Freight Minneapolis Shipping 
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 26, 2023
Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers. Cargo ships lost 661 containers at sea in 2022, down from the 15-year average of 1,566 lost per year, according to the latest figures from the World Shipping Council (WSC).
DAT Solutions
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
Most of the major van markets actually had fewer outbound loads available, though, and most regular freight heading to Houston was canceled. Dallas rates also soared, as some freight was diverted to that busy freight hub. In the other direction, Chicago to Minneapolis jumped up 33¢ to $2.60 per mile.
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DAT Solutions
JANUARY 29, 2019
often suffer from all kinds of severe weather during the first quarter, impacting freight movements. Then temperatures suddenly plunged into the single digits and below in much of the Midwest, including sub-zero temps in Chicago and Minneapolis. Any and all of these factors have the potential to shift winter shipping patterns.
Talking Logistics
MAY 12, 2017
Maersk Executives Call a Bottom in the Shipping Container Market (WSJ – sub. Amazon cuts free shipping minimum to $25 (Reuters). Target to test next-day delivery service in Minneapolis (Reuters). March 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). New York to allow self-driving vehicle testing (Reuters).
Enterra Insights
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Journalist Zusha Elinson ( @ZushaElinson ) explains, “A recent rash of thefts by fast-moving mobs at stores in the Bay Area and outside Minneapolis were organized on social media and committed by people who often didn’t know one another, according to law-enforcement officials investigating the incidents. ” Concluding Thoughts.
Cathy Roberson
AUGUST 30, 2021
In four of its Minneapolis test stores, Best Buy reduced the shoppable square footage to 15,000 square feet to provide more space for fulfillment. While all stores ships online orders, Best Buy is consolidating ship-from-store units in a limited number of stores across the country to drive efficiency and effectiveness.
Zipline Logistics
AUGUST 24, 2021
The big-box store first opened in the early 1900s in Minneapolis, MN, and has grown into a perennial top-10 revenue capturing retailer. When shipping LTL, it is even more critical to make best carrier selections as the hub-and-spoke model the mode operates with can leave your product at a terminal for an extended period.
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