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Minnesota turkeys are stuffing outbound trucks

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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. The peak season for reefers in the Minneapolis market is late summer, not late fall. North Carolina.

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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. Guest blogger Kevin Selfe holds a BSc in Meteorology from North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Interstate 90 runs through that area, as does I-5 in western Washington and Oregon.