Minneapolis, MN
→ Chicago, IL
Twin Cities medical-device cluster (Medtronic, Boston Scientific, 3M Health Care) generates high-value temperature-controlled freight. Wisconsin cheese and dairy outbound is the consistent reefer fill on the southeast leg.
- Dry van
- Reefer
- →Twin Cities medical devices
- →Wisconsin dairy
- →3M / Cargill
How flat 5% lands on a Minneapolis–Chicago load
A 410-mile dry-van load through a traditional broker — say, $1,300 all-in — typically loses $234 to the broker's spread (industry-average 18%, per FreightWaves). The carrier sees only $1,066, the shipper paid the full $1,300, and the difference funds a call-center.
On GetHaulDirect, the same load posts at $1,300 — and the carrier sees $1,235 (you keep the broker spread, the platform fee is $65 flat). Across a year of Minneapolis–Chicago volume, the gap is real money. See your annual savings →
Carriers running this lane are FMCSA-verified (active authority + insurance on file) and identity-cleared through our in-house identity KYC before they can be paid. The matching engine ranks them on how close they are to Minneapolis, their rating and their delivery record, then offers the load to one carrier at a time with an hour to accept — no auction, no double-brokering.