Transportation
Western Growers pointed to a lack of lead time for developing and deploying the necessary technology, equipment and infrastructure, as well as the lack of consideration to the cost of compliance, in comments urging the agency to deny a California board’s request to fully implement the rule.
The USDA reported a rise in rates from Idaho to major markets throughout the country.
Cold Connect, a Union Pacific Railroad program that shipped fresh produce and other perishables across the country, has fallen victim to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Refrigerated trucks will help distribute millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine shipments in the months ahead, but the operation isn’t expected to disrupt the produce supply chain.
Truck shortages for produce loads were noted Dec. 9 in multiple regions but rates declined from the previous week, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Company says it will invest $3 million for upgrades to the facility formerly owned by Michigan farmer Mike Stamp.
Crumbling locks and dams jeopardize U.S. ag’s competitive advantage
The North American Free Trade Agreement is in its 23rd year. But there are growing doubts that it will survive through its 24th.
Global food supply chain magazine Food Logistics has named TransKool Solutions to its 2019 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers list.
Opening the door for truckers to go “off the clock” for up to three hours when faced with delays in loading or unloading, new proposed rules on hours of service regulations have been introduced.
Spot shortages of refrigerated produce trucks were noted in the Midwest states in mid-August, but most growing regions reported adequate supply.
Cincinnati-based Total Quality Logistics has been recognized as a 2019 Top 100 third-party logistics firm by Inbound Logistics magazine.
Newfield, N.J.-based RLS Logistics has opened a new food-grade ambient storage facility in Vineland, N.J.
La Cañada Flintridge, Calif.-based Allen Lund Company (ALC) has been named as one of the Los Angeles Business Journal 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies in Los Angeles for 2019.
Logistics company Cruisin’ On Inc., which does business as The Produce Network and Diamond Produce Wholesalers & Packers Inc., faces a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act complaint for unpaid shipments.
The effect of the pandemic on imported supplies of fruits and vegetables in 2020 has been mixed, with vegetables showing stronger growth than fruit.
Vidalia, Ga.-based Generation Farms has created an in-house logistics department.
RLS Logistics, Newfield, N.J., has opened a freight brokerage office in Nashville.
With President Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure investment plans providing breaking news, Jeff Moore of The Tom Lange Co. led a transportation discussion on United Fresh LIVE!
DAT Freight & Analytics has partnered with CleanFleet to offer drug testing compliance services.
The North Carolina State Ports Authority set a new record for refrigerated container volume.
Maglio McAllen, a division of the Fresh Group Ltd., McAllen, Texas, has added consolidation to its list of services offered to produce distributors nationwide.
Choptank has been recognized as a “Best & Brightest Company to Work For” and ranked on the “50 Best Companies to Sell For.”
Port Manatee, Palmetto, Fla., has received approval for an $8.3 million project that will nearly double the size of its dockside container yard.
The 2020 transportation market has had its twists and turns, and the bumpy ride isn’t likely over yet, Bob Rose believes.
Eden Prairie, Minn.-based C.H. Robinson has made a series of tech enhancements to its self-shipping tool Freightquote by C.H. Robinson (freightquote.com).
RLS Logistics, Newfield, N.J., is offering direct-to-consumer fulfillment services at its Terrel, Texas, facility, expanding its ability to serve e-commerce companies across the country.
SFL Cos., a supply chain management and logistics firm specializing in fresh produce and refrigerated goods, is moving to accommodate growth.
While produce shipments from South Carolina encountered a slight shortage of trucks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s June 26 truck rate report found adequate to surplus conditions in other shipping districts.