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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

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They will meet the Philadelphia Eagles, who crushed the Minnesota Vikings 38-7 in the NFC title game, a week from Sunday in Minneapolis, MN. In yet another impressive comeback, the New England Patriots topped the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-20 in the AFC title game to move on to their 10th Super Bowl, and 8th in the Belichick – Brady era.

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Minnesota turkeys are stuffing outbound trucks

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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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How Did Truckers Find Loads 40 Years Ago?

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Schultz got his start in the trucking industry working for his father's produce-hauling business in Rochester, Minnesota in the 1950s. He liquidated the business in 1991, and in 1997 he and two other partners started another trucking company, Hiawatha Transport, which they later sold. The early days. Do you want it?

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Get Ready for La Niña, With Snowy Winter in the Northern U.S.

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Winter is on the way, and the coming season’s weather pattern represents a big question mark for transportation and logistics pros. We had a La Niña winter last year, with atypical cold and snowfall in the Midwest, from northwest Ohio to northern Indiana and Illinois, up into Wisconsin and Minnesota.

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

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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. The fuel comes from project partner Air Liquide.

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How the Latest Government Shutdown Affects Today’s Transportation Professionals

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Department of Transportation and future rulemaking. Department of Transportation (U.S. He monitors regulatory and legislative issues impacting the transportation and produce industries for C.H. Jason is member of the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee (MFAC) and serves as an election judge in the City of Minneapolis.