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Redefining Freight Brokerage with Nick Jensen

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Redefining Freight Brokerage with Nick Jensen. Nick Jensen and Joe Lynch discuss redefining freight brokerage. Nick is the Director of National Accounts at Loadsmart , a freight technology company that is removing the barriers between shippers and carriers so freight can move in the most efficient, transparent and automated way.

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Digitizing Check Calls with Trey Griggs and Ryan Rogers

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based companies, and Ryan , the Founder and CEO of freight tech firm, TextLocate which provides a freight location tracking and communication solution for brokers and partner carriers. Since 2014, Lean has worked with over 290 satisfied U.S. About Trey Griggs . About Lean Solutions Group . About TextLocate.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Manufacturing Innovation Hubs Revitalize American Manufacturing

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Launched – 2/25/2014. Launched – 1/24/2014. On January 9, 2015, the president announced the launch of the latest regional manufacturing innovation hubs that will be led by the University of Tennessee. Each institute will be linked to an academic or innovation consortium and a federal agency partner.

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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

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Transportation and freight costs are reduced. Premium freight capacity improves. from abroad (mostly between 2010 and 2014, per Moser). Ford returned another 1,800 jobs to Tennessee to make Cadillac SRXs and build engines. for example, compared to shipping state-to-state. Brand risks due to quality problems are reduced.

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Why Chattanooga is the Silicon Valley of Trucking with Craig Fuller

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FreightWaves is the leading Freight Intel provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform. [03:50] They founded Access America, and it grew to about $600 million in revenue in 2014. 36:58] Is Tennessee a business-friendly state? What problem do you solve for me?

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REPOST: Why Chattanooga is the Silicon Valley of Trucking with Craig Fuller

The Logistics of Logistics

Craig Fuller is CEO and Founder of FreightWaves, the only freight-focused organization that delivers a complete and comprehensive view of the freight and logistics market. FreightWaves is the leading freight intelligence provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform.

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Using Big Data to Drive Manufacturing Sales: 3 Big Takeaways from the USMTO Reports

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you look at the data even more closely, you can see pretty big spikes in September 2012 and September 2014 – Those were the months of the IMTS show in Chicago. Midwestern industry (particularly Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee) is still the largest consumer of machine tools and manufacturing technology.