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The three-day event is well attended and enjoyed by all. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With more than four decades of experience representing nationwide motor carriers, Jim is both well respected and well known in this unique area of law. Having worked together for more than twenty years, Jim and Carole have worked with trucking companies, shippers, brokers, freight forwarders, and those who rely on transportation services. Carole Clark Isakson is also the President of the Minnesota Trucking Association Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2023mta-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2023mta-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2023mta-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2023mta-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2023mta-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2023mta.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As it does each August, BGS sent members of its Transportation Department to attend the Minnesota Trucking Association&#8217;s Annual Conference.\u00a0 Carole Clark Isakson, Jim Wills and Rachel Schwankl connected with trucking company owners and vendors from throughout the state of Minnesota and attended educational programs covering topics from business succession to driver retention. \u00a0 BGS also sponsored Stephen Shapiro, the conference keynote speaker, who spoke about innovative problem solving. 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