Search - The Packer

On July 1, U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Falfurrias Checkpoint in Texas arrested two U.S. citizens attempting to smuggle 12 undocumented immigrants in a tractor-trailer load of onions.

Freight brokerage Total Quality Logistics, Cincinnati, has received the “Best in Cargo Security” award for cargo theft prevention efforts.

Companies that supply bananas have encountered numerous supply and transportation difficulties this year, stemming from weather and political issues in various growing regions.

Del Monte Fresh Produce is replacing its East Coast fleet with six container ships that will deliver produce from Central and South America to the U.S.

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

DeltaTrak is introducing two mini loggers that use the same cloud-based dashboard during the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit Oct. 19-20 in Orlando, Fla.

Transportation broker Allen Lund Co., with offices nationwide, is reaching out to western U.S. shippers typically carrying items that could complete holiday meals for needy families.

Emerson is releasing the GO Real-Time Flex Tracker, which monitors the ambient temperatures, relative humidity and pulp temperature readings for fresh produce in transit.

Cincinnati, Ohio-based Total Quality Logistics has provided more than $80,000 in grants to nonprofit groups this year.

C.H. Robinson has acquired The Space Cargo Group, Madrid, expanding its logistics reach with an emphasis on air and ocean shipping.