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How Data Metrics Revolutionizes Lift Truck Management

Improved management driven by telemetry enables fleet right sizing.

Lift truck management software allows Southern Wine & Spirits to monitor the efficiency of a Landoll lift truck.

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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.

AGRO Merchants Group to Build Temperature-Controlled Facility at Port of Houston

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Plans call for the new cold storage facility at Bayport to be a multi-use building that will include state-of-the-art warehouse space to handle storage and the import and export of chilled and frozen meat, fish, poultry, fruits and vegetables.

UPS Invests in Deliv to Boost Last-Mile Capability

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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.

Port Of Oakland Develops Continuity Plan Following Outer Harbor Terminals Lease Termination

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If the bankruptcy court approves the lease termination agreement, Outer Harbor Terminal will close April 29.

The Port has developed a continuity plan to move ships and cargo to adjacent terminals when Outer Harbor Terminal closes. It has worked with other terminal operators to relocate ships and cargo from Outer Harbor Terminal. It has also implemented a $1.5 million Transition Assistance Program to extend gate hours at Port terminals.

Sysco Corp. Seeks To Acquire European Foodservice Leader Brakes Group For $3.1 Billion

The deal is subject to customary regulatory review by European Union competition authorities, but the companies expect to complete the transaction before the end of Sysco’s fiscal year in July 2016.

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Trucking Firms Press Congress To Prevent Driver Lawsuits Over Back Pay

In recent years, thousands of truck drivers have sued the large trucking companies that employ them, claiming in class action cases they are owed back pay for time spent refueling, taking meal and rest breaks or loading shipments.

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Merged Rivals Launch China Cosco Shipping Corp. To Battle Downturn

Created from the state-driven merger of rivals China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company and China Shipping Group, China Cosco Shipping Corporation (COSCOCS) will control one of the world's largest fleets of dry bulk vessels, container ships and oil tankers.

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Customized Brokers Set To Clear Perishables Entering Port of Charleston, S.C. Pending Expansion Of Cold Treatment Program

This development would indicate an expansion of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) cold treatment pilot program that has previously been rolled out in South Florida and in Savannah, Ga.

Blueberries from Peru are inspected by Crowley Fresh employees after being cold treated for pests.

Google Launches Fresh Grocery Deliveries In California

The service is part of Google Express, which partners with retailers in some U.S. cities to deliver goods to consumers within hours of an order.

Google said it would begin delivering produce, meat, eggs and other perishable goods on Wednesday in parts of San Francisco and Los Angeles. The service is part of Google Express, which partners with retailers in some U.S. cities to deliver goods to consumers within hours of an order.

Emerging Technologies

IBM Develops Blockchain Technology To Make Businesses More Efficient, Including Food Supply Chain

The company is launching what it’s calling “blockchain-as-a-service,” or a set of tools for "creating, deploying, running, and monitoring blockchain applications on the IBM Cloud.”

IBM has announced that it is working to make blockchain technology—which was refined and popularized by the digital currency bitcoin—easier for businesses to use for financial and non-financial purposes, including delivering food.

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