Trucks and Trailers
As consulates tighten English requirements amid Department of Transportation English proficiency standards, a new testing bottleneck is leaving growers without vital roles filled.
After months of stepped-up English proficiency enforcement for truck drivers, effects appear mild for the fresh produce industry, but there are things to look for in the year ahead.
There is a lot of rate volatility in the spot market during this time of year as high-value fruit, local conditions and truck availability collide.
Lakovic has worked for the Allen Lund Co. for over five years and has been promoted to the new role.
Paul Nesbit will be the general manager in Des Moines, and Michael Keep will be transferring to the Memphis office as general manager.
Matt Gronostaj and Ben Batten, both previously general managers, will serve as vice presidents of sales and operations.
The Allen Lund Company called the promotion well-deserved for Ellis, who has been with the company since 2017.
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Now farm tractors, combines and sprayers can be configured so there is no impact on engine power for up to 36 hours when a DEF system malfunction occurs, and a farmer has up to 100 engine hours at 25% power reduction before a 50% reduction takes hold.
Carrier Transicold’s update to its Lynx Fleet telematics platform, including the TRU Health feature and support for non-Carrier equipment, offers insight on reefer trucks.
The lifelong athlete and Domex Logistics leader passed away July 3. A celebration of life will be held July 22.
Three members of the Allen Lund Company’s executive team had some major work anniversaries, ranging from 35 to 45 years with the company.
A slow start to produce in California could mean a lower peak in spot truckload rates this summer.
68 items span a John Deere 4640 “one of the nicest I’ve seen,” tractors for every need, utility vehicles ready to run, and an announcement that “could very well change the farm equipment online auction market.”
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.
A year ago, Colo-Pac Produce completed a major cooler expansion that greatly increased its cold storage capacity.
The COVID-19 crisis has increased the desire for greater visibility into all of the fresh food supply chain.
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.
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.
Founded in 1919, John Vena is celebrating a century in business this year with a staff party in the fall plus several innovations.
In late winter and early spring, Ryeco created a new website that features a video of the market with shots from a drone.
Lower pricing in the first quarter more than offset higher volume in transportation services for C.H. Robinson Worldwide.
Hours-of-service regulations for truckers are attracting attention again, with some dead set against any relaxation in the rules and others fighting to give truckers more flexibility.
Truck rates were mostly steady in early July, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s July 2 truck rate report.
Heavy produce shipments combined with unloading delays at retail distribution centers were factors in higher truck rates in mid-March.