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FMCSA Defends 30-Minute Rest Break Rule, Nixes Proposal

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, a national association of commercial motor vehicle enforcement officials, petitioned FMCSA in November 2015 to drop the mandatory 30-minute rest break.

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Judge Rejects Challenge Against World Logistics Center in Moreno Valley, Calif.

The recent ruling by Riverside County Superior Court Judge Sharon Waters came two weeks after a day-long hearing on the first round of lawsuits against Moreno Valley and warehouse developer Highland Fairview.

An artist's rendering of the future site of the behemoth 2,600-acre World Logistics Center in the region east of Los Angeles known as the Inland Empire.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Maersk Still Mulling Splitting Into Two Companies

A.P. Moller- Maersk

The new “Maersk Transport” company would include the Maersk Line, APM Terminals, Maersk Tankers, Damco and Svitzer divisions. “Maersk Energy” would include Maersk Oil, Maersk Drilling and Maersk Supply Service.

Danish shipping and oil group A. P. Moller-Maersk could split up into separate companies, its chairman said on Thursday after naming Soren Skou, the head of its container business, as chief executive.

FDA Recalls Imported Scallops in Response to Hepatitis A Outbreak

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

As of last Wednesday, 206 people had been confirmed with Hepatitis A infections. All victims are adults and about one in four have required hospitalization, Hawaii health officials said.

None of the implicated scallops were sold direct to consumers, according to a notice posted today by the Food and Drug Administration, but they were distributed restaurants and retailers in California, Hawaii and Nevada.

Risk/Compliance

U.S. Security Panel Approves ChemChina’s Syngenta Takeover

The decision removes significant uncertainty over the takeover of the world's largest pesticides maker after the two companies agreed to a deal in February.

A U.S. national security panel has cleared ChemChina's $43 billion takeover of Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta, the companies said, boosting chances that the largest foreign acquisition ever by a Chinese company will go through.

Fuel Efficiency

EPA and DOT Finalize GHG and Fuel-Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The final phase two program promotes a new generation of cleaner, more fuel-efficient trucks by encouraging the development and deployment of new and advanced cost-effective technologies.

The final standards are expected to lower CO2 emissions by approximately 1.1 billion metric tons, save vehicle owners fuel costs of about $170 billion, and reduce oil consumption by up to two billion barrels over the lifetime of the vehicles sold under the program.

Electrification

Uber Acquires Self-Driving Truck Maker Otto, Positioning Expansion Into Trucking

Uber's moves reflect its eagerness to advance self-driving technology. If its ambitions are realized, these vehicles could over time reduce its biggest cost, paying drivers.

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Logistics Industry Faces Big Employee Recruitment Challenge

A new MHI report says the logistics business will be looking to fill about 1.4 million jobs, or roughly 270,000 per year, by 2018.

Professional woman and man shaking hands in modern office setting with plants and filing cabinets

Featured in Food Logistics: SOLAS Ocean Container Weight Rule Takes Effect

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

The full impact of the rule, known as the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), was uncertain at the time of this report, as the U.S. maritime industry was working on a system to meet the requirements.

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Risk/Compliance

McDonald’s Transition to Cage-Free Eggs: An Inside Look at Creating a New Supply Chain

McDonald's Corp.

Experience to date indicates there are other health issues related to cage-free chickens. Free birds require more food and the air in cage-free units have higher levels of toxic components and are worse for the humans who work there.

Cyclospora Outbreak Afflicts 88 in Texas

Eighty-eight cases of cyclospora infection have been reported to the Texas Department of State Health Services this year — including 28 cases reported in August and 55 cases confirmed in July.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

DP World Partners with Hyperloop on Global Ocean Cargo

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT)

Hyperloop One and DP World will work together to study the viability of using hyperloop technology to unload ocean-container cargo at the Jebel Ali port in Dubai.

Hyperloop, a concept popularized in recent years by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, is a technology for transporting people or cargo in suspended capsules through miles-long near-vacuum tubes at speeds reaching more than 700 miles per hour.

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