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344<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://htlbid.com/v3/carpentermediagroupusa.com/opscobid.css" />
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346
347<script>
348  window.opscobid = window.opscobid || {};
349  opscobid.cmd = opscobid.cmd || [];
350  opscobid.cmd.push(function() {
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352			opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-med-rect-300x250-1-INSTORY',
353				{
354					bidder: 'nativo',
355					params: {
356						placementId: ''
357					}
358				},
359				{
360					bidder: 'kargo',
361					params: {
362						placementId: '',
363						storageAllowed: true,
364					}
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370						adUnitId: '',
371					}
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373				{
374					bidder: 'seedtag',
375					params: {
376						publisherId: '',
377						adUnitId: '',
378						placement: 'inArticle',
379					}
380				},
381			);
382		} else {
383			opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-med-rect-300x250-1-INSTORY',
384				{
385					bidder: 'nativo',
386					params: {
387						placementId: ''
388					}
389				},
390				{
391					bidder: 'kargo',
392					params: {
393						placementId: '',
394						storageAllowed: true,
395					}
396				},
397				{
398					bidder: 'ogury',
399					params: {
400						assetKey: '',
401						adUnitId: '',
402					}
403				},
404				{
405					bidder: 'seedtag',
406					params: {
407						publisherId: '',
408						adUnitId: '',
409						placement: 'inArticle',
410					}
411				},
412			);
413		}
414
415		if (window.innerWidth < 768) {
416			opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-med-rect-300x250-2-INSTORY',
417				{
418					bidder: 'nativo',
419					params: {
420						placementId: ''
421					}
422				},
423				{
424					bidder: 'kargo',
425					params: {
426						placementId: '',
427						storageAllowed: true,
428					}
429				},
430				{
431					bidder: 'ogury',
432					params: {
433						assetKey: '',
434						adUnitId: '',
435					}
436				},
437				{
438					bidder: 'seedtag',
439					params: {
440						publisherId: '',
441						adUnitId: '',
442						placement: 'inArticle',
443					}
444				},
445			);
446		} else {
447			opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-med-rect-300x250-2-INSTORY',
448				{
449					bidder: 'nativo',
450					params: {
451						placementId: ''
452					}
453				},
454				{
455					bidder: 'kargo',
456					params: {
457						placementId: '',
458						storageAllowed: true,
459					}
460				},
461				{
462					bidder: 'ogury',
463					params: {
464						assetKey: '',
465						adUnitId: '',
466					}
467				},
468				{
469					bidder: 'seedtag',
470					params: {
471						publisherId: '',
472						adUnitId: '',
473						placement: 'inArticle',
474					}
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476			);
477		}
478		if (window.innerWidth < 768) {
479			opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-med-rect-300x250-3-INSTORY',
480				{
481					bidder: 'nativo',
482					params: {
483						placementId: ''
484					}
485				},
486				{
487					bidder: 'kargo',
488					params: {
489						placementId: '',
490						storageAllowed: true,
491					}
492				},
493				{
494					bidder: 'ogury',
495					params: {
496						assetKey: '',
497						adUnitId: '',
498					}
499				},
500				{
501					bidder: 'seedtag',
502					params: {
503						publisherId: '',
504						adUnitId: '',
505						placement: 'inArticle',
506					}
507				},
508			);
509		} else {
510			opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-med-rect-300x250-3-INSTORY',
511				{
512					bidder: 'nativo',
513					params: {
514						placementId: ''
515					}
516				},
517				{
518					bidder: 'kargo',
519					params: {
520						placementId: '',
521						storageAllowed: true,
522					}
523				},
524				{
525					bidder: 'ogury',
526					params: {
527						assetKey: '',
528						adUnitId: '',
529					}
530				},
531				{
532					bidder: 'seedtag',
533					params: {
534						publisherId: '',
535						adUnitId: '',
536						placement: 'inArticle',
537					}
538				},
539			);
540		}
541		if (window.innerWidth < 720) {
542			opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-leaderboard-970x250-320x50-4-FOOTER',
543				{
544					bidder: 'kargo',
545					params: {
546						placementId: '',
547						storageAllowed: true,
548					}
549				},
550				{
551					bidder: 'nativo',
552					params: {
553						placementId: ''
554					}
555				},
556				{
557					bidder: 'ogury',
558					params: {
559						assetKey: '',
560						adUnitId: '',
561					}
562				},
563				{
564					bidder: 'seedtag',
565					params: {
566						publisherId: '',
567						adUnitId: '',
568						placement: 'inScreen',
569					}
570				},
571			);
572		} else {
573			opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-leaderboard-970x250-320x50-4-FOOTER',
574				{
575					bidder: 'nativo',
576					params: {
577						placementId: ''
578					}
579				},
580				{
581					bidder: 'ogury',
582					params: {
583						assetKey: '',
584						adUnitId: '',
585					}
586				},
587				{
588					bidder: 'seedtag',
589					params: {
590						publisherId: '',
591						adUnitId: '',
592						placement: 'inScreen',
593					}
594				},
595			);
596
597		}
598		opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-half-page-sky-300x600-1',
599			{
600				bidder: 'nativo',
601				params: {
602					placementId: ''
603				}
604			},
605			{
606				bidder: 'seedtag',
607				params: {
608					publisherId: '',
609					adUnitId: '',
610					placement: 'inBanner',
611				}
612			},
613		);
614		opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-med-rect-300x250-12-RAIL',
615			{
616				bidder: 'nativo',
617				params: {
618					placementId: ''
619				}
620			},
621			{
622				bidder: 'kargo',
623				params: {
624					placementId: '',
625					storageAllowed: true,
626				}
627			},
628			{
629				bidder: 'seedtag',
630				params: {
631					publisherId: '',
632					adUnitId: '',
633					placement: 'inBanner',
634				}
635			},
636		);
637		opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-med-rect-300x250-13-RAIL',
638			{
639				bidder: 'nativo',
640				params: {
641					placementId: ''
642				}
643			},
644			{
645				bidder: 'kargo',
646				params: {
647					placementId: '',
648					storageAllowed: true,
649				}
650			},
651			{
652				bidder: 'seedtag',
653				params: {
654					publisherId: '',
655					adUnitId: '',
656					placement: 'inBanner',
657				}
658			},
659		);
660		opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-med-rect-300x250-18-RAIL',
661			{
662				bidder: 'nativo',
663				params: {
664					placementId: ''
665				}
666			},
667			{
668				bidder: 'kargo',
669				params: {
670					placementId: '',
671					storageAllowed: true,
672				}
673			},
674			{
675				bidder: 'seedtag',
676				params: {
677					publisherId: '',
678					adUnitId: '',
679					placement: 'inBanner',
680				}
681			},
682		);
683		// opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM_MAINLANDUS_ADHESION',
684		// 	{
685		// 		bidder: 'nativo',
686		// 		params: {
687		// 			placementId: ''
688		// 		}
689		// 	},
690		// 	{
691		// 		bidder: 'kargo',
692		// 		params: {
693		// 			placementId: '',
694		// 			storageAllowed: true,
695		// 		}
696		// 	},
697		// 	{
698		// 		bidder: 'seedtag',
699		// 		params: {
700		// 			publisherId: '',
701		// 			adUnitId: '',
702		// 			placement: 'inArticle',
703		// 		}
704		// 	},
705		// );
706		if (window.innerWidth < 768) {
707			opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-leaderboard-970x250-320x50-1-ATF',
708				{
709					bidder: 'nativo',
710					params: {
711						placementId: ''
712					}
713				},
714				{
715					bidder: 'kargo',
716					params: {
717						placementId: '',
718						storageAllowed: true,
719					}
720				},
721				{
722					bidder: 'seedtag',
723					params: {
724						publisherId: '',
725						adUnitId: '',
726						placement: 'inBanner',
727					}
728				},
729			);
730		} else {
731			opscobid.addBidsToPrebidGroup('CNM-leaderboard-970x250-320x50-1-ATF',
732				{
733					bidder: 'nativo',
734					params: {
735						placementId: ''
736					}
737				},
738				{
739					bidder: 'kargo',
740					params: {
741						placementId: '',
742						storageAllowed: true,
743					}
744				},
745				{
746					bidder: 'seedtag',
747					params: {
748						publisherId: '',
749						adUnitId: '',
750						placement: 'inBanner',
751					}
752				},
753			);
754		}
755		    opscobid.setTargeting("is_testing","no"); // Set to "no" for production
756		
757		    opscobid.setTargeting("is_home", "no"); // Set to "yes" on the homepage
758		
759				
760				    opscobid.setTargeting("pageurl", "/services/about-us/");
761				opscobid.setTargeting("site", "cordeledispatch.com"); // Send site targeting
762
763	
764    opscobid.layout();
765  });
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