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Risk/Compliance

Debate At National Organic Standards Board Meeting Gets Heated

Last week's meeting of the National Organic Standards Board in San Antonio was more than just an obscure food standards debate, it became the epicenter of contention.

Obama Sends $302 Billion Highway Bill To Congress

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

In its first-ever surface transportation reauthorization proposal last week, the DOT's proposal for transportation spending will be spread out over four years with $150 billion coming from a one-time infusion of funds generated from corporate tax reforms.

Congestion Costs Transportation Industry $9.2 Billion in 2013

American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)

Research by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) says the delays totaled over 141 million hours of lost productivity, the equivilent to over 51,000 truck drivers sitting idle for a working year.

Kraft To Eliminate Its Private Fleet

Kraft's moves are part of their broader integrated supply chain focus on supplier integration, to use the scale and capabilities of our strategic supplier partners.

China's Approval Of P3 Alliance Not So Smooth

China's approval is not a certainty according to a source who spoke to the Journal of Commerce, putting the odds for approval no higher than 50-50.

Illegally Caught Seafood Is Infiltrating U.S. Import Market

A new study from University of British Columbia says that up to 32 percent of imported wild shrimp, crab, salmon, pollock, tuna, and other catch was poached.

Safety Of Irradiated Food Caught In 'Anti-Science' Movement

Irradiation has been used for years and is approved by the Food and Drug Administration, backed by the World Health Organization, and endorsed by both the American Medical Association and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

TQL Wins CargoNet's 'Best in Cargo Security' Award

Total Quality Logistics LLC (TQL)

One of the nation’s largest freight brokerage firms, Total Quality Logistics, has been awarded the CargoNet “Best in Cargo Security” award for its cargo theft prevention efforts in 2013.

ShieldMark Launches Patented, Heavy-Duty Floor Tapes For Safety

New products to the Mighty Line system of solutions include Cold Application Floor Tape, Rodent/Sanitation Floor Tape, label protectors and Mighty Line Cleaner.

Warehouse W Tape

Increase Supply Chain Efficiency with the Latest Docking Equipment

The latest docking equipment available today allows for workers to collaborate with machinery in a time-sensitive and quantity productive manner.

5 Common Pitfalls of Inventory Replenishment

Running a profitable company in this economy is as much about keeping inventory lean as it is about boosting sales.

Dan Kiefer

GCCA Launches Cold Chain Directory Mobile App

Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA)

The Global Cold Chain Alliance's new mobile directory app features companies from every sector of the cold chain, including cold storage warehouses, logistics providers, construction companies, and industry suppliers.

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