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FMCSA Proposes Training Standards For Entry-Level Commercial Drivers

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

This notice of proposed rule making presents the hybrid approach adopted by the Entry-Level Driver Training Advisory Committee, combining a required minimum number of behind-the-wheel hours with a prescribed theory curriculum.

This notice of proposed rule making (NPRM) presents the hybrid approach adopted by the Entry-Level Driver Training Advisory Committee (ELDTAC), combining a required minimum number of behind-the-wheel (BTW) hours (range and public road) with a prescribed theory curriculum for which no minimum number of hours is required. The NPRM incorporates performance-based concepts by requiring that driver-trainees demonstrate proficiency in both the BTW and theory portions of the curricula.

Starbucks Removes Sausage Egg Cheese Muffin Over Listeria

This recall is limited to impacted 250 stores in Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma only.

Progressive Gourmet Inc. of Wilmington, Mass., is recalling its 6-ounce packages of sausage, egg, and cheddar cheese on English Muffin breakfast sandwiches manufactured for Starbucks Coffee Co. out of the abundance of caution because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

Big-Box Warehouse Construction Surges

Building of new “big box” warehouse space, or facilities over 300,000 square-feet with 28-foot ceilings or higher, increased almost six times in four years to 61 million square-feet in 2015, according to Colliers International Group Inc.

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European NGOs Sue Monsanto And EU Safety Watchdog Over Weedkiller

The legal complaint was filed in Vienna by Austrian environmental group Global 2000, which spearheads the movement against Monsanto and the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA).

The complaint came days before representatives of the EU’s 28 members were scheduled to vote on March 7 and 8 on whether to continue to allow the use of glyphosate.

Software Solutions

E2Open Acquires Terra Technology

E2Open, the supply chain operating network, has acquired Terra Technology, a provider of innovative supply chain solutions that help the world’s largest consumer product companies manage market volatility to make better business decisions.

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FDA and DOJ Halt Virginia Soybean Company Over Listeria

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Under the consent decree, the company cannot process or distribute food until they demonstrate that its facility and processing equipment are suitable to prevent contamination in the food that it processes, prepares, stores and handles.

A look at the disease transmission factors associated with Listeria monocytogenes point out some unique and difficult problems that can confound our controls.

Golden State Foods Builds Meat Production Plant In Alabama

Golden State Foods

Centrally located to GSF’s meat customers in the Southeast and Midwest, this facility will also provide the company with opportunities to explore innovative technology as well as sustainable features for the plant.

GSF executives and civic leaders breaj ground for the company's new protein products facility in Opelika, Ala. The plant is scheduled for completion in 2017.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Admiral Clarifies Coast Guard Policy On Weight Containers: Agricultural Transport Coalition Applauds Him

The Admiral stated that the SOLAS Container Weight Certification Amendment provides flexibility pertaining to various ways carriers can get verified gross mass, and how they do so is a "business practice."

Admiral Paul Thomas of the U.S. Coast Guard stated that U.S. exporters and ocean carriers loading their cargoes at U.S. ports have been compliant with the Safety Of Life At Sea (SOLAS) convention and will not require domestic shippers to make changes in existing practices.

Farmworkers Call For Wendy’s Boycott Over Tomato Buying

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) are calling for the boycott as part of its long-running campaign to convince Wendy’s to join the Fair Food Program.

The group claims that Wendy’s has decided to stop buying tomatoes from Florida growers after the Fair Food Program was implemented there, and now buys tomatoes from Mexico.

Supply Chain Visibility

NetSuite Inc. Acquires IQity’s Cloud Business

Oracle NetSuite

The combined strengths of NetSuite and IQity’s deep domain experience can enable manufacturers to take control of their supply chain processes and improve business value, while reducing operating costs and IT overhead.

NetSuite Inc. has acquired IQity’s cloud business.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port Of New York And New Jersey Sets Record Container Volume Second Straight Year

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

During the year, the port handled 6,371,720 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) (or 3,664,013 cargo containers), an increase of 10.4 percent over 2014 when the previous annual record was established.

During the year, the port handled 6,371,720 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) (or 3,664,013 cargo containers), an increase of 10.4 percent over 2014 when the previous annual record was established.

Spot Load Volume Rises 8.5 %; Rates Slide

DAT Freight & Analytics

Despite greater demand for truckload services, national average van, reefer, and flatbed freight spot rates all slipped compared to the previous week.

Despite greater demand for truckload services, national average van, reefer, and flatbed freight spot rates all slipped compared to the previous week.

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