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Minnesota turkeys are stuffing outbound trucks

DAT Solutions

remember to be thankful for Minnesota. So it's no big surprise that the Minneapolis market area was also the land of a thousand loads (per day) in the first half of November, as fresh turkeys got stuffed into temp-controlled trailers during the run-up to Thanksgiving. When you sit down to Thanksgiving dinner in the Midwestern U.S.,

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Do People Skills Matter in the World of Logistics?

The Logistics of Logistics

Even as the industry is becoming more data driven than ever before and cutting-edge software is increasingly used to manage freight from start to finish, the development of your sales team is still important. www.Annholm.net is located in Minneapolis/St. Paul Minnesota. People skills do matter.

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How Did Truckers Find Loads 40 Years Ago?

DAT Solutions

Schultz got his start in the trucking industry working for his father's produce-hauling business in Rochester, Minnesota in the 1950s. Rather than retire, in 2010 Schultz accepted a job in the transportation division of Ashley Furniture, the world's largest furniture maker, based in Arcadia, Minnesota. The early days. Do you want it?

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This Week in Logistics News (May 4 – May 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

People buying tickets online for concerts, sporting events and other live events in Minnesota will be guaranteed more transparency and protection under a new bill signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Kelly Moller felt at not being able to buy tickets to Swift’s 2023 concert in Minneapolis.

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How the Latest Government Shutdown Affects Today’s Transportation Professionals

Talking Logistics

Often, cross-border freight requires approval from partner agencies — the U.S. As the shutdown continues, more cross-border freight delays will occur as well as some ancillary impact that motor carriers may see while the U.S. Customs clearance process and delays. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. What’s next? DOT is down.