Maximizing ROI: Purchasing & Maintaining a High-Performing Reefer Fleet

Join industry leaders and fellow carriers uncover actionable strategies for maximizing your reefer fleet’s ROI. This session will delve into critical aspects of fleet management, focusing on equipment purchasing strategies and optimizing maintenance to boost your bottom line.

Key takeaways:

Compare pros and cons of different purchasing options for maximizing ROI
Discover insights in purchasing and maintaining a performing fleet
Optimize your fleet’s performance

Shawn Nelson

Executive Director of Driver Profitability and Success

R.E. Garrison

Perry Olson

CEO & Owner

Fortune Transportation Company, Inc.

Drew Martin

Director of Leasing

Prime, Inc.

Trevor Kurtz

General Manager

Brian Kurtz Trucking

Strategies to Build Driver Productivity and a Positive Safety Culture

Unlock your fleet’s peak performance by exploring key leadership strategies to improve driver productivity, enhance safety, and create a sustainable safety culture that enhances your organization’s reputation.

Key takeaways:

Develop leadership strategies to improve productivity
Define the fundamentals of good driver safety
Illustrate positive safety culture strategies

Pam Wiers

CFO

Dutch Maid Logistics, Inc.

Adam Lang

Director of Customer Advisory Services

Netradyne

Deen Albert

Vice President of Operations

Grand Island Express, Inc.

The Future of Reefer Technicians

Attract, retain, and develop top talent! This panel of your peers and industry trainers will explore the evolving role of the reefer technician and will provide you with different ways to attract talent from technical schools, develop employee retention programs, and invest in technician training.

Key takeaways:

Discover innovative approaches to attract talent
Develop impactful employee retention programs
Maximize your investment in technician training

Ashley Kordish

CEO

Ralph Moyle, Inc.

Luke Subler

President

Classic Carriers, Inc.

Bob Roberts

Customers Solutions Manager Services

Thermo King

Optimizing Lumper Fees with Data

Lumper fees have long been a challenge for refrigerated carriers, but data can drive meaningful change. In this panel discussion, customers of Relay, along with industry experts, will explore how Relay’s data insights can support contract negotiations, educate stakeholders, and improve the overall experience for carriers and drivers. Join us to see how real-world data can help refrigerated carriers gain transparency, protect their operations, and drive better business outcomes.

Key takeaways:

Evaluate the power of data and how it can support contract negotiations
Protect your operations while educating stakeholders and improving the overall experience

Spencer Barkoff

President & Co-founder

Relay Payments

Wendell Erb

President & CEO

Erb Transport Limited

TBD

Developing a Top Tier Reefer Driver Training Program

Discover actionable best practices for developing, implementing, or updating a driver training program that addresses today's complex challenges and equips drivers with the skills and knowledge for long-term success.

Key takeaways:

Structure a successful driver training program for long-term success
Examine your current training programs for possible updates

Dr. Gina Anderson

Luma Brighter Learning

Shannon Struzik

Vice President of People & Development

Leonard's Express

Tracy Rushing

Executive Director of Safety & HR

RE Garrison

Optimizing Your Reefer Unit

In any trucking market, but certainly in the current climate, proper operational use of equipment is imperative to control costs and extend the useful life of the equipment. In this session, we will dive into some of the best practices to keep your reefer unit in top condition, plugging along for thousands of hours.

Key takeaways:

Appraise your current operational use of equipment to control costs
Evaluate best practices to keep your reefer units in top condition

Amber Edmondson

President & CEO

Trailiner Corp. and
TCA At-large officer

Kevin Williams

Sr. Manager, Development

Carrier Transicold

Gareth Macklam

Chief of Sales

Utility Trailer Manufacturing