Interview with new Fortna CEO Rob McKeel; high demand for cold storage; top Covid-19 stories

Robert McKeel, the new CEO of automation, engineering services, and software company Fortna, talks about how customers' priorities are shifting during the Covid-19 crisis, and which changes he thinks will stay around after the pandemic ends. Also: An update on demand for cold storage, which has been accelerated by the coronavirus. A roundup of logistics companies' efforts to help out during the crisis. Stories and resources mentioned in this episode Fortna website "Cool solutions for cold environments" "Covid-19 to accelerate demand for cold storage" "Covid-19 roundup for April 15: Kuehne + Nagel upgrades portal listing canceled containership sailings; logistics efforts by Ware2Go, UPS, Cummins, 3M, Fortai, Brother" "Covid-19 roundup for April 16: Convoy to pay trucking costs for any business donating truckloads to food banks, plus coronavirus efforts by TraceLink, Inspectorio, ShipChain" DC VELOCITY's list of Covid-19 resources for the supply chain DC VELOCITY's Covid-19 coverage Send feedback about this podcast to [email protected]. Other links About DC VELOCITY Subscribe to DC VELOCITY Sign up for our FREE newsletters Advertise with DC VELOCITY