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Leveraging Technology for Operational Efficiency in the Truckload & LTL Ecosystem
The U.S. transportation market has been in a holding pattern since its post-pandemic low. With pure rate negotiations offering little opportunity for shippers to reduce costs or carriers to increase revenue, we are entering an era where operational excellence and digital connectivity are taking center stage.
Join us on November 4 at 2 pm ET for an expert-led discussion on how to leverage technology, data exchange, and collaboration between shippers and carriers to optimize the North American transportation ecosystem. Our panel will unpack how the truckload and LTL markets in the U.S. and Canada performed in 2025, where they're headed in 2026, and the practical ways leading companies are moving beyond financial engineering to create lasting operational value.
Meet the Panelists:
Erik Mattson, Partner, AlixPartners
Erik Mattson is a supply chain expert with experience across both industry and advisory. With +15 years of experience, he has held various roles across the End-to-End supply chain including procurement, manufacturing, and logistics within a Fortune 500 company, as-well-as advising companies to optimize their businesses. Erik has worked around the globe taking on complex Supply Chain issues with extensive working experience within North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
Marc Iampieri, Global Co-Leader Logistics & Transportation, AlixPartners
Marc applies 25 years of experience to help companies resolve complex supply chain and distribution challenges. Although much of his career has focused on improving the supply chain performance of manufacturing and distribution intensive companies, Marc also focuses on the operational improvement of fleet operators and logistics services providers. Based on this experience, he frequently advises clients in the consumer goods, retail, energy and industrial industries regarding their logistics strategy and operations.
Jeffrey Leppert, Executive Vice President, Modal Operations, Redwood Logistics
With over 25 years of supply chain experience, Jeff Leppert leads multimodal strategy and operations as Executive Vice President of Modal Operations at Redwood Logistics. He develops commercial strategies and execution, creating value and driving efficiency for customers. During his 17+ years at Redwood, Jeff has played a key role in expanding capacity solutions, strengthening carrier partnerships, and leading Redwood’s contact brokerage. Jeff founded the Treppel Group, LLC, which merged into Redwood in 2013 to build the company’s asset-light intermodal division.
Christopher Thornycroft, Executive Vice President, Operations, Redwood Logistics
Christopher Thornycroft is the Executive Vice President of Operations for Redwood Logistics, a top 25 freight brokerage company in the U.S. and next generation leader in third-party logistics. He works directly with Redwood’s President to drive and sustain company growth, establish strategic partnerships, and develop programs for future business leaders within Redwood. He also hosts the weekly Redwood Rundown series, covering the latest supply chain news and market trends.
Moderator: James Roe, Director, AlixPartners
James has over 10 years of experience in industry and consulting, split evenly between the United States and Germany. With a focus on operations and supply chain management, James has guided companies through large transformation projects. Prior to joining AlixPartners, James was a Senior Manager in Deloitte’s M&A Advisory based in Munich, Germany.
AlixPartners & Redwood Logistics
AlixPartners and Redwood Logistics have joined forces to help organizations optimize transportation operations and reduce logistics costs through data-driven benchmarking. This strategic collaboration combines AlixPartners’ deep operational and financial transformation expertise with Redwood’s advanced transportation technology and analytics capabilities. Together, we deliver the insight and action required to identify inefficiencies, benchmark performance against industry peers, and capture measurable savings across complex supply chains.
