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The Perfect Storm Webinar Series

Presented by NASSTRAC
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  • Part 1 of 5: How to Survive the Perfect Storm
    We have all heard the term “The Perfect Storm” but what does it mean and how does it affect your transportation network? In the wake of recent catastrophic events, our supply chains have been affected in ways that we couldn’t have predicted…or could we? Join NASSTRAC and TranzAct Technologies as we bring to you a joint webinar, “How to Survive the Perfect Storm.” Mike Regan, Chief of Relationship Development at TranzAct and NASSTRAC’s Advocacy Chair will lead our panel of industry experts who will help you to protect your company’s transportation interests by understanding: • What the storm looks like and how the transportation marketplace will operate • How the storm can and will impact your company's operations/profitability • The alternatives and options you can deploy when the storms hit • The need for a Supply Chain Disaster Recovery Plan We are pleased to have the following industry experts who will share their thoughts and insights with us: Moderator: Mike Regan, Chief of Relationship Development, TranzAct Technologies, Inc. Panelists: Derek Leathers, President & CEO – Werner Enterprises George Harry, Director of Global Transportation, Johnson & Johnson Sales & Logistics Company Randy Mullett, Mullett Strategies Rob Estes, President, Estes Express Lines
  • Part 2 of 5: Not What or Why but How to Navigate the Transportation Perfect Storm
    The acceleration of the economy, driver shortages, fuel, and other factors have increased freight demand and resulted in tighter capacity throughout many sectors of the US domestic supply chain. We've covered what the Transportation Perfect Storm is and why it is happening. So now let's talk about the How. How are successful shippers navigating the storm, and what can you do to better handle the transportation challenges affecting your company? In a follow up to November's popular webinar, "How to Survive the Perfect Storm," we bring you another joint webinar with Mike Regan, Chief of Relationship Development at TranzAct Technologies and NASSTRAC's Advocacy Chair, who will guide a discussion with both shippers and carriers, giving practical advice on how to improve your supply chain in these trying times. Moderator: Mike Regan, Chief of Relationship Development, TranzAct Technologies, and Advocacy Chair, NASSTRAC Panelists: • Dave Yeager, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Hub Group, Inc. • Jeff Rogers, Chief Executive Officer, Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. • Dave Venburg, Senior Director Transportation & Logistics, Ardent Mills LLC
  • Part 3 of 5: The Perfect Storm Has Hit Supply Chains: Here's How to Respond
    With powerful market factors converging to negatively impact transportation costs, capacity, and the bottom line, shippers can apply effective strategies to weather the storm and begin to build a world-class, integrated transportation system. This recorded webinar with NASSTRAC, TranzAct, and CSCMP looks to inform you of how to successfully navigate today’s transportation issues and prepare for the future. This webinar features TranzAct Co-Founder Mike Regan facilitating a discussion with a tremendous panel of analysts, shippers, and carriers that can help you prepare your budget for next year and beyond. Included in the panel are: Michelle Livingstone, VP Transportation at The Home Depot Avery Vise, VP of Trucking Research at Freight Transportation Research Associates John Janson, Director of Global Logistics at SanMar Darren Hawkins, CEO of YRC Worldwide Dave Yeager, Chairman and CEO of Hub Group
  • Part 4 of 5: The Clean Up After the Perfect Storm... Freight rates have gone up, do your costs have to?
    This webinar is the fourth installment of the Perfect Storm series, “The Clean up After the Perfect Storm… Freight rates have gone up, do your costs have to?”, and was moderated by Mike Regan, Chief of Relationship Development at TranzAct Technologies, Inc. and NASSTRAC’s Advocacy Chairman. It’s been a rough 2018 for transportation professionals. After years of successfully beating down rates to make their budgets, shippers were faced with the fastest market turnaround to a carrier (sellers) market than any of us have ever seen. While we may have gotten a pass for this year and companies dealt with freight rates increasing as high as 20-30%, this pass won’t go on indefinitely. Transportation professionals are still reeling from blown budgets, natural disasters, regulatory issues, and major capacity issues but are still expected to keep the supply chain moving. What can transportation folks do to manage this ongoing storm? Our expert panelists will be focused on how companies can respond to the challenges in the transportation industry. The panelist features: Brian Gibson – Wilson Family Professor of SCM, Auburn University John Janson – Director, Global Logistics, SanMar Derek Leathers – President & CEO, Werner Enterprises Josue Munoz – Vice President Global Operations, Colgate Palmolive In this webinar replay, they’ll share practical examples of what you can do in 2019 to lower your costs even if we experience the capacity constraints and escalating rates that occurred in 2018.
  • Part 5 of 5: Rebuilding after the Storm – Using this Time of Recovery to Create Stronger Operations and Lower Cost
    After one of the most tumultuous years for transportation in decades, logistics professionals are wondering “What’s next?”, “What has changed?”, and most importantly, “What do I do about it?” While capacity has eased, and rates have stabilized somewhat, it is clear that there is a new normal. How should shippers reassess their operations and rethink their transportation strategy in this environment? This installment will be moderated by Mike Regan, Co-Founder and Chief of Relationship Development at TranzAct and NASSTRAC’s Advocacy Chairman. Mike will be joined by another outstanding panel of industry experts who will share their insights and provide ideas that you can apply to your transportation strategy in 2019 and beyond. Panelists: Andy Moses – Sr. Vice President Global Products, Penske George Harry – Director, Global Transportation, Johnson & Johnson Brian Morgan – Director of Supply Chain, Leviton Manufacturing

Code Red Webinar Series

Presented by NASSTRAC

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  • Code Red: Part 1 of 3
    The Code Red webinar series discusses how shippers have been handling the year long disruption to our supply chains and what remedies have been implemented and expert opinions on what we face moving forward.
  • Cod Red: Part 2 of 3
    The Code Red webinar series discusses how shippers have been handling the year long disruption to our supply chains and what remedies have been implemented and expert opinions on what we face moving forward.
  • Code Red: Part 3 of 3
    The Code Red webinar series discusses how shippers have been handling the year long disruption to our supply chains and what remedies have been implemented and expert opinions on what we face moving forward.

Breaking Down the Silos Webinar Series

Presented by NASSTRAC

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  • Breaking Down the Silos Part 1 of 4 - CFO's and Transportation
    A NASSTRAC, CSCMP and TranzAct Webinar Series. This is the replay of the webinar that took place on October 17, 2019 where the panel discussed how professionals can work together in constructing a transportation strategy that includes both rate negotiation and internal process improvement to reduce overall costs. Hosted by Gail Rutkowski from NASSTRAC and moderated by Mike Regan from TranzAct. Panelists: Peter Burke - Land O’Frost Paul Avampato - Henkel Sudha A. Mani, CPA - Johnson & Johnson
  • Breaking Down the Silos Part 2 of 4: Procurement and Transportation
    A NASSTRAC, CSCMP and TranzAct Webinar Series. This webinar discussed how focusing on both inbound and outbound moves allows for overall cost improvement by keeping assets within your network, improving capacity availability. Recorded on Thursday, December 5th, 2019. Hosted by Gail Rutkowski from NASSTRAC and moderated by Mike Regan from TranzAct. Panelists: Steven Stein - Danone John Janson - SanMar Dave Buchanan - Stein Mart
  • Breaking Down the Silos Part 3 of 4: Sales and Transportation
    A NASSTRAC, CSCMP and TranzAct Webinar Series. This webinar showcases how working together to develop freight policies will insure a better customer experience. Main Recorded on Thursday, February 6th. Host Gail Rutkowski – Executive Director, NASSTRAC Moderator Mike Regan – Co-Founder, TranzAct Technologies Panel Laura Eory – Senior Manager, GAF Transportation Dennis Fricker – Sales, GAF John Janson – Senior Director of Supply Chain, SanMar Dwayne Farr – Director North American Distribution, Dayco Products Andy Topus – CEO, SmartPrice
  • Breaking Down the Silos Part 4 of 4: Warehousing and Trasnportation
    A NASSTRAC, CSCMP and TranzAct Webinar Series. All too often, transportation and warehousing are at odds attempting to juggle conflicting goals and strategies that are not aligned. As the two frontline shipper representatives to the carrier community, we will discuss how to develop a united front to ensure that everyone understands the importance of developing and maintaining a reputation for fair dealing and transparency with your transportation providers. Main Event – Thursday, April 16th Host: Gail Rutkowski - Executive Director - NASSTRAC Moderator: Mike Regan – Chief of Relationship Development & Co-founder – TranzAct Technologies Panelists: Sue Gross, Manager of Distribution Services – Morton Salt

Transportation Rising: Grab a Seat at the Table!

Presented by NASSTRAC
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  • Transportation Rising First Installment - How to Grab Your Seat at the Table
    This new series will explore the resurgence of transportation within the supply chain. Recent events have positioned transportation at the forefront of supply chain strategy. Market volatility caused by the pandemic, the subsequent economic downturn, and severe weather events have converged to cause enormous stress on all modes of transportation. With freight budgets under assault, one of the things that we have been talking about is that you can’t hide from the executives who are seeing big unfavorable variances or experiencing disruptions due to supply chain issues. That is why now more than ever, transportation and logistics professionals need to have a seat at the table and make sure that those in the C-Suite understand what is being done to address the volatility in the transportation marketplace. This first session in the series will present three major shippers who will share how they learned to navigate the C-suite and raised the level of awareness of transportation without their companies. They will talk about the new challenges that the recent marketplace presents to all shippers and how to turn those challenges into opportunities. In upcoming sessions, we will explore the various disruptions that occurred and how shippers and transportation providers are pivoting to overcome obstacles and clear the road for smoother operations. Topics include: 1) Capacity issues by Mode (ocean, parcel, LTL, TL) 2) Highway Infrastructure 3) Infrastructure needs for waterways, pipeline, rail, and broad band. 4) Positioning transportation within your supply chain 5) Is Technology the Answer? Moderator: - Mike Regan – Chief of Relationship Development, TranzAct Technologies Panelists: - Matt Ehlinger: Vice President – Transportation, NCH Corporation - Bruce Ridley: Senior Vice President – EH&S and Operational Services, Packaging Corporation of America - Antonio Galvao: Vice President Supply Chain – Tenneco Drive
  • Transportation Rising – Second Installment: How Did we Get Here and How Long will it Last?
    This new series will explore the resurgence of transportation within the supply chain. Recent events have positioned transportation at the forefront of supply chain strategy. Market volatility caused by the pandemic, the subsequent economic downturn, and severe weather events have converged to cause enormous stress on all modes of transportation. We will explore the various disruptions that occurred and how shippers and transportation providers are pivoting to overcome obstacles and clear the road for smoother operations. Looking at the current transportation market, many of you are wondering “how did we get here?” You can find some answers in the next installment of NASSTRAC’s Transportation Rising webinar series. Delivered by Truckstop.com, this presentation focuses on how the trillion-dollar US Freight Transportation Marketplace impacts the Global Supply Chain, the US Economy and US consumer. We will set the stage explain how the pandemic and subsequent economic slowdown created the environment to cause extreme volatility and disruption in the transportation marketplace. The presentation includes an outline the leading indicators of how the US Economy will grow out of the unprecedented “pandemic” year and what the new normal will most likely look like for participants in the greater supply chain. Moderator: Gail Rutkowski - Executive Director at NASSTRAC Panelist: Noel Perry - Principal at Transport Futures
  • Transportation Rising Series Third Installment – Help Us Help You
    NASSTRAC’s most recent webinar series explores the resurgence of transportation within the supply chain. Recent events have positioned transportation at the forefront of supply chain strategy. Market volatility caused by the pandemic, the subsequent economic downturn, and severe weather events have converged to cause enormous stress on all modes of transportation. With freight budgets under assault, shippers are under considerable strain to control costs. As spot and contract rates skyrocket how can shippers keep up? This third installment, “Help us help you” will focus on what shippers can do to help mitigate the impact of price. We all know the three “P’s” of transportation, price, process, and procedures. When you can’t control price, shippers need to focus on what they can control within their four walls. Improvements in processes and procedures can streamline dock operations, improve payment processing, and with technology lift up your transportation operation to more efficient levels. Join our expert panelists to hear how they are breaking down the silos within their organizations and working with carriers to answer the question: "What is our company going to do to bring these spiraling freight costs back under control?" Panelists Include: - Rob Haddock, Group Director, Planning & Logistics – Coca-Cola North America - John Bozec, Sr. Vice President, GM Van Truckload – Schneider National - Jennifer Kobus, Sr. Director Transportation, Ulta Beauty
  • NASSTRAC's Transportation Rising Fourth Installment – “The Other Side”
    NASSTRAC’s most recent webinar series explores the resurgence of transportation within the supply chain. Recent events have positioned transportation at the forefront of supply chain strategy. Market volatility caused by the pandemic, the subsequent economic downturn, and severe weather events have converged to cause enormous stress on all modes of transportation. In our previous installments we talked about how shippers are under considerable strain to control costs as spot and contract rates skyrocket. We discussed what shippers can do to help mitigate the impact of price by focusing on the three “P’s”…price, process and procedures. With price out of control, focusing on what you can control within your four walls is the most immediate way to identify inefficiencies and control cost. Many of our shippers shared that they reached out to their carriers for help and identifying those opportunities. In this, our fourth and last installment, we are going to hear from carriers and transportation providers across various modes as they share with us not only the challenges they faced and are facing during this time, but how they are working with their customers to ensure strong working relationships. We will learn how carriers qualify and measure customer success, and what shippers can do to become more strategic in their approached to transportation and become a shipper of choice. Moderator: Gail Rutkowski, Executive Director – NASSTRAC Panelists: Carlos Duron, President - Mexpress Geoff Muessig, EVP, Chief Marketing Officer – Pitt Ohio Express Rob Kemp, President – DRT Transportation Dustin Koehl, Vice President, Sales – U S Xpress
  • Transportation Rising – 2nd Installment: How Did we Get Here and How Long will it Last?
    This new series will explore the resurgence of transportation within the supply chain. Recent events have positioned transportation at the forefront of supply chain strategy. Market volatility caused by the pandemic, the subsequent economic downturn, and severe weather events have converged to cause enormous stress on all modes of transportation. We will explore the various disruptions that occurred and how shippers and transportation providers are pivoting to overcome obstacles and clear the road for smoother operations. Looking at the current transportation market, many of you are wondering “how did we get here?” You can find some answers in the next installment of NASSTRAC’s Transportation Rising webinar series. Delivered by Truckstop.com, this presentation focuses on how the trillion-dollar US Freight Transportation Marketplace impacts the Global Supply Chain, the US Economy and US consumer. We will set the stage explain how the pandemic and subsequent economic slowdown created the environment to cause extreme volatility and disruption in the transportation marketplace. The presentation includes an outline the leading indicators of how the US Economy will grow out of the unprecedented “pandemic” year and what the new normal will most likely look like for participants in the greater supply chain. Moderator: Gail Rutkowski - Executive Director at NASSTRAC Panelist: Noel Perry - Principal at Transport Futures