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Spot Load Volume Jumps 4.1% For Week; Rates Hold Firm

DAT Freight & Analytics

Falling national average spot rates leveled off compared to recent weeks, indicating the start of a possible rise heading into the Spring.

Falling national average spot rates leveled off compared to recent weeks, indicating the start of a possible rise heading into the Spring.

U.S. Senate Confirms Dr. Robert Califf As FDA Head

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Califf, 64, a cardiologist and researcher, takes the helm at the FDA when lawmakers are pressuring it to speed the approval process for drugs and medical devices and to finalize a proposed rule giving it authority to regulate e-cigarettes.

The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to confirm Dr. Robert Califf as head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an agency that regulates everything from food and drugs to tobacco, cosmetics and dietary supplements.

Whole Foods Market Invests In Instacart, Signs 5-Year Pact

The two companies have also signed a five-year delivery partnership, these people said, making Instacart the exclusive delivery partner for Whole Foods’ perishables business.

The $10 billion national grocery store chain is making an investment in the four-year-old delivery startup, according to multiple sources.

Ready For A Rebound

The Midwest region still has its share of challenges recovering from the recession, but opportunity and availability for development exists.

One of the new bridges in downtown Louisville, the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge (on right), opened up for traffic just before Christmas allowing for traffic to use the new route while the existing John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge undergoes it’s $22 million renovation.

Electronic Freight Security (EFS) — What to Expect

FreightWatch International

A primer for the setup and implementation of an EFS program.

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Warehouse Automation Shifts Into High Gear

Meeting the demands associated with omni-channel fulfillment, SKU proliferation, and increased efficiency is generating more interest in the benefits of automating the warehouse.

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Warehouse Software: Innovation Tracks Changing Market Demands

As single-order fulfillment explodes and new regulations arrive, users must scrutinize provider capabilities.

The AFS Technologies' WMS software allows Organically Grown Produce Co. to manage inventory accurately. The single-scan traceability has been a big benefit for the Eugene, Ore. distributor.

2016 Raises The Bar For Regs, Driver Shortage And More

The ELD mandate weighs heavily while safety regs and a carrier capacity looms

A. Duie Pyle drivers has found PeopleNet electronic logging devices have reduced accidents.

Mars Inc. Issues Global Chocolate Recall Over Plastic

All of the recalled products, which include Mars, Snickers and Milky Way bars, were manufactured at a Dutch factory in Veghel, and were sold in European countries including Germany, France and Britain, and in certain countries in Asia.

All of the recalled products, which include Mars, Snickers and Milky Way bars, were manufactured at a Dutch factory in Veghel, a Mars spokeswoman said on Tuesday. They were sold in European countries including Germany, France and Britain, and in certain countries in Asia.

Salmonella In Alfafa Sprouts Sickens 13 In Four States

Health officials have linked the illnesses to alfalfa sprouts produced by Sweetwater Farms has recalled lot 042016 voluntarily, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

Health officials have linked the illnesses to alfalfa sprouts produced by Sweetwater Farms has recalled lot 042016 voluntarily, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. State and federal health officials advise consumers not to eat and retailers not to sell or serve alfalfa sprouts from Sweetwater Farms.

UPS Invests in Deliv to Boost Last-Mile Capability

United Parcel Service (UPS)

Same-day delivery startup Deliv is getting a funding boost from an unlikely source: United Parcel Service

The Palo Alto, Calif., company fetches goods from brick-and-mortar retailers to bring them to customers' homes nearby, one of a crop of such firms hoping to win the day in so-called last-mile delivery, typically the priciest leg of an order's journey.

International Coalition Asks European Union To Act Against Slavery In Thai Seafood

The aim is to convince Thailand to build upon positive reforms that have recently been made to its fishing industry, to ensure that the reforms have longevity.

A group of international labor, environmental and human rights organizations, including Human Rights at Sea, has sent a letter to Karmenu Vella, the EU Commissioner for fisheries, maritime affairs and environment (pictured) urging the Commission to maintain pressure on Thailand on human rights abuses in the nation’s fishing industry.

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