Without it, the global economy stops.  But we need to make it climate-friendly, environment-friendly, and most importantly, human-friendly.

It’s called drayage and it is the transportation of goods or containers over short distances and between modes of transportation.  From a cargo ship to a warehouse or a truck depot or a train stop, for example.  Think about the containers you see on the backs of semi trucks, or stacked on railcars.  Dollars to donuts, they got there via drayage – no matter where they came from or what their destination.

And, as my guest Matt LeDucq and I will discuss, that sort of heavy-duty, short-distance hauling is dominated by diesel-fueled trucks.  Short distances and slow speeds mean very inefficient (and thus expensive and carbon-intensive) operation of those diesels, not to mention the pollution and noise that afflict health outcomes and property values for everyone involved and nearby.

Matt is the best person I know to help us understand drayage itself and how to make that Climate+ innovation real.  He is the CEO of Forum Mobility, which is decarbonizing a little-seen but vital part of the global supply chain that we all rely on. Prior to Forum, Matt is a 20+ year veteran of the renewable energy sector across utility-scale and community-scale solar energy, electric vehicles, and energy storage. He began his career as a construction manager, which probably accounts for his “figure it out and get it done” mindset!

I hope you'll join us!