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Eric Beckwitt, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freightera<\/a> CEO, and recipient of the TIA award thanked the BC tech community, BC Tech Association, its CEO Bill Tam and the Freightera team in his acceptance speech and addressed the importance of creating businesses that solve social and environmental problems beyond the bottom line.<\/p>\n<p>Freightera is one of many members of the BC Tech Association, whose core values we share: Be of Service, Succeed Together, and Pay it Forward. We are honored and thrilled to join the TIA Winner&#8217;s Circle. 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