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High-End Perishables Remain a Unique Market

Despite the longevity of such high-end perishables as confectionary, logistics requirements remain untraditional with new sets of challenges.

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Carbon Footprint

Food Logistics Names 2018 Top Green Providers

The annual Top Green Providers list showcases companies that have found new ways to promote sustainability throughout their operations and to their customers.

Green Provider 2018

From Farm to Food Desert: Refrigerated Transport Moves Food to Feed the Hungry

Thermo King Corporation

Corporate social initiative's help to increase access to nutritious foods for communities in need.

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Truckin’ for a Greener Environment

American Trucking Associations (ATA)

It’s not easy, but 3PLs and transportation providers are working toward sustainable fuels.

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Emerging Technologies

Industry 4.0 and Food Manufacturing: Is There a Match?

Many factors are driving food manufacturers to embrace advanced technologies.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port of Long Beach Approves $982 Million Budget

Port of Long Beach

Nearly 70 percent of the spending will be focused on modernization and other construction projects.

Port Of Longbeach

New HR Strategies Create Appealing Work Environment for Fleets

With an ever-growing shortage of new drivers, fleets are finding out quickly that if they’re going to attract and keep the best, they will have to create an appealing work environment.

Mark Murrell

Spot Rates Soar as Load Volume Increases 27 Percent

DAT Freight & Analytics

Spot truckload rates jumped sharply during the week ending June 9 as the number of loads on DAT load boards increased 27 percent while truck posts fell 0.4 percent.

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5 Risks in Cold Chain Management and How to Ensure it Won’t Happen to You

Decklar (formerly known as Roambee)

Despite their best efforts to mitigate risks, cold chains still fail and expose products to risk and companies to substantial losses.

Sanjay Sharma

Dominos Offers Infrastructure Solution

With its new "Paving for Pizza" initiative, Domino's Pizza is offering to fill potholes in towns across the US to ensure a smoother delivery.

Dominos

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Container Spot Rates Drop

Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) lost 2.8 percent as container spot rates on the transpacific and Asia-South America trades went into retreat.

Container Ports

Rail & Intermodal

CP and CN Rail Vamp Up Fleet After Passage of Bill C-49

Canadian National Railway Company

The move has farmers saying it will improve grain transport after a season that saw a series of delays on shipments.

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