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Selling in Tough Times with Nick Strober and Melanie Flores

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Since 2014, Lean has worked with over 500 satisfied U.S.-based She started up Corning’s optical fiber factory in the Charlotte, NC area, founded a popular kindergarten engineering design workshop based on a famous MIT course, and led the STEM coaching team serving 48 Easter Seals teachers across metro Atlanta.

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2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over

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Last week, the national load-to-truck ratio for vans was the highest it's been since March 2014. The biggest spike was on the lane from Charlotte to Buffalo , which jumped up 44¢ to an average of $2.74/mile. That was back when demand for trucks skyrocketed because extreme winter weather caused massive disruption to supply chains.

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Applying ESG Principles in Ethical Supply Chain Finance

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Despite the promise of such schemes, the number of corporate buyers who have adopted similar strategies is limited to a ‘handful of buyers’ , according to Charlotte Bancilhon, sustainability consultancy manager at BSR. launched one of the world’s first sustainable supply chain finance programs in 2014. retail giant Walmart Inc.

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Van Rates Hit Highest Mark in 2 Years

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For van freight, last week's national load-to-truck ratio was the highest it's been since mid-2014. For the month of May, the biggest rate increases were on outbound lanes from Memphis and Charlotte in the South, and Los Angeles and Stockton in California. Pretty much every major van market had higher rates compared to the week before.

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Spot Market Kept Growing in October

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In fact, the map looks pretty similar to 2014, when a slew of issues (HOS rules, port labor issues, weather, etc.) Van rates barely moved on a majority of the 100 highest-volume lanes last week, but pricing stabilized in Charlotte after some up-and-down weeks following Hurricane Matthew. led to tight capacity and high rates.

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March Freight Moves Out on a High Note

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mile as a national average, the highest since 2014. A few lanes had big gains last week: Charlotte to Buffalo , up 31¢ to $3.04/mile. Also, if you have an available flatbed, you're gonna be very, very popular with freight brokers. Flatbeds closed the month at $2.53/mile Then, a day or two into April, rates went up some more.

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Van Rates Sag, Flatbeds Add 2¢, Before Q1 Closes

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mile, up 2¢ to the highest rate since Summer 2014. Buffalo to Charlotte , up 18¢ to $2.59/mile. They may go even higher before the end of this week. mile, down a penny compared to the previous week but volumes are building. Flatbed : $2.52/mile, Reefer : $2.40/mile, mile, unchanged for the fourth week in a row.

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