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the company began in the early 197Os as a
driver ofone ofhis father’s trucks. By
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that time, the company had added hopper
THE HEART OF FOITZ TRUCKING LIES IN ITS ABILITY
bulk commodities. The first ofthese traiL_
bottom grain trailers to its fleet to handle
TO CARRY ON THE PATRIARCH’S LEGACY OF HARD
ers was bought in 1965∴`Ⅵfe were one of
WORK AND SERVICE.
the first companies in our area to buy a
hopper traneI’,’’he states.
Today, 30 years after Frank Foltz took
leadership ofthe company, hopper botBY」IM HARRIS
Trucking. His father founded Foltz
tom trailers remains Foltz Trucking’s
Throughout their formative years,
Trucking in 1958 in Detroit Lakes, Minn..
focus. The company operates a組eet of
Frank Foltz and his siblings knew the im-
Six out of 14 siblings are invoIved with
POrtanCe Ofhard work. The Foltz family
the company in various capacities: Ken
Patriarch, Clem, PerSOnified this, aS he
Foltz - Vice president; Jim Foltz - COn-
OWned and operated a trucking company
troller; Tom Foltz - Safety director;
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Donna Martin - O航ce manager and Jane
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Withjust a single tandem truck pulling a
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’’My parents were instmmental in giv-
ingmy siblings and I a good work ethic,”
SayS Fra血Foltz, the president ofFoltz
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偽mily members are empIoyed by the
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125 trucks and 350 hopper bottom trailers and serves customers throughout the
Ullited States and Canada, With a focus in
the Midwest and Southeastem states.
‘`Located in the heart of Minnesota’s
lake country, Foltz Trucking is
Strategica皿y located to serve
“with major Interstate and U.S. Highway
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systems connecting in all directions, Pick
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up and delivery ofour customers宜eight
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is quick, Safe and easy:’
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gion we are the lal.geSt COmPany Ofour
Foltz Tmcking uses its fleet of hoppel‘
kind,” Frank Foltz notes.
bottom trailers to transport a variety of
The company’s sIogan - “Service is Our
bulk materials including soy meal, malt-
Only Business” - is exemplified by the
ing barley, SPices, grain, COttOn Seed,
flexibility provided by its large兄eet as
canola meal, edible beans, rice. com
well as its emphasis with on-time deliv-
meal, Sunflower meal. and potatoes. The
ery. Foltz adds∴`Wc pride ourselves on
company’s customers include Anheuser-
being on time in our pickups and deliver-
Busch, Car.g虹ADM, Land O’Lakes, Jen-
ie8. We §treSS S鏡面oe,弧億帆嶺t’s wny we
nie- O. Bunge. Iams. Tllfty’s, Nestle, Yara,
have a number of repeat customel.S:●
at their customer,s Iocation. ``This helps
accommodate our customers storage issues, the trailers can be uuloaded when
our customer has room and is ready for
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e「atlng in the Uppe「 Midwest and 〔∂nada who spe⊂i811ZeS ln
bulk hoppe「 bottom f「elght. With expe「ien〔ed management′
di印at⊂h and d「ivelC. Foltz Tru〔kino has built a 「印utatton fo「
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a proud suppIie「 to Foltz Tru〔king since 1992 assuring that all
produ〔tS′ Pa「tS・ Se「Vicei and systems wo「k togethe「 to pro-
Agl・ium, and Faribault Foods. ‘`I11 Our re一
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Foltz Trucking pl.OVides extl`fl tr。ilers
vide a total tlanSPOn帽tlon soIし博on fo「 tnei「 b」はiness.
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customers everywhere,” Frank Foltz says.
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PrOduction. As our customers grow we
have been adding more trailers to accom-
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ing’s fleet are no more tha-n four years
old. The company recently invested in
aerodynamic Volvo trucks with I- Shift
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automatic transmission, and has its
trucks govemed to ensure drivers do not
exceed 65 mph. Foltz Trucking uses Peo-
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drivers Iogs. These investments help
keep fuel costs down. 〃We run the most
newly expanded shop. Further expansIOn
fuel e航cient and modem trucks on the
came in 2O12, When the company dou-
roa.d,,’Fra重血Foltz says.
bled its o航ce space to handle new busi-
and trailer, the company in 2OO7 buut a
Many ofFolt2 Tnlcking,s drivers and
empIoyees have beeh vyith the company
for more then 2O years∴`We have minimal tum over in our operation;’Foltz
adds. `《We respect and treat our drivers
and empIoyees as family; Which is easy
for us because we are a family operation,”
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pleNet onboard computer logging for the
To better maintain its fleet oftrucks
di鯖erence, SO Our CustOmerS Can always
expect the best from us,” he says.
modate their needs,” Foltz says.
All trucks and trailers in Foltz Truck-
rience ofhis sta組“Our people make the
ness. Frank Foltz credits the company’s
recent growth to the dedication and expe-
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