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Sysco Buys US Foods for $3.5 Billion

Sysco, with annual revenue of about $44 billion, is the largest operator in the U.S. food distribution business, with US Foods in the No. 2 spot.

Inventure Foods Invests $4 Million In Freezing Technology

The snack maker and food processor will buy two individually quick frozen (IQF) freezing tunnels for $3.9 million next year.

OOIDA Files Lawsuit Against the California Air Resources Board

California Air Resources Board (CARB)

Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association seeks an injunction saying the Truck and Bus Regulation is unconstitutional and discriminates against out-of-state truckers.

Electrification

Arrested For 'Stealing' Electricity for Electric Car?

Decatur, Georgia, man is considered the first electric-car owner to be arrested for charging from an outlet without consent.

Chinese Billionaire Pledges $10 Billion For Ukrainian Port

Wang Jing is the same businessman behind a $40 billion plan to cut a canal through Nicaragua.

ABF Freight To Close 30 More Service Terminals

The next 22 consolidations are scheduled for the first part of the new year.

NY/NJ Port Authority Official Resigns Over Controversy

The agency’s director of interstate capital projects David Wildstein leaves over the controversy over unannounced lane closures on the George Washington Bridge.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port Everglades Gets First Fruit Shipment From Peru

Port Everglades

South American grapes and blueberries could reach some U.S. markets quicker under a new pilot program bringing fruit to south Florida port.

Florida Logistics Center Gets USDA Approval for New Cold Chain Tech

New treatment process stabilizes the cold chain integrity by exposing fruits and vegetables to a more uniform temperature, vastly improving the quality of the products.

Oregon Representative Proposes to Raise Gas Tax

The legislation would nearly double the current federal gas tax, the tax traditionally used to pay for federal transportation projects.

Port of Olympia Starts Dredging Projects

This is the first significant dredging at the Port of Olympia in more than 30 years.

Third Party Logistics Services -- All Modes of Transportation

Mode Transportation

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