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Smart Cities won’t be Smart if They Ignore Logistics

Enterra Insights

For example, urban planners in Charlotte, NC, have “designated a 60-acre, 50-square block area as a place for modern, urban redesign, dubbed the North Tryon Vision Plan. … It’s estimated that 25% of carbon dioxide emissions and 30-50% of other pollutants are caused by urban freight transported by diesel-powered trucks.”

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Announcing Stord’s $2.4M Seed Round of Funding

Stord

said Chad Byers, co-founder and General Partner at Susa Ventures. “As As we’ve seen through our early investment in Flexport, a global technology-powered freight forwarder, there is tremendous value in building a software layer that sits above underlying operators and asset owners.

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5 steps to get 'pre-booked' for loads

DAT Solutions

During the busy seasons, the critical freight that pays the best rate almost always goes to a carrier that the broker has worked with before and knows is reliable. Find business partners on the largest digital freight marketplace. For this example, you'd search for loads heading to the three cities in step 1.

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What Does it Cost to Run Your Trucking Company?

DAT Solutions

Chad Boblett is the owner and driver of Boblett Brothers Trucking of Lexington, KY. Chad also founded the Rate Per Mile Masters group on Facebook, a communications hub for more than 20,000 members, including owner-operators, truck drivers, and other transportation and logistics pros. This is the easiest place to cut cost.

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Smart Cities Should Focus on Helping People

Enterra Insights

”[5] He points to Sweden as an example of a country in which a people-first approach is working. 1] Chad Prevost, “ McKinsey: smart cities are about people ,” Freight Waves, 7 August 2018. [2] He reports, “Sweden has done exemplary work in creating citizen-friendly [infrastructure] and services.

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Smart Cities Should Focus on Helping People

Enterra Insights

”[5] He points to Sweden as an example of a country in which a people-first approach is working. 1] Chad Prevost, “ McKinsey: smart cities are about people ,” Freight Waves, 7 August 2018. [2] He reports, “Sweden has done exemplary work in creating citizen-friendly [infrastructure] and services.

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Crowdfunding Fulfillment Solutions!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Just take the story of The AirHook, invented by Craig Rabin in his basement, Chad was astonished when his innovative airline cup took off on KickStarter faster than the jet planes his products were designed to be used on! Logistics #Transportation #SCM #SupplyChain #Crowdfunding #Distribution #Freight #ECommerce.