transportation

Food logistics report says larger carriers poised for greater growth

NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — “The rise in use of multimodal transport and the growth of the organized...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Trading Assistance: Product Allegedly Loaded Warm

All things considered, fresh produce vendors and carriers work pretty darn well together. Reasonable people with an eye toward future...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Trading Assistance: Reefer Download vs. Portable Recorder

All things considered, fresh produce vendors and carriers work pretty darn well together. Reasonable people with an eye toward future...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Albertsons faces lawsuit stemming from fatal truck crash and ELD violations

BOISE, Idaho, July 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The families of three Air Force service members killed in a 2018...

4 years ago 8 minute read

Knight-Swift Transportation enters LTL market with acquisition

PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On Monday, July 5, 2021, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. BB #:343458, acquired 100% of Dothan, Alabama-based AAA Cooper Transportation...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Nature Fresh Farms partners with university on sustainable transportation project

Nature Fresh Farms BB #:274537 joins the University of Windsor in their long-haul vehicle transportation sustainability project to help achieve...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Cargo Produce launches platform to connect international produce supply chain

July 2021 – Starting this month, five exporters of fresh fruits and vegetables from Latin America, which together handle 9,000...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Intergrow Greenhouses leverages own trucking fleet during high freight market

Rates keep going higher and higher, adding difficulty to the already complex produce industry. Intergrow Greenhouses BB #:163234, a farming...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Transportation costs will remain high for years, experts say

The market dynamics that have led to higher transportation costs were a long time coming and won’t quickly be solved....

4 years ago 2 minute read

Lineage Logistics to acquire cold storage division in Europe

NOVI, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Lineage Logistics, LLC {{BB #294667}}, a leading global temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, today announced...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Port Tampa Bay adds Dole, expanding trade with Central America

TAMPA, FL June 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Port Tampa Bay is pleased to welcome the announcement by Dole Fresh...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Albertsons takes delivery of Volvo zero-emission refrigerated trucks

GREENSBORO, N.C., May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Albertsons Companies, BB #:193326 the second-largest grocery chain in the U.S., recently took...

4 years ago 7 minute read

Trading Assistance: Late trucks and financial damages

The Problem Establishing financial damages resulting from a late truck. The Key Point Late claims require proof of failure to...

4 years ago 4 minute read

A broken seal and food safety concerns

Resting easy on the carrier’s dime Absolutes often sound good. For example, a company that states it has “a zero-tolerance...

4 years ago 7 minute read

High truck prices are here to stay

The cost to haul fresh produce keeps rising, and it likely won’t stop this year. The reasons are many, from...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Former Walmart execs secure $10MM to transform fresh produce supply chain

SANTA CLARA, CA / ACCESSWIRE / May 6, 2021 / Hwy Haul, a produce supply chain logistics company started by...

4 years ago 4 minute read

UNFI adds 53 electric reefers to fleet

PROVIDENCE, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–United Natural Foods, Inc. BB #:158953 today announced it is adding 53 all-electric transport refrigerated trailer units (TRUs)...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Truck rates rising with availability crunch

Truck rates for perishables are on the rise thanks to a confluence of many issues. Noah Hoffman, vice president for...

4 years ago 2 minute read

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