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Jean Savage

President, Chief Executive Officer & Director, Trinity Industries, Inc.

Search every verified Jean Savage interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Jean Savage, President and CEO of Trinity Industries, discussed the company's strategic focus on the rail supply chain in a May 2023 interview. She stated that Trinity has adopted a new strategy centered on rail, optimized its facilities and lease fleet, and introduced a new corporate purpose of "delivering goods for the good of all." Savage argued that rail is safer, more efficient, and more sustainable than truck transport, but acknowledged that the industry's service quality has declined relative to trucks. She described initiatives to improve rail's competitiveness, including digital tools that allow customers to track rail cars and manage maintenance, as well as efforts to design rail cars that are more efficient and produce fewer emissions. She also highlighted Trinity's dual role as a large lessor and manufacturer, which she said provides market insights, and its participation in the RailPASS consortium. In a 2019 presentation at the Innovation Showcase, Savage, then Vice President of Surface Mining and Technology at Caterpillar Inc., spoke about the role of autonomy and digital technology in making mining safer and more sustainable. She cited industry statistics on injuries and deaths in mining and emphasized the importance of removing workers from harm's way. Savage discussed Caterpillar's partnerships with schools and not-for-profit organizations to develop a future workforce focused on innovation, and noted that sustainability is a core company value. She acknowledged that the mining industry still produces significant greenhouse gas emissions and said companies are working to reduce them while awaiting new technologies.

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