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Congress Considers Suspending Truckers Hours Of Service Rule

The DOT-funding bill bouncing around Congress earlier this year included an amendment to suspend the restart provisions in the 2013 hours of service rule, pending more study on the rule and its impact on safety and efficiency.

A driver enters hours of service information using a Cadec onboard computer.

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Maersk Line Announces January Rate Increase And Surcharge

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Both the general rate increase and the peak season surcharge will take effect GRI Jan. 15, 2015.

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Food/Bev Cannot Ignore E-Commerce Challenges

A report in today’s Business Insider notes that groceries are the biggest untapped opportunity for e-commerce, and claims the online grocery market will witness a 21 percent compound annual growth rate from 2013 through 2018.

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Amazon Enters Restaurant Takeout Delivery Service

The service only appears to be live in Amazon's hometown of Seattle for now, but you can be certain that the company has much larger ambitions than food delivery in a city with 650,000 residents.

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Victorville, Calif. To Expand Southern California Logistics Airport

In 2010, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group completed its manufacturing and warehouse facility at SCLA, which now serves the company’s entire West Coast beverage-consuming demand. M&M/Mars also relocated its refrigerated candy warehouse operation to SCLA in 2011.

Transportation Insight Named Fastest-Growing Private Company In Charlotte Region

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Maersk Line To Close Pacific Shipping Service

In a notice advising customers of the decision, Maersk Line said the overall trans-Pacific trade and its TP5 service between North China, South Korea and Japan to the West Coast had provided unprofitable results for nine out of the last 10 years.

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Chick-fil-A Launches Mobile Payment Nationwide, Pilots Mobile Ordering

The national rollout in all Chick-fil-A restaurants, with the exception of licensed locations, marks the official launch of the Atlanta-based restaurant chain's mobile payment system.

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Pomegranates, Not Opium: Afghanistan’s Hope And Challenge

Pomegreat, the U.K.-based juice company, signed a multimillion pound supply agreement with the Kabul-based Omaid Bahar Fruit Processing Co. to buy 1,000 tons of pomegranate concentrate.

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Taylor Farms Deploys Wind Turbine To Power Vegetable Processing

The 398-foot turbine came online November 18th and will help power the shipper’s vegetable processing facility in Gonzales, Calif.

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Chinese E-Commerce Firm To Sell Fresh Food

The online retail market in China has become sophisticated with more and more Chinese consumers actively shopping online.

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Air Freight Rebounds To 2010 Levels

International Air Transport Association (IATA)

Air freight demand, measured in freight ton kilometers (FTK), rose 5.4 percent in October compared to October 2013.

Measured in freight ton kilometers (FTKs), demand increased 5.0 percent in July 2016, compared to July 2015. This was the fastest pace in almost 18 months. Freight capacity measured in available freight ton kilometers (AFTKs) increased by 5.2 percent year-on-year, outstripping demand and keeping yields under pressure.

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