For the Optimization Catalyst podcast (listen here) Steve spoke with Suzay Passari, Head of Innovation and Transportation at UPS, and David O’Keefe, head of Alliances America at Gurobi. Following are lightly edited excerpts. Sunzay noted that UPS, a 118-year-old company, presents unique challenges and opportunities for transformation due to its established legacy in technology, processes, […]
On April 6, Steve Sashihara returned to Road Dog Trucking Radio to discuss trucking and emerging technology. Following are excerpts of his conversation with host Mark Willis. Mark Willis: It’s great to welcome back Steve Sashihara with Princeton Consultants. Steve Sashihara: Thanks, Mark. Great to be on. Every year, we do a survey with transportation executives on what’s […]
Steve is a frequent guest on Sirius XM Radio’s Road Dog Trucking, hosted by Mark Willis. Following is a lightly edited excerpt from his April 1 appearance. Steve Sashihara: Fortuitously, we added electric trucks to our survey this year. The president’s proposed infrastructure plan is very heavy on electric vehicles, and I think trucking will […]
In a webinar with Stifel Managing Director of Research David Ross, Steve presented the results of our annual survey of transportation executives. Following is a lightly edited excerpt. This year, we were pleased to get 126 responses, about half from executives at carriers, 3PLs and brokers. For eight disruptors, we asked “By 2025, will it have […]
Steve is a frequent guest on Sirius XM’s Road Dog Trucking Radio, discussing a variety of tech-related topics with host Mark Willis and drivers nationwide. Following is a lightly edited excerpt of his June 30 appearance. Mark: Some of the drivers over the the last few years have said they welcome new technology—bring it on. […]
For years, relay trucking, in which drivers exchange trailers and/or tractors, has been a popular topic but elusive practice. On Sirius XM’s Road Dog Trucking Radio, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara discussed the appeal of and obstacles to relays, and the confluence of technology and business factors that may lead to their increase and how […]
On January 15, Steve Sashihara returned to Road Dog Trucking Radio to discuss disruption in freight transportation and the results of Princeton Consultants’ recent survey. Following are excerpts of his conversation with host Mark Willis and callers. Mark Willis: Drivers, when you think about the future of trucking, you might think, OK, autonomous vehicles, more […]
Truckers are dealing every day with tech innovators and disruptors like ELDs and Uberization—and related uncertainty. Following is another excerpt (Part 1 is here) from my appearance on Road Dog Trucking, the Sirius XM radio program, hosted by Mark Willis, with 1.2 million daily listeners. Mark Willis: All right, let’s go to Brad in Mississippi. […]
I recently had the great pleasure to be a guest on Road Dog Trucking, the Sirius XM radio program with 1.2 million daily listeners. The host, Mark Willis, asked me to discuss the disruptive technologies impacting the trucking industry: autonomous trucks, drones, the Uberization of freight, Big Data, and the Internet of Things. Based on […]
