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Akron, Iowa-based carrier Heyl Truck Lines announced that it has acquired fellow family-owned carrier Holiday Express Corp. Based in Estherville, Iowa, Holiday Express operates a fleet of more than 50 tractors and 80 refrigerated trailers. MORE
Interstate 80 from Nebraska City, Iowa, to North Platte. Tuesday will be another day of heavy snow, whiteout conditions and delays for truckers in the Rockies. MORE
Most of the abandoned and sold lines were lightly used branch lines in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The Chicago Great Western ran between Chicago and Oelwein, Iowa. MORE
The North Liberty, Iowa-based company also announced an increase of 3 million shares to its buyback program. Truckload carrier Heartland Express announced Friday a 50-cent-per-share special dividend. MORE
The first passenger train arrived in Waterloo, Iowa, in 1861. Among the key routes was a link between Cairo, at the state’s southern tip along the Ohio River, to Galena, which is near the Mississippi River (and not far from Dubuque, Iowa). Expansion into Iowa. MORE
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (which oversees Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota) recently overturned a multi-million-dollar jury award in a case involving two major trucking companies. MORE
Robinson and Iowa State University, favored shippers are receiving better pricing and service. Using shipment data and econometric modeling, Iowa State University’s researchers quantitatively measured the effects of these characteristics on transportation costs. MORE
UPDATE: 02.15.21. According to weather.com, “more than 2 million Texas homes and businesses were without power Monday morning as record-breaking cold and Winter Storm Uri extended an icy grip across the central United States.” Winter weather continues to impact multiple U.S. MORE
The Situation Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa (PCI) is one of the largest private, multi-specialty physician groups in Iowa, with locations in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. PCI considered hiring a full-time employee dedicated solely to supply chain activities. MORE
Robinson has partnered with several universities to conduct industry research, including MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics, Iowa State University’s Supply Chain and Information Systems department, and the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management Supply and Operations team. Here’s part of what he said: The reason we chose MIT and Iowa State is that they really like transportation. MORE
Mike has a degree in Marketing from Iowa State University and over 30 years of experience leading teams in Demand Planning, Inventory Control, Automated Storage Retrieval Warehouses & Transportation. The Mary Kay Supply Chain with Michael Ringsdorf. MORE
Local Farmers in Hawkeye Stare Saying Life Around Turbine Farms is Not Good MORE
The 12 states studied during the plan’s creation were Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. MORE
It will feel like a sauna outside as the heat index exceeds 105 degrees Tuesday in more than a dozen states. The combination of high heat and oppressive humidity began reaching dangerous levels over the weekend, spreading from the Midwest to the Gulf Coast. MORE
ATA Workforce Heroes tours Iowa high schools. Workforce Heroes, an American Trucking Associations (ATA) program focused on recruiting and training future trucking professionals, finished it’s tour of high schools within Northwest Iowa this week. MORE
Paul; all of Iowa; as well as Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska. Louis again); far southern parts of Iowa and Nebraska; and western Illinois. Truckers will hit more nasty storms and torrential downpours the next few days from the Plains to the Midwest. MORE
In addition to driving responsibilities, Dean is also a Work Force Ambassador for the Iowa Motor Truck Association and as a Road Team Captain for the American Trucking Association. Iowa Motor Truck Association. The Driver’s Perspective with Dean Key. MORE
What we can all learn from the Iowa Caucus app failure to help us with our strategy for mobile apps and api management? The Iowa Democratic Caucus has received a lot of attention this year because reporting of results was … News MORE
Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa (PCI) is one of the largest private, multispecialty physician groups in Iowa, with locations in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. The post PCI Case Study: Hybrent’s Solution Revolutionizes Reporting & Streamlines Operations for One of the Largest Multi-Specialty Physician Groups in Iowa appeared first on Hybrent. SITUATION. MORE
Lake Park, Iowa, tornado (1942). On Memorial Day 1942, a tornado ripped through farmlands in northwestern Iowa near the Minnesota border. Memorial Day 1942 tornado near Lake Park, Iowa. Here are a few of the most devastating — and unforgettable — Memorial Day weekend storms. MORE
The steps by Minnesota, Wyoming and Iowa to declare a state of emergency as the basis for the waiver follow a recent decision by South Dakota to also implement a 30-day HOS waiver, with that state citing driver availability as well. Iowa’s is more recent, going into effect Thursday. MORE
The convoy proceeds across a reasonably flat dirt road along its route through Iowa. Eisenhower (far right) and others in Iowa. Photo: Iowa DOT virtual museum). Background. MORE
Among the other areas hosting at least one of BNSF’s 29 certified sites are Arizona, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota. MORE
For Yeti Logistics, a Women’s Business Enterprise National Conference-certified 3PL based in Iowa City, Iowa, that means working with technology partners that offer solutions that can be implemented quickly and are easy to train on. MORE
” That problem, according to Soumik Sarkar, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Iowa State University, is that “precision agriculture is not that precise.” One of America’s favorite patriotic tunes celebrates “spacious skies and amber waves of grain.” MORE
Dubuque Port and Rail Improvements (Dubuque, Iowa). $5 News Rail Chicago CSX INFRA grant Infrastructure funding Iowa Port of Dubuque South Carolina U.S. A handful of freight rail-related projects have received federal funding from a popular infrastructure grant program. The U.S. MORE
The main threat for severe storms Thursday stretches from South Dakota and Nebraska to Iowa, southern portions of Wisconsin and Minnesota, as well as northwestern Illinois. The biggest risk is damaging wind gusts, especially in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa. MORE
Included in this risk are Des Moines, Iowa; Peoria, Illinois; Indianapolis; Columbus, Ohio; Charleston, West Virginia; Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Allentown and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Baltimore; Washington; New York City; the Delmarva Peninsula; and all of New Jersey. MORE
More than 40 tornadoes touched down Wednesday across Iowa, according to the National Weather Service, as a strong frontal boundary moved through the Midwest. The highest straight-line gust reported to the NWS was 75 mph, and was measured at a truck stop in Floyd County in northeastern Iowa. MORE
The overall risk covers a broad region from western Texas to eastern Wyoming, stretching as far east as western Iowa. A potential significant severe weather outbreak is brewing in the Plains. MORE
The chat also includes Lysa Bockoven and Chelsea Pieczko from Dodge City, Iowa-based Decker Truck Line, sharing their first-person experience working with multiple legal providers. This fireside chat recap is from the FreightWaves Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit on Wednesday. MORE
I called upon the CyBIZ Lab at the Iowa State University College of Business to look at the implications for equipment and rates in the coming decades. […]. Part of my job is to watch transportation trends and help our customers prepare for what might happen next. So when three customers asked me the same question recently—was a capacity crisis coming with so many boxcars going out of service?—I I immediately took steps to look into it. MORE
We’re very excited to welcome the Lessors drivers along with their mechanics and office staff to the Hirschbach family,” said Brad Pinchuk, CEO and owner of Dubuque, Iowa-based Hirschbach. “It’s MORE
Severe winds and large hail could be more widespread from eastern sections of South Dakota and Nebraska, including Omaha, to Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and Des Moines, Iowa. MORE
Researchers at Iowa State University analyzed data provided by C.H. Bobby Martens is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain in the Iowa State University College of Business. Robinson carriers dwell time freight rates Iowa State University preferred shipper shipper of choice TMC transportation managementWhat makes carriers prefer to move one shipper’s freight over another’s? MORE
Upper Midwest grain-growing regions of the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Iowa, where CP/KCS will inject new competition for shippers now beholden to UP and BNSF to reach the Gulf and other end markets. MORE
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JUNE 19, 2021
ATA Workforce Heroes tours Iowa high schools. Workforce Heroes, an American Trucking Associations (ATA) program focused on recruiting and training future trucking professionals, finished it’s tour of high schools within Northwest Iowa this week.
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Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa (PCI) is one of the largest private, multispecialty physician groups in Iowa, with locations in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. The post PCI Case Study: Hybrent’s Solution Revolutionizes Reporting & Streamlines Operations for One of the Largest Multi-Specialty Physician Groups in Iowa appeared first on Hybrent. SITUATION.
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AUGUST 28, 2017
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APRIL 8, 2015
Robinson has partnered with several universities to conduct industry research, including MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics, Iowa State University’s Supply Chain and Information Systems department, and the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management Supply and Operations team. Here’s part of what he said: The reason we chose MIT and Iowa State is that they really like transportation.
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JULY 1, 2021
Dubuque Port and Rail Improvements (Dubuque, Iowa). $5 News Rail Chicago CSX INFRA grant Infrastructure funding Iowa Port of Dubuque South Carolina U.S. A handful of freight rail-related projects have received federal funding from a popular infrastructure grant program. The U.S.
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Researchers at Iowa State University analyzed data provided by C.H. Bobby Martens is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain in the Iowa State University College of Business. Robinson carriers dwell time freight rates Iowa State University preferred shipper shipper of choice TMC transportation managementWhat makes carriers prefer to move one shipper’s freight over another’s?
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AUGUST 26, 2021
The main threat for severe storms Thursday stretches from South Dakota and Nebraska to Iowa, southern portions of Wisconsin and Minnesota, as well as northwestern Illinois. The biggest risk is damaging wind gusts, especially in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa.
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JUNE 16, 2021
Akron, Iowa-based carrier Heyl Truck Lines announced that it has acquired fellow family-owned carrier Holiday Express Corp. Based in Estherville, Iowa, Holiday Express operates a fleet of more than 50 tractors and 80 refrigerated trailers.
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In addition to driving responsibilities, Dean is also a Work Force Ambassador for the Iowa Motor Truck Association and as a Road Team Captain for the American Trucking Association. Iowa Motor Truck Association. The Driver’s Perspective with Dean Key.
The Supply Chain Journal
JULY 30, 2021
The steps by Minnesota, Wyoming and Iowa to declare a state of emergency as the basis for the waiver follow a recent decision by South Dakota to also implement a 30-day HOS waiver, with that state citing driver availability as well. Iowa’s is more recent, going into effect Thursday.
The Supply Chain Journal
AUGUST 25, 2021
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (which oversees Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota) recently overturned a multi-million-dollar jury award in a case involving two major trucking companies.
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The Supply Chain Journal
JUNE 23, 2021
We’re very excited to welcome the Lessors drivers along with their mechanics and office staff to the Hirschbach family,” said Brad Pinchuk, CEO and owner of Dubuque, Iowa-based Hirschbach. “It’s
PINC
AUGUST 24, 2020
Robinson and Iowa State University, favored shippers are receiving better pricing and service. Using shipment data and econometric modeling, Iowa State University’s researchers quantitatively measured the effects of these characteristics on transportation costs.
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MARCH 2, 2022
Mike has a degree in Marketing from Iowa State University and over 30 years of experience leading teams in Demand Planning, Inventory Control, Automated Storage Retrieval Warehouses & Transportation. The Mary Kay Supply Chain with Michael Ringsdorf.
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FEBRUARY 7, 2020
What we can all learn from the Iowa Caucus app failure to help us with our strategy for mobile apps and api management? The Iowa Democratic Caucus has received a lot of attention this year because reporting of results was … News
The Supply Chain Journal
APRIL 20, 2021
Upper Midwest grain-growing regions of the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Iowa, where CP/KCS will inject new competition for shippers now beholden to UP and BNSF to reach the Gulf and other end markets.
The Supply Chain Journal
JUNE 24, 2021
Paul; all of Iowa; as well as Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska. Louis again); far southern parts of Iowa and Nebraska; and western Illinois. Truckers will hit more nasty storms and torrential downpours the next few days from the Plains to the Midwest.
The Supply Chain Journal
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Interstate 80 from Nebraska City, Iowa, to North Platte. Tuesday will be another day of heavy snow, whiteout conditions and delays for truckers in the Rockies.
The Supply Chain Journal
JUNE 23, 2021
Most of the abandoned and sold lines were lightly used branch lines in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The Chicago Great Western ran between Chicago and Oelwein, Iowa.
The Supply Chain Journal
AUGUST 20, 2021
The North Liberty, Iowa-based company also announced an increase of 3 million shares to its buyback program. Truckload carrier Heartland Express announced Friday a 50-cent-per-share special dividend.
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JULY 29, 2021
Included in this risk are Des Moines, Iowa; Peoria, Illinois; Indianapolis; Columbus, Ohio; Charleston, West Virginia; Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Allentown and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Baltimore; Washington; New York City; the Delmarva Peninsula; and all of New Jersey.
The Supply Chain Journal
OCTOBER 14, 2021
The 12 states studied during the plan’s creation were Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
The Supply Chain Journal
AUGUST 24, 2021
The first passenger train arrived in Waterloo, Iowa, in 1861. Among the key routes was a link between Cairo, at the state’s southern tip along the Ohio River, to Galena, which is near the Mississippi River (and not far from Dubuque, Iowa). Expansion into Iowa.
The Supply Chain Journal
JULY 13, 2021
Severe winds and large hail could be more widespread from eastern sections of South Dakota and Nebraska, including Omaha, to Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and Des Moines, Iowa.
The Supply Chain Journal
AUGUST 24, 2021
It will feel like a sauna outside as the heat index exceeds 105 degrees Tuesday in more than a dozen states. The combination of high heat and oppressive humidity began reaching dangerous levels over the weekend, spreading from the Midwest to the Gulf Coast.
The Supply Chain Journal
JUNE 9, 2021
The chat also includes Lysa Bockoven and Chelsea Pieczko from Dodge City, Iowa-based Decker Truck Line, sharing their first-person experience working with multiple legal providers. This fireside chat recap is from the FreightWaves Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit on Wednesday.
The Supply Chain Journal
JULY 1, 2021
Among the other areas hosting at least one of BNSF’s 29 certified sites are Arizona, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.
The Supply Chain Journal
MAY 26, 2021
The overall risk covers a broad region from western Texas to eastern Wyoming, stretching as far east as western Iowa. A potential significant severe weather outbreak is brewing in the Plains.
The Supply Chain Journal
JULY 16, 2021
More than 40 tornadoes touched down Wednesday across Iowa, according to the National Weather Service, as a strong frontal boundary moved through the Midwest. The highest straight-line gust reported to the NWS was 75 mph, and was measured at a truck stop in Floyd County in northeastern Iowa.
The Supply Chain Journal
MAY 10, 2021
For Yeti Logistics, a Women’s Business Enterprise National Conference-certified 3PL based in Iowa City, Iowa, that means working with technology partners that offer solutions that can be implemented quickly and are easy to train on.
The Supply Chain Journal
MAY 29, 2021
Lake Park, Iowa, tornado (1942). On Memorial Day 1942, a tornado ripped through farmlands in northwestern Iowa near the Minnesota border. Memorial Day 1942 tornado near Lake Park, Iowa. Here are a few of the most devastating — and unforgettable — Memorial Day weekend storms.
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OCTOBER 1, 2015
I called upon the CyBIZ Lab at the Iowa State University College of Business to look at the implications for equipment and rates in the coming decades. […]. Part of my job is to watch transportation trends and help our customers prepare for what might happen next. So when three customers asked me the same question recently—was a capacity crisis coming with so many boxcars going out of service?—I I immediately took steps to look into it.
Enterra Insights
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
” That problem, according to Soumik Sarkar, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Iowa State University, is that “precision agriculture is not that precise.” One of America’s favorite patriotic tunes celebrates “spacious skies and amber waves of grain.”
The Supply Chain Journal
AUGUST 26, 2021
The convoy proceeds across a reasonably flat dirt road along its route through Iowa. Eisenhower (far right) and others in Iowa. Photo: Iowa DOT virtual museum). Background.
GlobalTranz
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
UPDATE: 02.15.21. According to weather.com, “more than 2 million Texas homes and businesses were without power Monday morning as record-breaking cold and Winter Storm Uri extended an icy grip across the central United States.” Winter weather continues to impact multiple U.S.
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