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Freight Waves Although trucking prices plateued somewhat in March, they remain at an elevated level over last year, while intermodal rose sharply from February to March. Intermodal prices are now 13 percent higher than last year, possibly a sign that shippers are exploring other options in light of trucking's capacity crunch.
Visit https://www.freightwaves.com/news/economics/trucking-prices-remain-elevated to view the full article online. |
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Food Safety News Recently, the Food and Drug Administration updated its financial guidelines with regard to who qualifies as a small food producer and is thus exempt from Food Safety Modernization Act requirements under the Tester-Hagan amendment. While the guidelines are somewhat complicated, some in the industry appreciate the information.
Visit http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2018/04/more-food-producers-exempt-from-fsma-under-tester-hagen/#.Ws4e7YgbNhE to view the full article online. |
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Food Processing April 6 was the deadline for complying with the Food Safety Modernization Act's Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food Rule. Fortunately, the number of options available for tools geared toward cleaning and sanitizing refrigerated trucks has grown in response to the requirements. Visit https://www.foodprocessing.com/articles/2018/cleaning-sanitizing-food-plants-trucks/ to view the full article online. |
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Bloomberg Although it tightened deadlines just a few months ago, Walmart Inc. has announced that now will allow food and some other types of shipments to arrive a day early at some of its regional distribution centers.
Visit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-11/walmart-relaxes-deadlines-for-some-deliveries-amid-driver-crunch to view the full article online. |
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The New Food Economy Amazon has claimed that because it is a retailer, it is not required to register its Lexington, Kentucky warehouse with the Food and Drug Administration under the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Visit https://newfoodeconomy.org/a-whole-amazon-fda-food-facility-registration-lexington-kentucky/ to view the full article online. |
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Trucks.com While there's little evidence so far that truck drivers are leaving the industry in response to the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, but the mandate already seems to be having an effect on freight rates and productivity. Experts predict that insurance rates are likely to increase for those not in compliance. Visit https://www.trucks.com/2018/03/26/electronic-logging-device-changing-trucking/ to view the full article online. |
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Supply Chain Dive Compliance with the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate is high, with an estimated rate of 97 percent. The question now is what the long-term effect of the mandate will be across industries, experts say.
Visit https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/eld-compliance-CarrierLists-DOL-regulation/520903/ to view the full article online. |
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