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Shannon Breen and Joe Lynch discuss the FreightVana story. Shannon is Co-CEO & Founder of FreightVana , a digital logistics partner powered by technology and built on a foundation of trust and transparency. About Shannon Breen Shannon Breen is the Co-CEO & Founder at FreightVana, a digital logistics partner powered by technology and built on a foundation of trust and transparency. With an educational and professional background in finance, Shannon joined the logistics industry in 2012 with Knight Transportation out of Phoenix, Arizona. In 2017, at the time of the merger with Swift Transportation, he led the synergy team focused on combined non-asset success, and soon after earned responsibility over both the Logistics and Intermodal segments for the publicly traded KNX. In early 2020 he left his executive role to embark on a professional passion project, FreightVana, one that he Co-Founded with a life-long friend and business partner John Gamero. Shannon is an avid golfer, coach, competitor, and happily married father of five. About FreightVana FreightVana is a Digital Logistics Partner powered by technology and built on a foundation of trust and transparency. Founded in 2021 by a team of seasoned logistics and transportation professionals, FreightVana has quickly become a key partner to many Fortune 500 Shippers and is one of the nation's fastest growing logistics providers. With an unrivaled commitment to delivering margin and sourcing transparency through their proprietary platform, T3, and deploying the first collaborative power only fleet, FreightVana x , they are setting a new standard in the way freight gets moved nationwide. Under the FreightVana umbrella they operate three distinct business units, all constructed to challenge the status quo and advance the transportation industry forward: FreightVana Logistics, FV Technologies, and FV Advisory Group Key Takeaways: The FreightVana Story Shannon Breen is the Co-CEO & Founder at FreightVana, a digital logistics partner powered by technology and built on a foundation of trust and transparency. In the podcast interview, Shannon and Joe discussed how and why Shannon and his partner, John Gamero Co-Founded FreightVana. Under the FreightVana umbrella they operate three distinct business units, all constructed to challenge the status quo and advance the transportation industry forward: FreightVana Logistics – a full-service brokerage along with thousands of trailers that they sell and lease to small and medium carriers. FV Technologies – Proprietary tech platform that streamlines the shipping process / FreightTech development team FV Advisory Group - advisory that specializes in sell-side, buy-side, and consulting services exclusively in the T&L sector and is not under retainer with any companies. The FV team understand the grind that is transportation and logistics, so it is their primary mission to get their clients their fair, and full value when advising them on the largest, most important transaction of their lives. Learn More About The FreightVana Story Shannon on LinkedIn FreightVana on LinkedIn FreightVana Power-Only On the Rise: What It Is, Why it Matters This Downturn, and How to Play The Logistics of Logistics Podcast If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a positive review, subscribe, and share it with your friends and colleagues. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast: Google , Apple , Castbox , Spotify , Stitcher , PlayerFM , Tunein , Podbean , Owltail , Libsyn , Overcast Check out The Logistics of Logistics on Youtube