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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

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For example, the Mercedes-Benz semi-autonomous truck prototype scheduled for release in 2025 has a computer that will not completely replace the driver, but will allow them to do other things inside of the cabin. In its 2017 fiscal year, Nashville International Airport (BNA), the region’s conduit for air travel, served a record-breaking 13.5

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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AOE’s can range from large urban airports with heavy scheduled passenger service to small rural airports serving general aviation. As the region’s conduit to travel, BNA often serves as the first and last impression of Nashville for travelers. million travelers, a nearly 10 percent increase over the previous year.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

Pro Builder

Off the Clock • Working out • Traveling • Crushing it as a single mom with a full-time career. Off the Clock • Spending time with family • Golf • Cooking • Travel . Off the Clock • Traveling and exploring the culinary scene, live music, and beaches. Off the Clock • Painting • Travel. Cory Charles, 36.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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The permit is $250 annually and is applied to a single truck, giving companies the flexibility to pay for only the trucks that will travel in the zone rather than paying for their entire fleet. Major metros such as Dallas, Kansas City, St. The zone allows trucks up to 96,000 pounds of cargo even if they have a reducible load.

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Tom Lyerla, the standard bearer

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And when Ralph and Vern asked Tom if he’d consider traveling, Tom responded, “That’s fine with me.”. The out-of-town job took him to Kansas City for a restaurant chain called Chutes, which delivered food by pneumatic tube—just like at the bank drive-through, but for hamburgers, fries or their signature “Chute the Works” sandwich.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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The less money that is needed to spend on gas and other work-related travel, the more money that can be spent on everything else. “In Four sections are now open to travelers. Section 5 is scheduled to be finished by June 2017. Section 6 will join with I-465 in the years to follow.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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Over 80,000 vehicles travel through this intersection every day, making Waxahachie an ideal location for a variety of business and industry. Direct service is provided by Kansas City Southern, with connecting service provided by RailAmerica/DGNO and short-line carrier Blacklands Railroad.

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