Sustainable Supply Chain Infrastructure and Building with ESG Focus

Delivering Sustainable Solutions with Ryder: Recorded from the FreightWaves TV stage at The Future of Freight Festival (F3) in Chattanooga, Tyler Cole chats with Rob Pluta, VP of Product and CTO at Ryder. Listen in to hear what policies and demand signals will be most helpful to scale EVs and future technologies like autonomous vehicles. With over 250,000 vehicles in the North American fleet, Ryder is a major provider of supply chain management and fleet services. Learn how Ryder is executing on a vision to roll out electric vehicles and charging infrastructure to not only meet its own ESG goals, but also to enable its customers achieve their own decarbonization efforts. by Net-Zero Carbon

27 min listen

Discussing why sustainability commitments matter and the important role the freight industry will play in decarbonization: Danny Gomez sits with Tyler Cole, FreightWaves' Director of Carbon Intelligence and expert in sustainable transportation solutions to discuss why this topic is so important. They cover topics such as rising pressures for firms to set ESG goals, ways the transport sector should expect to respond to this trend and several unique challenges and opportunities for companies to become more sustainable. by Net-Zero Carbon

31 min listen

Sustainability in Transportation with Convoy: On the very first episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Danny Gomez speaks with Dan Lewis, CEO & Co-Founder of Convoy, about current trends and predictions on sustainability in transportation. by Net-Zero Carbon

30 min listen

Electrification Opportunities in Freight: FreightWaves' Director of Carbon Intelligence, Tyler Cole, sits down with Mike Roeth, Executive Director for the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) to discuss the findings from NACFE's latest initiative: Run On Less - Electric. This year's program featured 13 trucks demonstrating real-world truck technologies focusing on real routes, carrying real freight, in a variety of duty cycles and applications. by Net-Zero Carbon

25 min listen

Commtrex on the critical role of rail in reduction emissions in supply chain: Danny Gomez speaks with Martin Lew, Founder & CEO of Commtrex, about the benefits of utilizing intermodal transportation and the various ways it can help reduce carbon emissions. by Net-Zero Carbon

34 min listen

Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement: Tyler Cole is joined on this week’s show by Ashley Yentz, Senior Director of Continuous Improvement for Sleep Number. They discuss the value of data in decision making and how to create a culture of continuous improvement. Ashley’s passion for growing engaged communities shines through as she describes how the team at Sleep Number identifies and implements data-driven, sustainable solutions within their fulfillment chain. by Net-Zero Carbon

27 min listen

MIT Report: Trends in Supply Chain Sustainability: Tyler Cole speaks with David Correll, Research Scientist at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, to discuss the findings from their latest report, The State of Supply Chain Sustainability 2021. They unpack the report findings to highlight the most important and interesting trends, topics and industry tailwinds that are aimed at building a more resilient, sustainable value chain. by Net-Zero Carbon

30 min listen

Improving Sustainability through Automation: Robert Brown, Senior Director of External Affairs at TuSimple, joins Tyler Cole to unpack how automating heavy-duty trucking can impact overall supply chain sustainability. From fuel savings and freight efficiency to reduced maintenance costs and alternative fuels, the discussion covers a wide range of green impacts. by Net-Zero Carbon

23 min listen

CSR reporting and sustainability trends: Tyler Cole and Danny Gomez sit with Matt McLelland, VP of Technology and Sustainability at Covenant, to discuss how sustainability fits into a corporate strategy, why it is important to communicate to your customers and stakeholders through CSR and ESG reporting, and what trends or technologies are emerging to help logistics firms set and meet loftier goals. by Net-Zero Carbon

33 min listen

Discussing sustainability in LNG and the importance of LNG as a transition fuel: Danny Gomez speaks with Joe Raia, Chief Commercial Officer of Abaxx Exchange about what they are doing to create a sustainable futures market for LNG, an important fuel for global decarbonization efforts. by Net-Zero Carbon

30 min listen

Part 3: Journey to Emissions Reductions: Many firms are turning to voluntary carbon offsets to address the emissions from their business that they can't reduce today. Danny Gomez, Managing Director of Financial and Emerging Markets at Freightwaves, sits with Dan Scarbrough, President and COO of IncubEx, and Andrew Hall, Director, Sustainable Finance at TMX Group, to discuss fundamentals of the offset market. They'll be sharing what Trayport (a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMX Group) alongside IncubEx are doing to help create transparency, standardization, and liquidity to this fast growing market. by Net-Zero Carbon

31 min listen

Operational & Sustainable Benefits of Renewable Diesel: Tyler Cole is joined by Keith Wilson, President of Titan Freight Systems & Matt Leuck, Technical Services Director for Road Transport at Neste Fuels to discuss the operational and sustainable benefits of renewable diesel for fleets. Keith reveals learnings from their journey to reduce emissions and how they selected renewable diesel as the fuel of choice to accomplish those goals. Along with Matt, they talk through the basics of renewable diesel from production to distribution as well as the many operational benefits of adopting this fuel. by Net-Zero Carbon

28 min listen

Reduce Emissions with Engine Retrofit Technology by Net-Zero Carbon

29 min listen

Part 2: Journey to Emission Reduction with Erik Neandross CEO of GNA: Danny Gomez, Managing Director of Financial and Emerging Markets at FreightWaves, sits with Erik Neandross, CEO of Gladstein, Neandross & Associates, to dig into the "what next?" for firms committed to reducing emissions from transportation. Erik discusses the importance of doing the technology research, implementation planning, and funding strategy before setting and communicating goals. by Net-Zero Carbon

30 min listen

How CHEP is helping to create a "Zero Waste World": Danny Gomez, Managing Director of Financial and Emerging Markets at FreightWaves, sits with Dennis Raffa, Dennis Raffa, Program Lead of the Zero Waste World initiative in North America for CHEP, to discuss how a pallet company founded in Australia during World War II is helping to create a "Zero Waste World". Dennis sheds light on how the company history and culture have helped start the sustainability program he runs. The specific activities happening at CHEP internally and with their customers and partners, like Convoy, are great examples how collaboration and efficiency investments can result in immediate reductions in emissions. by Net-Zero Carbon

37 min listen

How do hydrogen and RNG fit into the future of trucking?: Tyler Cole sits with FreightWaves’ own Alan Adler to discuss the past and future and alternative fuel vehicles, including hydrogen and renewable natural gas. Besides writing the weekly Truck Talk newsletter, Alan focuses on new technologies and fuels from an OEM perspective. He leverages this focus with a 20 year history of communications and PR in the auto manufacturing industry to deliver fresh insights into what’s on the horizon for the over the road segment. by Net-Zero Carbon

32 min listen

Railroads role in lowering emissions now and in the future: Danny Gomez, MD of Financial and Emerging Markets at FreightWaves, sits with Josh Raglin, Chief Sustainability Officer at Norfolk Southern, to talk about how railroads are providing efficiency, reliability and lower emissions for today. They discuss the importance of alternative fuels in the path to lower emissions and discuss how the industry can collaborate on new and innovative technologies. Josh and the team at Norfolk Southern are committed to reducing emissions and their activities around operations and forestry speak to that commitment. by Net-Zero Carbon

30 min listen

Women in Trucking: Talking the SG in ESG: The U.S. economy relies on efficient movement of goods, none of which happens without professional drivers. All too often this group is without a voice at the table in policy & strategy discussions. On this week’s episode, Tyler Cole sits with Desiree Wood, Founder & President of REAL Women in Trucking to talk about the numerous challenges facing truck drivers, and how female drivers in particular have additional struggles to overcome. From truck parking, training and certification, to discrimination and representation, Desiree explains how her group advocates for positive change for women in trucking. by Net-Zero Carbon

28 min listen

If You Don't Know, Now You Know: Danny Gomez, Managing Director of Financial and Emerging Markets, sits with resident sustainability expert, Tyler Cole, Director of Carbon Intelligence, to shed light on what "sustainability" means, all the acronyms that get thrown around when talking the talk, and why all this is relevant for firms that use or provide transportation services. by Net-Zero Carbon

26 min listen

Part 1: Journey to Emission Reduction with Bart De Muynck from Gartner: Danny Gomez, Managing Director of Financial and Emerging Markets at FreightWaves, sits with Bart De Muynck, VP of Research and Analyst at Gartner, to discuss the journey to greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Bart explains assessing your emissions, identifying efficiencies that will naturally reduce emissions, targeting partnerships that help with technology adoption, how the offset markets can be a near-term tool reducing your emissions impact, and what we need to collectively do to help with sustainability. by Net-Zero Carbon

32 min listen

Empty Miles or Electric Vehicles?: FreightWaves' Director of Carbon Intelligence, Tyler Cole, is joined by Aaron Terrazas, Director of Economic Research at Convoy. They discuss Convoy's latest research comparing the emission reduction potential of electric vehicles and eliminating empty miles. While focusing on immediate optimization is often overlooked in climate strategies, it's the lowest hanging fruit available for shippers and carriers to lower emissions and save fuel costs. This network strategy is also compatible with any alternative fuel or zero emission mobility solution in the future. by Net-Zero Carbon

25 min listen

Carbon Capture for Semis: Our Director of Carbon Intelligence, Tyler Cole, sits down to chat with Paul Gross, CEO of Remora Carbon. They cover Paul's background and concern for climate issues before diving into the technology and business case for capturing tailpipe emissions with Remora's proprietary bolt-on technology. by Net-Zero Carbon

22 min listen

Value of data in reducing freight emissions: Brad Benbow, Business Growth Investments at Ardagh Glass, makes his second appearance on Net Zero Carbon to join host Tyler Cole in a discussion of how shippers can better utilize data to design emissions out of their supply chain. Through network design simulations and electrifying the first touch in freight, Ardagh is making real progress toward its corporate sustainability initiatives. by Net-Zero Carbon

27 min listen

Regenerative Agriculture's Role in Reducing CO2: Danny Gomez, Director of Financial and Emerging Markets, interviews Jakke Aoga, Co-founder of La Kahea Community Farm, to talk about the symbiotic relationship we have with the land and how unsustainable farming practices have impacted food nutrition and CO2 levels. We take the show beyond tailpipe emissions into a broader discussion about the benefits of regenerative agriculture and the challenges of adopting change. by Net-Zero Carbon

29 min listen

Operationalizing Sustainability in Supply Chains by Net-Zero Carbon

31 min listen

Making Diesel Trucks Happy by Net-Zero Carbon

32 min listen

Sustainable Supply Chain Infrastructure and Building with ESG Focus: Danny Gomez, Managing Director at FreightWaves, and Sam Stockdale, Head of ESG and Sustainably at Link Logistics, sit down to discuss how the buildings that support supply chains can be a big part of sustainability initiatives for firms. Sam talks about the importance of partnerships and the intersectionality of the built environment and transition. by Net-Zero Carbon

29 min listen

Is Bigger Always Better In Freight?: Tyler Cole catches up with Jake Russell, Research Fellow at ARPA-E, to unpack his recent FreightWaves article on disaggregation as a tool to decarbonize freight. Jake talks us through new ways of adding resiliency, efficiency to freight networks and proposes a paradigm shift in switching to smaller, less polluting methods of goods movement. by Net-Zero Carbon

27 min listen

Digitizing assets to make more sustainable decisions: Tyler Cole is joined by Daniel MacGregor, co-founder of Nexxiot. They unpack frequently used buzzwords such as IoT, digital twin, and sustainable supply chains to explain how enterprise shippers and fleet operators are harvesting new operational data sets to improve business decisions. Profitability and environmental stewardship can and should go hand in hand. Nexxiot is focused on making triple bottom line decisions easier for companies. by Net-Zero Carbon

31 min listen

Convoy - Annual Truckload Sustainability Report: Tyler Cole interviews Jennifer Wong, Head of Sustainability at Convoy, to review Convoy’s latest report on sustainability in truckload transportation. They discuss the rising focus from shippers and logistics service providers on topics ranging from the value of data to improving vehicle efficiency and reducing emissions in freight. Convoy is a climate leader and working to educate and empower the shipping community to pursue a zero-waste future. by Net-Zero Carbon

22 min listen

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