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Redefining Freight Brokerage with Nick Jensen

The Logistics of Logistics

Nick is originally from Nashville, TN but NYC has been his home for the past 8 years. By bringing shippers, carriers, and warehouses together on a connected platform, Loadsmart is helping to solve deep-rooted inefficiencies in transportation. Nick earned a Bachelor of Enterprise Management from University of Tennessee. About Loadsmart.

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COP21 – Freight and Climate Change

Freightos

This Black Friday Shawn Simms was first in line at Best Buy in Nashville, TN to bag a Thanksgiving bargain – a Toshiba HDTV for $149.99. A quick check showed that shipping the TV from Taiwan to Nashville (ocean & trucking) led to about 6.7 Transportation ’s share of global emissions: 14%. kg of carbon emissions.

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Transportation Market Update - March 2021 Review

Freight Plus

Now we are dealing with other severe weather issues in the Southeast, flooding in Nashville, and severe weather patterns heading down to Louisiana. More companies are trying to get more shipments out and have them on their books. Click the Button above to receive the full transportation market report for March 2021.

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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

Next year’s conference will be on September 8th-11th in Franklin, TN, south of Nashville, TN. To maximize value—price to tangible book, functional metrics need to be reset to focus on reliability. Most can only measure functional costs—transportation, manufacturing, and procurement. 6 The Only Constant Is Change.

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When Your Hero Dies

Tailwind

She remembered that the first book I ever took out of the library in North Battleford was Stan Fischler’s, ‘Gordie Howe’ story. My grandmother was the librarian there and one nice sunny day when we drove into town from our summer cottage – no doubt to get the laundry done – I was allowed to go over a get a book.

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When Your Hero Dies

Tailwind

She remembered that the first book I ever took out of the library in North Battleford was Stan Fischler’s, ‘Gordie Howe’ story. My grandmother was the librarian there and one nice sunny day when we drove into town from our summer cottage – no doubt to get the laundry done – I was allowed to go over a get a book. Murray Pratt.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

Jassy wrote: “I’m also optimistic that this shift will provide a boost for the thousands of businesses located around our urban headquarter locations in the Puget Sound, Virginia, Nashville, and the dozens of cities around the world where our employees go to the office.” ” And now on to this week’s logistics news.