providing safe, reliable infrastructure.
To learn more about Realize, head to www.werealize.io.
Reach out to the company or Cody on LinkedIn here:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/we-realize-inc/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/codyhorchak-at-zervinc/
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In our rush to reduce emissions, many of us are quick to overlook the most important assets in an organization: its people. For fleets, this means that a proper ESG program can’t overlook the health and safety of its drivers. That value is at the heart of today’s conversation with Barrett Young, Chief Marketing Office of Netradyne.
Netradyne is a fleet safety and driver performance platform that is revolutionizing telematics using artificial intelligence. Fleet customers see reduced accidents, higher safety scores, lower insurance costs, improved driver retention, and better fleet performance resulting in increased profits.
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Danny Wan, Executive Director of the Port of Oakland, stops by to chat with host Tyler Cole about exciting ESG initiatives at the Port. A top 10 US port by volume, the Port of Oakland boasts a major shipping hub for containers, the gateway for many US agricultural exports, an international airport, and 19 square miles of commercial, waterfront real estate. This interconnected and collaborative port is leading the charge to reduce emissions and create lasting environmental impact for stakeholders. Danny explains the port’s vision for green expansion, including electrification of cargo handling equipment and drayage trucks.
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Visibility and resiliency are frequently cited buzz words in supply chains. But how exactly can these terms apply to sustainable solutions in freight networks? On today’s show, Tyler Cole is joined by Guro Rao, CEO of nuVizz, a network-based delivery & transportation orchestration SaaS platform company. They discuss ways in which traditional measures of reducing costs can be leveraged to reduce emissions, through network planning and optimization. But beyond this, the pair look forward at future opportunities for visibility to create new means of resiliency in a world with increased risk of extreme weather.
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Supply chains are inherently complex but embedding sustainable operations and strategy into traditional supply chain processes doesn't have to be. It takes a collaborative spirit and will to collectively move toward a more sustainable future.
Pawan Joshi, executive VP of products and strategy at e2open, joins host Tyler Cole to discuss how their platform enables organizations to achieve sustainability goals through leveraging data optimization, exchange, and insights. e2open is a business-to-business provider of cloud-based, on-demand software for global supply chains. Listen in to learn how better, smarter data and planning enables supply networks to run better, more efficiently, and more sustainably.
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How will driverless trucks impact sustainable supply chains of the future? AV + EV = ESG! To find out more, listen in to this week’s episode with Don Burnette, Founder and CEO of Kodiak Robotics. Don joins host Tyler Cole in exploring the positive environmental and social impacts of autonomous, long-haul trucking. After sharing his personal and company backstory, the pair discuss the many ESG-related benefits from autonomy.
They’re working to build the world’s safest driver, a top industry priority and a crucial factor in any fleet’s license to operate. Kodiak’s AV trucks could provide fleets the chance to reduce accidents and up skill employees while offering drivers preferred regional routes with more time at home. With software behind the wheel, fuel efficiency improves by roughly 10% and those benefits accrue with an electric or combustion powertrain. Kodiak is carrying freight forward so people, partners, and the planet thrive.
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Amogy is solving the conundrum of hydrogen as a decarbonization solution. Skeptics abound who cite hydrogen’s lack of energy density and notorious transport difficulty. To really cut emissions in long-haul transportation, we need an energy dense solution that doesn’t forgo existing infrastructure. Enter ammonia, and more specifically, Amogy. Listen in to CEO and Co-Founder Seonghoon Woo as he explains the company’s origin story and how they are solving the problem of heavy-transport decarbonization by using a two-hundred year old chemical to power hydrogen electrolysis for a zero-emission solution.
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This episode shifts the focus on fleet electrification to the last mile. Tyler Cole sits with Jimmy Eberhard, CEO of Fluid Truck, to discuss how Fluid is helping companies like IKEA delight customers while achieving ambitious fleet electrification targets. By simplifying the fleet management process, Fluid facilitates contract fleets in non-CDL operations transition their last mile deliveries to EVs. Their short-term rentals provides a flexible way for companies to explore and overcome the challenges of electrification, from charging infrastructure availability to driver training. Fluid Truck is a on-demand truck sharing platform that offers 24/7 mobile access to a wide array of commercial vehicles, including EVs. Unlike most traditional rental companies, Fluid Truck offers an entirely virtual rental experience, eliminating time wasted standing in line at traditional rental agencies. Fluid Truck helps businesses move by automating the management of fleets from their pocket and removing the hassles of ownership.
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Fresh off the launch of The Company Lab's Sustainable Mobility Summit in early May, Tyler Cole sits down with CO.LAB's CEO @Tasia Malakasis. As a successful entrepreneur herself, Tasia is well positioned to guide the nonprofit's efforts to scale up startups in Chattanooga. Local industry expertise, corporate customers, cutting edge academic research, and a growing investor community all await those startups who are accepted into CO.LAB's accelerator program, which focuses on helping sustainable mobility startups scale. Chattanooga, otherwise known as Freight Alley or Gig City, boasts competitive advantages in this space including a citywide fiber-optic network, urban testbeds for autonomous vehicles and distributed resources, and a long history of successful public-private partnerships. Listen in to learn how CO.LAB plans to make the world a smarter, more sustainable place through connecting entrepreneurs with the right resources.
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Decarbonizing freight and logistics is hard, but imperative. In today’s episode we learn from industry-leading practitioners how to “just do it.” Serge Schamschula, Head of Ecosystem at Transporeon, and Marcelo Marcal, Logistics Procurement Director at Electrolux Global, join the show to share best practices on integrating sustainable decision making into freight and logistics procurement. From setting ambitious targets, tracking progress, and collaborating with stakeholders, listeners will learn that positive climate action is possible in this space. And it’s happening sooner than we think. While advanced technologies like battery electric or carbon-neutral fuels are growing, they are long term solutions. To create change in this moment, companies like Electrolux are turning to near-term fixes like modal switch and improved data access and exchange through reporting efforts like CDP supply chain. Tune in and be encouraged to build momentum in your own firm’s decarbonization journey.
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With policy and consumer trends all pointing to a net-zero future, savvy investors are able to follow the fund flows to capitalize on technologies of tomorrow. Global X ETFs, a New York based fund manager, takes a forward-looking, thematic approach to investing. With over $40 billion assets under management, Global X’s portfolio allows investors to tap into high growth potential and structural tailwinds that are powering disruptive innovations and are leading to potentially greener and more efficient transportation, energy, and manufacturing systems. Host Tyler Cole is joined by research analysts Alec Lucas and Madeline Ruid to explore how investors are putting dollars to work around themes of lithium and battery tech, renewable energy and energy storage, hydrogen, and infrastructure. Tune in to learn why DRIV is LIT and CTEC is PAVE-ing the way to energy transition!
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Market-based mechanisms could be the means to overcome green premiums of freight decarbonization and ensure that small enterprises don't get left behind in the transition. Ben Joldersma, CEO of Upshift.eco, joins host Tyler Cole to explore the opportunity to equip small carriers with newer, more fuel efficient technologies without breaking the bank. Carbon insets and supply chain interventions provide an opportunity for freight buyers to track their investment directly into verifiable, emissions avoidance opportunities. Upshift is focused on creating the bridge between the long tail of small carriers and large, climate-motivated freight buyers.
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