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Featured In Food Logistics: Options Expand For Cold Transport And Security

Transporters of fresh, refrigerated and frozen food have a plethora of hardware, software and services available to manage and monitor shipments across any distance.

Sensitech’s TempTale RF products integrate the data collection and communication technologies necessary to automate the process of collecting and managing comprehensive time, temperature and location information in a reliable and cost-effective manner.

Featured In Food Logistics: Rising Transportation Costs Raise Stakes For TMS

Food Logistics 2013 reader survey revealed that rising fuel and transportation costs to be the industry’s fourth biggest concern, following improving customer service, food safety and security, and reducing supply chain costs.

Atlanta, Ga.-based Transcore’s CarrierPoint software allows customers to set a “ceiling rate,” the maximum rate they are likely to pay for a shipment on a certain lane.

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Walmart Tests Click And Collect Center

Consumers who want to use the service must first register online with an email address, but Walmart said it will begin extending invitations to try the same-day service via email.

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Loblaw Tests Click And Collect Drive-Thru

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

Loblaws announced earlier this year that it would pilot a click-and-collect program, but a company spokesman did confirm that Richmond Hill will be the first location to offer the new service.

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Woolworths Posts Online Grocery Sales Boom In Australia

The company focused its efforts this year on equipping existing stores to offer "click and collect", where customers can order online and pick up in person. This service is now offered at 202 of its 931 stores around the country.

Firehouse Subs to Achieve Better Supply Chain Visibility with ArrowStream

The fast-growing restaurant chain adds software solution to enhance supply chain and to support growth plan

Carrier Transicold Technology Uses Solar Panels To Maintain Refrigeration Unit Battery Power

Carrier Transicold

A new accessory from Carrier Transicold harnesses the power of the sun to charge transport refrigeration unit (TRU) batteries to maintain peak performance in an environmentally sustainable way.

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U.S. River Freight System Near Breaking Point As Big Harvest Looms

The pressure is building on an inland waterways network that is just one flood, drought or mechanical breakdown from calamity after decades of neglect, industry sources say.

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WTO Lowers Forecast After Sub-Par Trade Growth In First Half Of 2014

World Trade Organization (WTO)

The downgrade comes in response to weaker-than-expected GDP growth and muted import demand in the first half of 2014.

WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo.

EnerSys Zero Battery Change Solution For Lift Trucks Cuts Costs, Boosts Productivity

The EnerSys® Zero Battery Change Solution includes Express® eMAX HF® fast chargers to allow operators to charge their trucks during regularly scheduled breaks, eliminating the need to change batteries while maintaining optimum lift truck performance.

Material Handling Equipment

Electric Forklifts Gain Acceptance, Driven By Sustainability Features

Douglas Battery

Electric Forklifts Cut Emissions, Use Less Energy, Minimize Waste And Maintenance

Legacy batteries and chargers are designed to meet the high power demands of today's industrial equipment, including forklifts, walkies, and AGVs.

HOS Rules and Higher Rates

DAT Freight & Analytics

The Hours of Service rule now requires the restart period to include at least two off-duty periods from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.

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