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Redefining Freight Brokerage with Nick Jensen

The Logistics of Logistics

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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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 The broader climate issue.and freight’s role. kg of carbon emissions.

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Launching a Successful 3PL in the Age of Tech with Nicholas Reasoner and Jeff Dangelo

The Logistics of Logistics

Nicholas Reasoner is the founder and CEO of Transloop , a digital freight network revolutionizing logistics for shippers and carriers. Nick began his career at Total Quality Logistics, the second-largest freight brokerage firm in the nation. Transloop is a digital freight network revolutionizing logistics for shippers and carriers.

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Calling Reverse Logistics Startups – RLA to host Startup Competition

Cathy Roberson

The increased investments were attributed to supply chain disruptions such as raw material shortages, delays at ports, labor shortages, lack of warehousing space, and tight capacity across all modes of transportation. The reverse logistics segment of the supply chain has gained attention because of the growth in e-commerce.

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RLA Inaugural Startup Pitch Contest

Cathy Roberson

” Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! Our Judges are: Alexander Rhodeen serves as a supply chain catalyst with the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), Georgia’s technology business incubator, at Georgia Tech. Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains!

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146 days until Christmas - Are you ready?

Cathy Roberson

Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World. Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! As of Aug 1, there are 146 days until Christmas. Are you ready?

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Singing the inventory blues

Cathy Roberson

(All photos credited to Depositphotos.com) Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! Some retailers may have seen these signs but could not pivot quickly enough because of supply chain delays. The adoption of just-in-case inventory strategies by many retailers due to supply chain disruptions also didn't help much.