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 Sumsub before they can accept a load. The matching engine routes loads to whoever fits the Minneapolis pickup window first — no auction, no double-brokering.