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We enable same-day LTL additions on produce all over the country. From sea to shining sea. Check our live availability.

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Fresh. Fast. Easy.

Our Service Areas

We pick up wherever you need, consolidate in Minnesota, and deliver across the Midwest.

Map of Kunkel service areas across the Midwest

Serviced areas

North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota

Shipping points

Yakima, WA
Los Angeles, CA
Nogales, AZ
McAllen, TX
Pompano Beach, FL
Wilmington, DE

Nationwide shipping points, Minnesota consolidation, and a 99.5% arrival rate. We'll see you at the loading dock.

Transportation

Less-than-truckload and full truckload with produce-aware handling, predictable windows, and a 99.5% arrival rate.

Buy, transport, consolidate, and deliver. We cover the full path so produce buyers and distributors can stay focused on the product.

Kunkel warehouse and transport operations

Logistics

Lane planning, pickup coordination, and dock-to-dock visibility for grocers and produce buyers who cannot afford surprises.

Our mission is to operate with the highest moral and ethical principles so customers and suppliers get exceptional, consistent service.

Re-stack, re-work, re-organize. If there is a problem at delivery, we help do what is necessary so product can still make a good delivery to the end user.

Dock logistics and facility coordination

Kunkel at a Glance

99.5%Arrival rate

70+Years at the dock

400+Shippers nationwide

A Reliable Produce Transport Partner

Buy, transport, consolidate, and deliver. We handle the freight so you do not have to. Fully refrigerated service from storage through delivery, planned for produce that cannot wait.

The Kunkel Company is a family-run produce wholesaler and brokerage in Minnesota, established in 1951. With more than 400 shippers across the United States, we purchase quality produce at competitive prices. Our carrier network picks up product where it is and delivers to your facility as fast as possible. We also offer storage, transfer, and consolidation for customers who need more than a straight truckload.

Our services

We've Got It From Here.

Semi-trucks on the highway delivering produce

And that's what our family business has been catering to customers for 70 years. The way we see it, it's our job to make grocers, distributors, and produce buyers' jobs stress-free. When Ed Kunkel started the company in 1951 this was the vision he set in stone for his employees.

In the years since, the company has been owned by workers brought up in Kunkel's service-first promise. Today, the company remains family-owned with longtime employees Tony and Jon Morimoto at the head.

We're partners in produce logistics. LTL and FTL from Minnesota people who know the roads and the dock.

We know the market. We know the roads. And we know what we're good at: making the hard parts of moving what you need easy.

We'll see you at the loading dock.

Explore services

Molly Pop Direct Purchasing

A premium, retail-quality grape program. Buy Molly Pop direct through Kunkel. We carry it through a brand partnership, and you can find it at Cub Foods and Jerry's.

Buy Molly Pop