From Crisis to Recovery: Freight Transportation & Logistics in a Post-COVID-19 World

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the transportation and logistics industry in unprecedented ways. It has dramatically underscored the volatility of the marketplace, with spikes and plunges in freight volume and rates. Much like the 9/11 terrorist attacks, COVID-19 will have a long-lasting and far-reaching impact on the transportation and logistics industry. Join our powerhouse panel of industry business leaders in supply chain, transportation, and economics as they discuss the impact of the pandemic and what freight transportation will look like in a post-COVID-19 world. Topics during this 75-minute panel discussion will include: Executive Summary of TMSA’s COVID-19 Town Hall Series Emerging trends you can expect - the good, the bad, the ugly How customer demands, freight transportation and logistics operations are drastically changing What the supply chain “new normal” will look like – and when these dramatic changes will happen. About the Panelists Tom Sanderson, Executive Chairman, Transplace Tom Sanderson is Executive Chairman and past CEO of Transplace, a premier provider of transportation management services, intermodal, truck brokerage, customs brokerage, and SaaS TMS solutions. He has nearly 40 years experience, previously holding positions with such leading companies as J.B. Hunt, Schneider National, Sabre Holdings, and Mercer Management Consulting. He holds an MBA from Indiana University-Kelley School of Business. Haydn Powell, Global Supply Chain Manager Haydn Powell is a supply chain industry expert and thought leader, with 20+ years experience in global supply chain with a Fortune 50 company. He has deep experience not only in supply chain strategy but also in operations management, inventory management and manufacturing engineering in a variety of industry sectors, including automotive, off-highway machinery, shipbuilding, defense and aerospace. He is a Supply Chain Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Certified Six Sigma Black Belt. Daniel Stanton, President & Co-Founder, SecureMarking (known as “Mr. Supply Chain,” published author, speaker and educator) Daniel Stanton is a supply chain executive, educator, and entrepreneur. He is the author of Supply Chain Management For Dummies, and his courses on LinkedIn Learning have been viewed more than 1 million times. Stanton has been recognized as an “IBM Watson Supply Chain Futurist” and as a “Pro To Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine. He earned a Masters in Logistics Engineering from MIT and is a doctoral researcher at Cranfield University. Noel Perry, Principal, Transport Futures Noel Perry is a highly regarded economist specializing in the North American freight transportation industry. With nearly 20 years experience as an industry economist and another 20+ years in market research, Perry currently is Principal of Transport Futures, holds a Master’s degree from Harvard University and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Scott Grady, President, Rush Trucking Scott Grady has been in the transportation Industry for over 35 years, and has spent over 28 of them working in the automotive industry providing transportation and logistics solutions. He currently is President of Rush Trucking Corporation, the award-winning single source logistics solution in the U.S. and Canada comprised of Rush Trucking and Dakkota Integrated Systems. These companies provide component manufacturing, complex assembly and sequencing, supply chain management, logistics, and freight distribution for global brands. Prior to this role, he was Senior Vice President for Landstar System, Inc. Grady also serves as the Chairman of The Transportation Marketing and Sales Association. Facilitator: Bob Voltmann, President & CEO, Transportation Intermediaries Association Bob Voltmann, CAE, is President & CEO of the Transportation Intermediaries Association, the largest association representing the interests of 3PLs in North America. He also is Secretary General of the International Association of Freight Forwarder Associations. Previously he was Director of Policy with The National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) and was a presidential appointee with the US Interstate Commerce Commission by the Bush-Quayle administration. Host: Brian Everett, CEO, Transportation Marketing & Sales Association Brian Everett has 25+ years strategy, marketing, communications, and sales experience in transportation, warehousing, and logistics. As Senior Partner of MindShare Strategies, he provides association management and marketing counsel to the firm’s key accounts. Currently he is CEO of the Transportation Marketing & Sales Association (TMSA) and Strategic Adviser for the Women In Trucking Association. He formerly was Executive Director of NASSTRAC, and was the lead marketing executive for C.H. Robinson for 10 years. Sponsored by SYNCSHOW