Decarbonizing transportation is crucial in the fight against climate change. But what is a realistic timeline? And what costs are we as society willing to bear? In this episode, Martin Daum does a reality check with Stefan Paul, CEO of Kühne + Nagel, one of the world's leading logistics providers and a customer of Daimler Truck. Listen now and subscribe to the podcast: Daimler Truck Corporate Website: http://dth.ag/daimlertruck-paul Apple: http://dth.ag/apple-paul Spotify:...

Three medals in three years, in three different tournaments – this ambitious goal was set by national coach Gordon Herbert for the German men's basketball team. And success has proven him right – following bronze at the 2022 European Championship, they won the World Championship in 2023. The third medal he aims to achieve with his team at the Paris Olympics. Prior to this, he spoke with Martin Daum about team building, crises, and comebacks – and about his book, which was released a few weeks...

Sustainable transport of the future requires the right vehicles - and a lot has already happened here: Daimler Truck already has ten battery-electric models in its portfolio. But for customers to actually convert their fleets on a large scale, they need not only the right trucks and buses, but also a comprehensive charging infrastructure. Green transport is only possible with sufficient green energy. Martin Daum talks to E.ON CEO Leonhard Birnbaum about the mammoth task of building such an...

Daimler Truck is currently building its new logistics site for the worldwide spare parts supply of Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Saxony-Anhalt. Of course, the convenient location in the heart of Europe plays an important role here - but Saxony-Anhalt is also doing a lot right beyond that. In an interview with Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum, Minister President Dr. Reiner Haseloff explains why location development is a top priority for him, how he convinces companies to locate in his state, how he...

The Schwarz Group is best known for its Lidl and Kaufland retail chains. But the international retailer based in Baden-Württemberg is also a true pioneer when it comes to digitalization. Rolf Schumann, Co-CEO of Schwarz Digits, and Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum talk about the potential of data and AI, about hypes - and about how to really inspire IT specialists. Listen now and subscribe to the podcast: Daimler Truck Corporate Website: http://dth.ag/daimlertruck-schumann Apple:...

Martin Daum discusses the journey to CO2 neutrality with Dr Stefan Hartung, Chairman of the Board of Management of Robert Bosch GmbH: What does it take to master the transformation to emission-free transport? What role do global companies such as Daimler Truck and Bosch play in this? And why are energy prices a crucial success factor? Listen now and subscribe to the podcast: Daimler Truck Corporate Website: http://dth.ag/daimlertruck-hartung Apple: http://dth.ag/apple-hartung Spotify:...

Hydrogen plays a crucial role in the transformation: it is a versatile energy source, storage, and carrier, but how can a hydrogen economy become a reality? What could the required infrastructure look like in our near future? Who will bear the associated costs? And how can the truck industry use hydrogen profitably? Martin Daum discusses all of this with Dr Sopna Sury. She is responsible for the hydrogen strategy of the global energy company RWE and explains what challenges and opportunities...

In the first episode of the year, Martin Daum chats with Germany’s former Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel about issues that will shape 2024: How is the world order changing and what does this mean for Europe? How can we as a society bear the costs of the energy transition in a socially responsible and fair way? Why is de-globalization not an option and why is it so important to vote in the European elections? And what does geopolitics have to do with entrepreneurial risk management? An...

On its way to sustainable transportation, Europe has reached a critical stretch: More and more zero-emission vehicles are available, but there are still too few on the roads and in everyday use. The question is: What are the missing links and how can they be tackled? Martin Daum discusses this with Sigrid de Vries, Director General of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). More information and other podcast episodes: https://www.daimlertruck.com/en/newsroom/podcast More...

Marking the launch of the fifth season of his podcast, CEO Martin Daum discusses what truly matters to young talents with two participants of the Daimler Truck trainee program. With his guests Katharina Zaiser and Philipp Litzinger, he talks about corporate culture as well as the significance of an international work environment – and whether being a trainee gives you a better chance of becoming a board member. More information and other podcast...

Martin Daum talks to Anna Mascolo, Executive Vice President for Emerging Energy Solutions at Shell. They discuss the zero emissions target, focusing especially on the infrastructure – an aspect that is highly interesting and relevant for the industry and consumers alike. What challenges and dependencies do exist? Which fuel do we bet on? What is the role of society, politics and the industry? And why are the two convinced that scale and speed are crucial factors? Enjoy listening!

In the latest episode, Martin Daum and Sherry Sanger talk about the power of co-creation and how we can use it to unlock the full potential of autonomous driving. Sherry Sanger is Executive Vice President for Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer at Penske Transportation Solutions, a U.S.-based provider of global transportation services and a long-time Daimler Truck customer. What is co-creation? What’s so special about it? What are the advantages? Can it bring us closer to autonomous...

Martin Daum and Dr. Frank Appel talk about the backbone of modern life: transportation and logistics – the network that connects markets across regions, countries, and continents. They discuss the challenges the logistics network is facing: supply bottlenecks, geopolitical tensions, and of course the necessity to decarbonize. Dr. Frank Appel is the CEO of Deutsche Post AG, a global leader in logistics. He studied chemistry and earned a Ph.D. in Neurobiology. As a natural scientist he has...

In this episode, Martin Daum talks to Bernd Heid about the transformation of the energy sector - more specifically, they address one of the most controversial topics: the role of hydrogen. Bernd Heid, one of the leading experts on climate technologies and a strategic partner of the Hydrogen Council, discusses with Martin Daum whether hydrogen can be used as a fuel for commercial vehicles. Bernd Heid also clarifies myths and facts around hydrogen and explains what role this energy source has...

The topic of the latest episode is the electrification and digitization in the transport sector. What are the opportunities and the challenges? One of the most renowned automotive experts will help to answer these questions: Ferdinand Dudenhöffer. As director of the Center of Automotive Research in Duisburg, he has been researching the auto industry for decades. Martin Daum and Ferdinand Dudenhöffer will take stock of the commercial vehicle industry's efforts at transformation and discuss how...

Today Martin Daum speaks with Olympic fencing champion Britta Heidemann. They tackle a topic that is core to business and sports alike: motivation and competition. Britta is the first epée fencer in history who won the golden triple, which means being Olympic, World and European Champion at the same time. Therefore, she’s the perfect guest to discuss how to best motivate yourself and others and how to stay focused among strong competitors. Martin Daum and Britta Heidemann will also touch on...

Our guest today is a true wunderkind. Austin Russell filed his first patent when he was 12 and built a cell phone out of a Nintendo device when he was a teenager. He went to Stanford and dropped out after six months. Today his company Luminar Technologies, which he founded when he was 17, is publicly traded and a key player in the field of autonomous driving. Together with Daimler Truck Luminar Technologies is working on making their Lidar technology, a 3D laser scanning high-tech, the state...

Today Martin Daum talks to Martin Lundstedt, CEO of Volvo Group. Both are competitors but also partners, so in this episode of the podcast they will discuss the unique situation of collaborating with a rival. Some issues – like climate change – are so important that competitors might want to join forces. Together they can speed up the road to a net zero transportation system. What are the hurdles and what are the benefits of working with a competitor? Today Martin Daum and Martin Lundstedt...

Today Martin Daum speaks with Ana-Cristina Grohnert, Chairperson of German diversity charter, about diversity in the workplace. Diversity is an omnipresent buzzword – but what does it actually mean? What advantages do corporations have when they promote diversity? And how do organizations best integrate the different dimensions of diversity? Martin Daum and Ana-Cristina Grohnert discuss these and further questions around the broad topic of diversity. They give concrete examples of everyday...

Martin Daum, CEO of Daimler Trucks & Buses, talks to Adina Vălean, European Commissioner for Transport, about ways to achieve carbon neutrality. A topic of utmost importance not only for the transport sector, but also for society as a whole. Although the goal is clear, there are different opinions on how best to achieve it. The latest episode of Transportation Matters looks into this, in depth. Adina Vălean has been the European Commissioner for Transport since 2019. When Romania joined...

In this episode, Martin Daum speaks with Prof. Dr. Ottmar Edenhofer, Edenhofer is the director and chief economist of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. He is also a professor for Economics of Climate Change at the Technische Universität Berlin and is considered one of the leading German climate economists. Together, they discuss the topic of carbon pricing as a measure to combat climate change. In the beginning of this year Germany introduced a national emissions trading...

Today, Martin Daum speaks with Dr. Franz-Werner Haas about successful innovations. Haas is the CEO of CureVac, a biotech company that creates messenger RNA based vaccines. Take COVID 19 or, for that matter, climate change - global challenges require entirely new solutions. Often, it is a long way from the birth of an idea to its launch. In their talk, Daum and Haas tackle vital questions: When is the right time for innovation? From product development to market launch- what does it take for...

In this episode, Martin Daum talks to Jeremy Rifkin. The US-economist, author and professor at the University of Pennsylvania is considered a visionary of the hydrogen economy. Daum and Rifkin exchange views about hydrogen as an energy source of the future and its significance for the transportation industry. Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe - and its potential for the mobility sector is almost as vast as outer space itself. As an energy carrier for fuel cell technology...

In this episode, Martin Daum talks with Claudia Nemat about Digital transformation. Nemat is a board member of Deutsche Telekom and in charge of the Technology & Innovation department. Few industries have, over the past 25 years, developed as rapidly as Telecommunications has. Needless to say that from early on, Digital Transformation has become a defining factor for success in enterprises such as Deutsche Telekom. Digitalization has been changing all forms of our life, such as our...