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Kroger Expands Home Delivery to Half of its Stores

More than half of Kroger stores will offer home delivery through its Instacart partnership starting Thursday.

Kroger

ATRI Research Quantifies Benefits of Hours-of-Service Flexibility: Reduced Driving Time and Lower Costs

American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)

The American Transportation Research Institute released the results of a new analysis on the potential benefits of allowing commercial drivers additional flexibility when they take required hours-of-service breaks.

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Truckload Capacity Tightens Ahead of Labor Day Holiday

DAT Freight & Analytics

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Software Solutions

How to Ensure Food Safety in Transit With Smart Sensors

With complex requirements for food safety during transport and storage, it’s no surprise that even the most well-regarded and established brands can be tarnished by illnesses resulting from defects in the shipping chain.

Paul Washicko

Continuous Gains in Efficiency Ensure Diesel Power is a Technology of Choice for Tomorrow’s Commercial Trucks

Diesel Technology Forum

Diesel technology is projected to retain a dominant role in the future, even as potential grows for new alternative fuels and powertrain options for commercial trucks.

Diesel

Rail & Intermodal

Infinity Transportation Logistics to buy New Next-Generation Refrigerated Intermodal Containers

Infinity Intermodal

ITL is also increasing staff and office space to accommodate the growth and demand.

Infinity Transportation

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Puerto Coronel Focuses on Container Operations to Increase Seafood Exports

The leading port operator in Chile’s central/south region projects a 30 percent growth in shipments of aquatic products, including salmon and frozen mussels, to end the year.

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Driver Shortage Pressures More Restaurants to Buy Local

Restaurants turn to locally-sourced ingredients as U.S. shipping rates jumped 14 percent in the last year.

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Believe You Can: Positive Attitude Reflects on Business Growth

Industry leaders don’t become industry leaders by sticking to what they have always been doing. No matter what, you have to take risks and come up with new ideas and ways of doing things to be competitive.

Mark Murrell

Software & Technology

Viking Cold Solutions’ Thermal Energy Storage Technology Sees Success

Viking Cold Solutions, Inc.

Study confirms 43 percent decrease in energy consumption in an ammonia-refrigerated warehouse with Viking Cold Solutions’ Thermal Energy Storage technology.

Viking Cold Solutions

Ocean Ports & Carriers

First Electric, Autonomous Ship to Set Sail in Norway

The Yara Birkeland is expected to be delivered to Norway in 2020 and will be operational and fully autonomous by 2022.

The Yara Birkeland

Hours of Service Rule to be Reconsidered

Since the ELD mandate has been instated on April 1, the trucking industry has been urging for a change in the hours-of-service rule.

Trucks

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