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My Worst Load Ever: Hauling Oregon Potato Chips to Texas

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The cargo was bagged potato chips. October 3, driving through Idaho and Wyoming - The elevation kept getting higher, and soon I passed the dreaded 6,000-foot elevation mark. At the end of the day, I finally found a load that I liked, picking up in Hermiston. I offered to take the load, adding up to 2,069 total miles for $4,000.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Same-day delivery is not currently available in Alaska, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming, and delivery of orders containing alcohol is currently limited to select stores in Illinois and Florida. The largest U.S. This year, Union Pacific Corp. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo.,