The Road Ahead: Recent Episodes

Omnitracs

Welcome to The Road Ahead Podcast – a series of podcasts that will bring you a myriad of professionals – both from inside and outside the transportation industry. Our mission is to get you to think outside the box and consider ideas and innovations that could transform your fleet – financially, operationally, and safely. We hope you find these brief conversations thought-provoking and rewarding.

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In this episode of the Road Ahead podcast, host Ray Ghanbari, Chief Technology Officer at Omnitracs, speaks with Don Osterberg, previous Senior VP of Safety, Security, Driver Training, Regulatory Compliance for Schneider National, about speeding and what you can do to manage and eliminate it from your fleet.

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  • [00:01] Intro
  • [01:25] Is speeding still a problem
  • [02:20] Service generated pressure on drivers
  • [03:36] Educating drivers on speed for conditions
  • [04:30] Fuel efficiency and wear and tear on vehicles
  • [07:58] Outro

RESOURCES

  • Don Osterberg on LinkedIn
  • Omnitracs

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In this episode of the Road Ahead podcast, host Ray Ghanbari, Chief Technology Officer at Omnitracs, speaks with Don Osterberg, previous Senior VP of Safety, Security, Driver Training, Regulatory Compliance for Schneider National, about managing your liability and understanding the difference between what did you know vs what could you have known.

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  • [00:01] Intro
  • [01:22] Defacto standard of care
  • [03:11] Paths to punitive damage
  • [04:50] Advice on preparing for depositions
  • [06:13] Advice on areas of focus
  • [08:39] Outro

RESOURCES

  • Don Osterberg on LinkedIn
  • Omnitracs

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In this episode of the Road Ahead podcast, host Ray Ghanbari, Chief Technology Officer at Omnitracs, speaks with Don Osterberg, previous Senior VP of Safety, Security, Driver Training, Regulatory Compliance for Schneider National, about distracted driving and how to overcome cognitive distractions. He also discusses how to educate drivers and their family members on the risks associated with distracted driving.

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  • [00:01] Intro
  • [01:20] Main causes of distracted driving
  • [02:33] Cognitive distractions
  • [06:35] What can we do today to reduce distractions
  • [08:09] Educating families of the driver
  • [09:25] Outro

RESOURCES

  • Don Osterberg on LinkedIn
  • Omnitracs

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In this episode of the Road Ahead podcast, host Ray Ghanbari, Chief Technology Officer at Omnitracs, speaks with Don Osterberg, previous Senior VP of Safety, Security, Driver Training, Regulatory Compliance for Schneider National, about evolving trends in training and how to implement new technologies into training programs.

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  • [00:01] Intro
  • [00:39] Evolving trends in training
  • [01:15] Don Osterberg’s experience in effective training
  • [03:30] Opportunities for new technology
  • [05:02] Advice on implementing training programs
  • [09:07] Outro

RESOURCES

  • Don Osterberg on LinkedIn
  • Omnitracs

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In this episode of the Road Ahead podcast, host Ray Ghanbari, Chief Technology Officer at Omnitracs, speaks with Don Osterberg, previous Senior VP of Safety, Security, Driver Training, Regulatory Compliance for Schneider National, about the growing amount of service-generated stress that is impacting our fleets and what we should be doing about it.

TIMESTAMPS

  • [00:00] Intro
  • [00:45] Meet Don Osterberg
  • [01:12] Defining service-generated stress
  • [05:36] Other effects of service-generated stress
  • [07:08] Top three actions to help manage this stress
  • [09:21] Outro

RESOURCES

  • Don Osterberg on LinkedIn
  • Omnitracs

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In this episode of the Road Ahead podcast, host Ray Ghanbari, Chief Technology Officer at Omnitracs, speaks with Don Osterberg, previous Senior VP of Safety, Security, Driver Training, Regulatory Compliance for Schneider National, about the growing gap between technology and regulations. They discuss what happens when the pace of technology gets ahead of the regulatory environment that governs the trucking industry.

TIMESTAMPS

  • [00:00] Intro
  • [00:49] Meet Don Osterberg
  • [01:16] The gap between technology and regulations
  • [04:06] Examples of where the gap is growing
  • [05:55] What Don sees as a long-term solution to this problem
  • [07:26] Top 3 actions they can take to navigate these gaps
  • [09:35] Outro

RESOURCES

  • Don Osterberg on LinkedIn
  • Omnitracs

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In this episode of the Road Ahead podcast, host Ray Ghanbari, Chief Technology Officer at Omnitracs, continues his discussion with Thilo Koslowski, executive adviser to leading global companies, emerging startups, investors and governments. Ray and Thilo talk about the impacts from the digital transformation of mobility and a connected future.

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  • [00:00] Intro
  • [00:57] The key impacts from the digital transformation of mobility
  • [03:31] The implications for digital mobility of having real-world fractured networks
  • [06:00] The role of data in this connected future
  • [07:27] Advice on how to approach this transformation
  • [09:24] Outro

RESOURCES

  • Thilo Koslowski on LinkedIn
  • Forget the Internet of Things: Here Comes the 'Internet of Cars' by Thilo Koslowski
  • Omnitracs

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In this episode of the Road Ahead podcast, host Ray Ghanbari, Chief Technology Officer at Omnitracs, speaks with Thilo Koslowski, executive adviser to leading global companies, emerging startups, investors and governments. Ray and Thilo talk about the internet of cars and the changes they are experiencing as vehicles get smarter and as they get more connected.

TIMESTAMPS

  • [00:00] Intro
  • [00:44] Meet Thilo
  • [01:15] What is the internet of cars?
  • [04:25] Thilo’s predictions
  • [09:22] His predictions for the next 5-10 years
  • [13:34] Outro

RESOURCES

  • Thilo Koslowski on LinkedIn
  • Forget the Internet of Things: Here Comes the 'Internet of Cars' by Thilo Koslowski
  • Omnitracs

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In this episode of the Road Ahead podcast, host Ray Ghanbari, Chief Technology Officer at Omnitracs, continues his discussion on convergence with John Smith, editorial director of Newcom Media’s trucking and supply chain publications, which include Today’s Trucking and Truck Tech. The award-winning journalist has covered the trucking industry since 1995. John discusses what he’s seeing as fleets talk about convergence and the impact large quantity of data will make.

TIMESTAMPS

  • [00:00] Intro
  • [00:38] Meet John Smith
  • [01:01] What he’s seeing as fleets talk about convergence
  • [03:41] The impact of convergence with the large quality of data
  • [05:54] Examples of data making an impact at a departmental level
  • [11:11] Outro

RESOURCES

  • Newcom Media
  • Newcom Media Trucking publications
  • Omnitracs

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In this episode of the Road Ahead podcast, host Ray Ghanbari, Chief Technology Officer at Omnitracs, continues his conversation about convergence with Seth Clevenger, managing editor of features at Transport Topics. Seth talks about what convergence means in the industry today and what is driving integration with convergence.

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  • [00:00] Intro
  • [00:37] Meet Seth Clevenger
  • [01:23] What convergence means in the industry today
  • [03:51] Integration with convergence and what drives it
  • [08:22] Where convergence is on the priority list in the industry
  • [10:45] Outro

RESOURCES

  • Transport Topics
  • Seth Clevenger on LinkedIn
  • Omnitracs

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In this episode of the Road Ahead podcast, host Ray Ghanbari, Chief Technology Officer at Omnitracs, speaks with Aaron Huff, Senior Editor at Randall-Reilly and Commercial Carrier Journal, about convergence and what it means for fleets today.

TIMESTAMPS

  • [00:00] Intro
  • [00:38] Meet Aaron Huff
  • [01:13] What convergence mean for fleets today
  • [04:07] How a convergence solution help fleets be more efficient
  • [08:06] Outro

RESOURCES

  • Randall-Reilly
  • Commercial Carrier Journal
  • Aaron Huff on LinkedIn
  • Omnitracs

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In this episode of the Road Ahead podcast, host Ray Ghanbari, Chief Technology Officer at Omnitracs, continues his conversation with Homaira Akbari, President and CEO of AKnowledge Partners, and Steven Weber, faculty director for the Berkeley Center for Long Term Cybersecurity (CLTC), about cybersecurity. They discuss the different classes of attackers, their methods and motivations and what kind of attacks are the most relevant to the transportation sector. They also share how the industry should think about cybersecurity and how to be proactive against cyberattackers.

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  • [00:00] Intro
  • [00:55] Segmenting cyberattackers
  • [06:22] How the industry should think about cybersecurity
  • [11:15] What to do in the next 3-5 years to be proactive
  • [17:49] Recommendations to protect fleets against cyberattackers
  • [23:07] Outro

RESOURCES

  • AKnowledge Partners website
  • AKnowledge Partners on LinkedIn
  • Homaira Akbari on Twitter
  • Homaira Akbari on LinkedIn
  • Steven Weber on LinkedIn
  • Omnitracs

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In this episode of the Road Ahead podcast, host Ray Ghanbari, Chief Technology Officer at Omnitracs, speaks with Homaira Akbari, President and CEO of AKnowledge Partners, and Steven Weber, faculty director for the Berkeley Center for Long Term Cybersecurity (CLTC), about cybersecurity. They discuss what is cybersecurity, why it matters and what you should be doing to protect your businesses and your fleets.

TIMESTAMPS

  • [00:00] Intro
  • [01:03] What is cybersecurity and how we should think about it
  • [05:55] No online space is safe
  • [09:46] Cyber vulnerabilities that are most concerning
  • [13:12] Cyberattacks on all industries have increased in 2020
  • [18:36] Outro

RESOURCES

  • AKnowledge Partners website
  • AKnowledge Partners on LinkedIn
  • Homaira Akbari on Twitter
  • Homaira Akbari on LinkedIn
  • Steven Weber on LinkedIn
  • Omnitracs

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In this episode of the Road Ahead podcast, host Ray Ghanbari, Chief Technology Officer at Omnitracs, continues his conversation with Homaira Akbari, President and CEO of AKnowledge Partners, about the emergence of megacities and the impact they will have on our supply chain and transportation industries.

TIMESTAMPS

  • [00:00] Intro
  • [00:51] The key environmental, societal and governmental impacts from the emergence of megacities
  • [05:26] The impact of same-day or same-hour delivery
  • [09:08] What aspects of the mega-cities trend does Homaira think will have the biggest impact on the supply chain and transportation industries
  • [17:54] Outro

RESOURCES

  • AKnowledge Partners website
  • AKnowledge Partners on LinkedIn
  • Homaira Akbari on Twitter
  • Homaira Akbari on LinkedIn
  • Omnitracs

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In this episode of the Road Ahead Podcast, host Ray Ghanbari, Chief Technology Officer at Omnitracs, speaks with Homaira Akbari, President and CEO of AKnowledge Partners, a global strategy advisory firm., about megacities. They discuss what is a megacity, if the pandemic has accelerated the growth of megacities, if remote working is here to stay, and the impact of megacities on our supply chain and goods transportation.

Timestamps

[00.00] Introduction

[01:23] What is the definition of a megacity and what is driving their emergence?

[04:35] Has our experience of living, working, and learning from home accelerated the growth of megacities, or does our collective pandemic experience change that trend?

[09:10] Is our experience of remote working here to stay?

[11:45] Does the emergence of megacities change our goods transportation and delivery models?

[14:35] Outro

Resources

Aknowledge Partners

Homaira Akbari on LinkedIn

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In this episode of the Road Ahead Podcast, host Ray Ghanbari, Chief Technology Officer at Omnitracs, continues his conversation with Mario Herger, technology trend researcher and futurist about autonomous vehicles. They discuss which types of fleets will be impacted first, the time horizon for these technologies to become mainstream, and how fleets should prepare for this new future.
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  • [00:00] Intro
  • [00:48] What types of fleets will be impacted first by autonomous vehicles?
  • [04:15] What is the time horizon for autonomous technologies to become mainstream?
  • [07:17] How should today’s fleets prepare for this future?
  • [10:56] Outro

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In this episode of the Road Ahead Podcast, host Ray Ghanbari, Chief Technology Officer at Omnitracs, continues his conversation with Mario Herger, technology trend researcher and futurist about autonomous vehicles. They discuss if we’ll ever get to the point when we won’t need a driver in the cab, and the impact of autonomous vehicles on a fleet’s customers, as well as a fleet’s infrastructure and operations.

TIMESTAMPS

  • [00.00] Intro
  • [00:48] Will we ever not need a driver in the cab?
  • [03:00] Recommendations for fleet owners
  • [04:30] What’s the impact on a fleet’s customers and its own infrastructure?
  • [07:00] Impact on delivery times
  • [08:30] Outro

RESOURCES

  • Mario Herger’s website
  • Mario Herger on LinkedIn
  • Mario Herger on Twitter
  • The Last Driver’s License Holder Has Already Been Born: How Rapid Advances in Automotive Technology will Disrupt Life As We Know It and Why This is a Good Thing by Mario Herger
  • Omnitracs
The Last Driver’s License Holder Has Already Been Born: How Rapid Advances in Automotive Technology will Disrupt Life As We Know It and Why This is a Good Thing

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In this first episode of the Road Ahead podcast, host Ray Ghanbari, Chief Technology Officer at Omnitracs, speaks with Mario Herger, technology trend researcher and futurist, about autonomous vehicles. They discuss what autonomous vehicles are, if they are safe and what is the potential impact to individual fleet owners, the economy and the environment.

TIMESTAMPS

  • [00:01] Intro
  • [00:59] Autonomous vehicles and important terms to know
  • [02:57] Are autonomous vehicles safe?
  • [06:02] The potential impact to individual fleet owners, economy & environment
  • [10:30] What to expect in the next episode
  • [10:49] Outro

RESOURCES

  • Mario Herger’s website
  • Mario Herger on LinkedIn
  • Mario Herger on Twitter
  • The Last Driver’s License Holder Has Already Been Born: How Rapid Advances in Automotive Technology will Disrupt Life As We Know It and Why This is a Good Thing by Mario Herger
  • Omnitracs
The Last Driver’s License Holder Has Already Been Born: How Rapid Advances in Automotive Technology will Disrupt Life As We Know It and Why This is a Good Thing

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In this episode of the Road Ahead podcast, host Ray Ghanbari, Chief Technology Officer at Omnitracs, continues his conversation with Mario Herger, technology trend researcher and futurist, about autonomous vehicles. They discuss who is responsible when an autonomous vehicle is in a collision or gets hacked and what developers are doing to reduce those threats.

TIMESTAMPS

  • [00:00] Intro
  • [00:49] Who’s to blame when an autonomous vehicle is in a collision
  • [04:29] What happens when an autonomous vehicle gets hacked
  • [08:43] What to expect in the next episode
  • [09:15] Outro

RESOURCES

  • Mario Herger’s website
  • Mario Herger on LinkedIn
  • Mario Herger on Twitter
  • The Last Driver’s License Holder Has Already Been Born: How Rapid Advances in Automotive Technology will Disrupt Life As We Know It and Why This is a Good Thing by Mario Herger
  • Omnitracs
The Last Driver’s License Holder Has Already Been Born: How Rapid Advances in Automotive Technology will Disrupt Life As We Know It and Why This is a Good Thing