This fireside chat recap is from Day 3 of FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival live event in Chattanooga, Tennessee. For more information on the event, click here.
Fireside Chat Topics: Drive innovation across the middle mile
detail: Terri Creech, Amazon Freight Partner’s Head of Product and Learning, joined Amazon Freight Vice President Hannah McClellan at the F3: Future of Freight Festival as Amazon Freight invests billions of dollars across its product portfolio. We talked about plans.
Speaker: Hannah McClellan, VP of Amazon Freight
Bio: McClellan has been Vice President of Amazon Freight for 12 years. She also leads Amazon’s global returns, recommerce and sustainability organization, as well as a portfolio of inbound shipping services provided to suppliers who ship inventory to Amazon’s fulfillment network.
Important quotes from McClellan:
“In 2022, we plan to spend more than $1 billion on safety-related investments across our product portfolio.”
“We are spending over $100 million on many sensor technologies this year. [for trailers] … so that if there is a problem with the lights, the braking system, the tire pressure, and making these trailers as smart as possible, we will be able to get ahead of the problem. ”
“We spend nearly $1 billion across our fleet of tractors on everything from frontal collision warning systems and lane departure control to speed limiters and technology like that.”
