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USDA Proposes Changes To Allow Frozen Beef Exports From Brazil

The proposed regulation changes would allow the importation of chilled or frozen beef.

360 Quality Pledges Support Of UN Save Food Initiative

The international shipping group that links specialized reefer operators, terminals and stevedores, has joined the United Nations Save Food initiative, which aims to reduce waste in food logistics.

Langdon Buys Eurocentral Warehouse To Expand Cold Storage

Work has already started on converting the interior to temperature controlled, with a frozen chamber and chilled cross-docking area able to handle in excess of 500 pallets per hour.

Supply Chain Visibility

Market For GPS Fleet Management Systems Still Strong

According to an in-depth study by C.J. Driscoll and Associates, the market for GPS fleet management systems is still full of opportunity.

The Week Ahead in 60 Seconds: 'Teaming Up With the JOC on ‘Cool Cargoes’'

Most of you are probably familiar with the Journal of Commerce’s Transpacific Maritime (TPM) conference, held at the beginning of March each year in Southern California. A few years ago, the JOC added a Cool Cargoes track to the TPM program.

Editor-in-Chief, Lara L. Sowinski

FMCSA Releases Study That Says HOS Restart Rule Is Working

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

The release of its long-awaited field study says the new 34-hour restart rule for truck drivers is more effective at combating fatigue than the prior version.

Spread Of Hog Virus Turns Its Focus On Transportation

The focus turns to safety measures for the trucking industry, as transportation vehicles are considered the most likely means of spreading the virus.

Canadian Truckers Get A Pass On Medical Certificates

The FMCSA rule does not apply to commercial drivers' licenses issued by Canadian provinces.

Drivewyze PreClear Now On PeopleNet Onboard Telematics Platforms

It becomes the first weigh station application to be directly integrated into an onboard device.

Rwanda Dairy Industry Gets USAID Funding For Logisitics

The Rwanda milk industry has been given $240,000 by the US Agency for International Development for improving infrastructure in the country's milk collection centers and dairy processors.

MCI Set to Launch New Air-Cleaning Reefer Tech

Maersk Container Industry (MCI)

Maersk Container Industry is partnering with Boston-based technology company Primaira LLC to develop an air cleaning system in Star Cool Integrated refrigerated containers.

The Cold Train Opens Talks On Expansion

Rail service in Washington state ships Apples to 20 different states and Canada.

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