FreightWaves recently chatted with Tom Forbes, vice president at Navis Rail, a technological solutions provider for the freight rail industry. Forbes was formerly CEO of Melbourne, Australia-based SaaS provider Biarri Rail, which Navis acquired in February. Navis itself is part of Cargotec, a Finland-based provider of cargo and load handling technological solutions. Navis provides technological tools for improving supply chain flows. FreightWaves and Forbes talked about what role artificial intelligence and big data should have in freight rail and within the overall supply chain. This Q&A will be in two parts. This interview was edited for clarity and length.