Packer Insight — ELD and cold blueberries

National editor Tom Karst and staff writer Ashley Nickle discuss the latest 90-day delay for produce shippers on the ELD mandate and how blueberries fared in some recent cold weather.

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September 23, 2022 03:02 PM

National editor Tom Karst and staff writer Ashley Nickle talk about the latest 90-day delay granted to produce shippers regarding the electronic logging devices mandate and discuss how blueberries fared in some recent cold weather.

MORE: UPDATED: Produce haulers get another 90-day electronic logging waiver

MORE: Cold clips Georgia blueberries

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