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Eddie Lund has been promoted to president of Allen Lund Co., the transportation company his father founded in 1976.

Black Gold Farms, Grand Forks, N.D., has formed Horizons Logistics LLC to overcome increasing challenges of finding reliable transportation.

The Allen Lund Co. has hired Andy Shoemaker as director of perishable logistics.

The latest truck rate report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows generally adequate supplies to meet demand.

Adequate to surplus truck availability for fresh produce shipping districts was reported in early November.

Ocean transportation costs are going up, and that will translate to slightly higher delivered costs for Latin American produce hitting U.S. shores.

The final compliance deadline for mandated electronic logging devices in U.S. trucks will arrive Dec. 17.

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.

Integrated Fresh Solutions, Swedesboro, N.J., has promoted Matt Christ to vice president of business development.

The Allen Lund Co., La Canada Flintridge, Calif., has acquired Des Moines Truck Brokers Inc.