Aug 25, 2019
Today's topic is Why Chattanooga is the Silicon Valley of Trucking and I will be talking with Craig Fuller. Craig and his company, FreightWaves is one of the reasons, Chattanooga is called the Silicon Valley of Trucking.
[01:04] Tell us a little bit about you and your company.
[03:50] Your content at FreightWaves is so insightful. I’ve noticed that to write about logistics, you have to know logistics.
[08:54] Why and when did you start FreightWaves?
[15:05] Steve Case has a venture fund and tour called The Rise of the Rest. Tell us about it and why he named Chattanooga the Silicon Valley of trucking.
[21:27] We’re educating kids to leave our cities to go be successful in Silicon Valley. A lot of venture capitalists promote staying in your own city now.
[27:48] For many generations, kids have gone to school in places like Chattanooga and then left to work elsewhere. Now, they don’t have to.
[30:00] You mentioned tribal knowledge, so expand on how it helped make Chattanooga the Silicon Valley of trucking.
[35:41] Are there companies that are moving to Chattanooga because that’s where the logistics community is?
[36:58] Is Tennessee a business-friendly state?
[38:44] In Michigan, we used to look down on The South because so many people moved away from it to work in Detroit.
[41:21] This has been great. Why don’t you give us a little summary?
[45:09] Tell us a little bit about your SONAR project.
[47:10] Let’s say I’m a little trucking company or freight broker. What problem do you solve for me?
Learn More:
Craig Fuller LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/incab/
FreightWaves: https://www.freightwaves.com/
FreightWaves SONAR: https://www.freightwaves.com/sonar
FreightWaves FreightTech Conference - Chicago: https://www.freightwaves.com/live-chi
The Third Wave by Steve Case: http://www.thirdwavebook.com/
Chattanooga is the Silicon Valley of Trucking: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-chattanooga