{"id":22242,"date":"2014-08-02T14:24:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-02T14:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/?post_type=case-studies&#038;p=22242"},"modified":"2024-01-09T02:41:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T02:41:20","slug":"melting-ice-road-challenges","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/why-odyssey\/case-studies\/melting-ice-road-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Melting ice-road challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22242\" class=\"elementor elementor-22242\" data-elementor-post-type=\"resources\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55e7324b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55e7324b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52167010 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52167010\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30dc635 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30dc635\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c024a82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c024a82\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e96cca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e96cca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Case study<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e14ccc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e14ccc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Melting Ice-Road Challenges<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e8549f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e8549f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeading global supplier seeks logistics solutions from Odyssey for transporting goods across Canada\u2019s winter ice road\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc36ef5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4bc36ef5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7469f517 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7469f517\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14f67f9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14f67f9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u201cI think this may be our strangest request yet. We need to ship almost a truckload of goods 1,600 miles from Vancouver to Manitoba. We need heated service for transportation over an ice road. We also need to combine a shipment coming from Montreal.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Customer Service Supervisor, global supplier of specialty construction and building materialUnpredictable winters are a way of life for the residents of Manitoba, Canada. Surrounding remote areas rely on air and water access for the transportation of goods and supplies. In this part of the world, summer ferry service gives way to winter ice roads as lakes and rivers freeze. During the winter months, the frozen man-made structures are the only link between residents and the supplies they need for life and work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ac4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5143ac4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you are a supplier, the harsh winters present formidable logistics challenges. One global supplier of specialty construction and building material knew it needed help in overcoming those challenges. It had to move a 35,000-pound load, consisting of 12 totes and two drums of concrete admixture, from Vancouver to Winnipeg, and then transport it to a remote area over an ice road. The supplier had an additional seven pallets of fibers for the concrete in Montreal, bound for the same destination.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0012bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0012bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It was nearing the end of February. The winter had been a mild one, so the supplier was not certain the ice road was open. It needed a way to consolidate shipments from opposite ends of Canada and find a mode of transportation to the remote destination, five hours north of Winnipeg. The supplier reached out to lead logistics provider (LLP)\u00a0Odyssey for help.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1265f1d1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1265f1d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Global experts at the right place at the right time<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eea92fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1eea92fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Predicting Mother Nature is never an exact science. In the Arctic cold of the Northwest Territories of Canada, weather conditions change rapidly. Phone and electronic communications rely on spotty Internet connections, adding to an already difficult task.\u00a0Odyssey needed reliable information regarding the status of the ice road and current transportation options.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f2f57f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f2f57f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Odyssey\u2019s Canadian logistics manager, John Coombes, lives with such challenges every day. He worked with local authorities and businesses to assess the conditions for delivering the optimal routes, shipments, and carrier selection. What John discovered was that the ice road was open; however, the window of opportunity for access \u2014 weather permitting \u2014 was a small one. A possible alternative was a ferry crossing a few hours outside Winnipeg.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fab42ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fab42ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ed8d99 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"33ed8d99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"a\" width=\"82\" height=\"67\" viewBox=\"0 0 82 67\"><path d=\"M20.3643,32.1382c0-5.8103,1.0861-10.0772,3.2583-12.8008,2.3532-2.9052,5.883-4.3577,10.5894-4.3577V0C22.989,0,14.4812,3.3591,8.6887,10.0772,2.8962,16.6138,0,25.6924,0,37.313c0,9.4417,1.5386,19.3374,4.6159,29.687h31.4967v-29.9594h-15.7483v-4.9024Z\"><\/path><path d=\"M66.2517,37.0406v-4.9024c0-5.8103,1.0861-10.0772,3.2583-12.8008,2.3532-2.9052,5.883-4.3577,10.5894-4.3577V0c-11.2229,0-19.7307,3.3591-25.5231,10.0772-5.7925,6.5366-8.6889,15.6152-8.6889,27.2358,0,9.4417,1.5387,19.3374,4.6159,29.687h31.4967v-29.9594h-15.7483Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ecd27e5 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"2ecd27e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tWeather conditions and transportation options can change at a moment\u2019s notice. That was the beauty of having an Odyssey operations person on-site in Canada. He had firsthand knowledge and experience that provided the flexibility we needed to adjust to changing conditions.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">John Coombes, Odyssey Logistics<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d0a80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27d0a80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Odyssey, with its global experts, provides local intelligence and experience to deliver support where it\u2019s needed, when it\u2019s needed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a9de42 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36a9de42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Delivering flexibility with a global network<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da4f422 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2da4f422\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Efficient and cost-effective management of cross-country shipments requires flexibility and access to a large carrier network. The dangers of ice-road transportation demand special skills that only a select few trucking fleets possess. Due to the hazards, one carrier Odyssey used in the area decided against traveling over winter\/ice roads. A frozen river eliminated the ferry mode of transportation, which meant\u00a0Odyssey had to find another qualified ice-road carrier.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02a60bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02a60bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As an asset-neutral LLP,\u00a0Odyssey has access to a large global network, which expands carrier options beyond the limits of a provider that owns its own trucking fleet.\u00a0Odyssey contacted and negotiated a contract with an ice-road carrier. Overcoming that major obstacle set the stage for fulfillment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e98775 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e98775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consolidating efficiency and cost<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b3a17d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b3a17d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Odyssey\u2019s planning department combined the less-than-truckload (LTL) shipment from Montreal with temperature-controlled equipment and arranged for a consolidation with the load shipped from Vancouver, delivering them both to a central location in Winnipeg.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6b51c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6b51c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the midst of coordinating the two shipments from eastern and western Canada, the shipper advised\u00a0Odyssey of an unforeseen problem. The customer in the remote destination would be unable to accept the entire order from Winnipeg. The supplier requested that the ice-road carrier deliver a partial load to the customer and move the balance to the supplier\u2019s Winnipeg warehouse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8037c9 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8037c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Empowering smarter logistics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a33c43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47a33c43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Despite one obstacle after another,\u00a0Odyssey delivered logistics solutions that worked. Local management assessed the needs of the supplier and customer, coordinated the routing and consolidation of freight, distributed goods for warehouse storage, and secured the services of a specialized carrier for the transportation over a treacherous ice road.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb4168e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb4168e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab2fb7d elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"ab2fb7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"a\" width=\"82\" height=\"67\" viewBox=\"0 0 82 67\"><path d=\"M20.3643,32.1382c0-5.8103,1.0861-10.0772,3.2583-12.8008,2.3532-2.9052,5.883-4.3577,10.5894-4.3577V0C22.989,0,14.4812,3.3591,8.6887,10.0772,2.8962,16.6138,0,25.6924,0,37.313c0,9.4417,1.5386,19.3374,4.6159,29.687h31.4967v-29.9594h-15.7483v-4.9024Z\"><\/path><path d=\"M66.2517,37.0406v-4.9024c0-5.8103,1.0861-10.0772,3.2583-12.8008,2.3532-2.9052,5.883-4.3577,10.5894-4.3577V0c-11.2229,0-19.7307,3.3591-25.5231,10.0772-5.7925,6.5366-8.6889,15.6152-8.6889,27.2358,0,9.4417,1.5387,19.3374,4.6159,29.687h31.4967v-29.9594h-15.7483Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-300b38f7 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"300b38f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tI knew this one was a challenge. Even with all we had to deal with, we were able to deliver on our commitment to our customer. And Odyssey was a big reason why we could. We couldn\u2019t be happier with the results.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">John Coombes, Odyssey Logistics<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c83d0bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c83d0bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Within one week, the shipments were in Winnipeg, and three days later the customer had its supplies \u2014 days before the ice road closed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fef7581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fef7581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Empowering smarter logistics is what\u00a0Odyssey does best.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e412281 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e412281\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5631de6a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5631de6a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f57c119 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f57c119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ready to connect?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-524ae4ac elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"524ae4ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get in touch with one of our multimodal logistics experts to drive your business forward.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ba662c elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"42ba662c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:150}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Talk to an expert<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63682dd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63682dd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Already a customer? <a href=\"\/customer-login\/\"><strong>Log in here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you are a supplier, the harsh winters present formidable logistics challenges. 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