For a tree farm, Christmastime is the apex of their business. There are a few short months when the window for harvesting, packaging, and shipping holiday greenery, including large Christmas trees, is pivotal to the years’ success or failure. For Andrew P., transportation and logistics manager at Dutchman Tree Farms, one of his biggest challenges is not knowing the location and status of every shipment during their busiest season. “Customers want to know if their trees are going to be delivered on time,” said Andrew. “Receivers, who can be anyone from a big box chain to a smaller local nursery, are often busy juggling appointment times for multiple shipments of all kinds of freight. With seasonal and somewhat perishable goods like Christmas trees, being able to access up-to-the

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