produce blueprints

There’s no shortage of challenges to deal with in the produce industry—from diseases and pests to political instability and climate...

In business, who you know can be as important as what you know, and the service or product being sold....

Trade associations—alternatively known as industry trade groups, commercial associations, or business associations—are typically nonprofit organizations tasked with educating their members...

This is the first of a multi-part series from Produce Blueprints, in which we explore the role of trade associations...

Is the produce industry still a relationship industry? The answer depends. Many experienced produce veterans have decried how communicating has...

Not everyone is so pessimistic about the lack of commercial truck drivers. Jeff Moore, vice president of sales for Tom...

There are no easy solutions, notes Ed Treacy, vice president of supply chain and sustainability for the Produce Marketing Association...

We’re a long way from Smokey and the Bandit—42 years to be exact. The American Trucking Associations estimates a shortage...

The driver shortage in produce transportation hasn’t hit its breaking point. If it had, produce loads would be left in...

While many can see driverless trucks improving safety on the roads, they can also see plenty of obstacles—including the possibility...

Autonomous trucking offers opportunities for trucks to be more productive, which is especially compelling in the perishables industry with tight...

Michael Miqueli, owner and president of North Bergen, NJ-based San Antonio Broker Services, Inc. BB #:197829 said the role of...

At one time, fuel pricing may have been the single biggest challenge to the trucking industry. It wasn’t so long...

While a future with automated trucking in some form and to some degree seems certain, the idea of removing drivers...

While the technology behind autonomous trucking is certainly moving forward and has major proponents, there are many challenges and years—with...

The first commercial delivery by an autonomous truck took place in October 2016, when an 80,000-pound truck cruised 120 miles—without...

Although many people in Canada and elsewhere may not have heard of the International Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge, Cameron Newbigging of...

The best and worst thing about technology is that it never stops changing. While growers will focus in the next...