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Google Veteran Launches Startup To Make Tractor Trailers Autonomous

The new company, Ottomotto LLC, plans to build hardware enabling existing 18-wheelers to operate on highways without driver intervention, taking on larger companies that are currently reserving such technology for new trucks.

Anthony Levandowski, one of the founders of Google’s self-driving car program, left Google toward the end of January.

E-Commerce Growth Drives Up U.S. Warehouse Rental Rates

Rental rates for prime warehouse space in the U.S. jumped 9.9 percent in 2015 over the previous year, real-estate brokerage firm CBRE Inc. said in a new report.

Nature’s Best distributes a range of products to 11 western states.

Outlook Dim For Pacific Trade Pact And California’s Export Industry

While the U.S. signed the TPP in February with 11 other Pacific Rim nations after five years of negotiations, what would be the largest regional free-trade agreement ever won’t go into effect unless it’s ratified by 2018.

The U.S. and 11 other nations in a sweeping Pacific trade agreement released the pact’s details Thursday, opening a battle over thousands of provisions that will help determine whether it wins congressional backing next year.

Growers Eye FSMA Enforcement

Most produce growers, packers, processors or sellers will be subject to the rule, with staggered compliance deadlines ranging from two to four years, depending on the size of the operation.

Published in the Federal Register on Nov. 27, 2015, the final version of the Produce Safety Rule “establishes, for the first time, science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing and holding of fruits and vegetables grown for human consumption,” according to the Food and Drug Administration.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

U.S. Box Ports Flex Their Muscle

Key gateways are playing a more prominent role in the expanding global food supply chain.

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What’s Driving Deforestation?

Land ownership and economic power are extremely unequal, and so is the responsibility for deforestation. We need to focus our efforts on the drivers that are most important.

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Cold Storage Operators Gear Up For Summer

Maintaining cold warehouses in the hot summer months requires massive amounts of energy. So, what are refrigerated warehouse operators doing to use that energy responsibly?

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Produce Industry Updates Measures To Improve Transportation Practices

Trade organizations establish voluntary best practices for all industry stakeholders.

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Rail & Intermodal

Rail Investments Paying Off

Infrastructure investments and efficiency improvements are positioning rail as a key transportation partner in the food supply chain.

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Pallet Solutions Concerns Expand Beyond Sanitation And Sustainability

Food supply chain requires more customized pallet solutions.

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Emerging Technologies

ERP Takes On A Bigger Role In Managing Supply Chains

As players have to manage more information for more uses, the ERP enhances visibility.

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Amazon To Expand Private Label Food Offerings

The first of the brands could begin appearing on Amazon’s site as soon as the end of the month or early June, said one source.

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