Tag: transportation
Perfect downloads, warm pulps, and restricted access
- Trading Assistance
No two carrier claims are identical, but there are recurring themes. For example, when presented with a warm temperature report from a portable recorder, carriers find themselves in an unfavorable position.
Nuro acquires autonomous trucking firm Ike
- General News
Nuro, the autonomous vehicle company piloting grocery delivery services with retailers like Kroger and Walmart, has acquired self-driving truck firm Ike.
USDA report shows the importance of highways to U.S. agriculture
- General News
the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a report, The Importance of Highways to U.S. Agriculture, prepared in close partnership with the Department of Transportation.
Dole expands energy-efficient container fleet
- General News
In cooperation with leasing company, Textainer, Maersk Container Industry (MCI) has entered into an agreement to deliver five-hundred new Star Cool units to Dole Food Company in January 2021.
Dupré Logistics enters produce market with acquisition
- General News
Dupré Logistics has completed its acquisition of Michigan-based TTS Logistics, marking the company’s entry into the specialty produce transportation market.
Digital freight technology fights waste
- General News
The fight against food waste has gotten a lot of attention recently, but any kind of waste is bad business.
Liability and cargo claims
- Trading Assistance
You receive damaged product but the carrier's insurance denies the claim. Who has the liability?
Transportation’s future can seem far away
- Produce Blueprints
When it comes to the future of transportation, the possibilities seem endless, but implementation is a bit more daunting.
Assessing the newest technological advances in transportation
- Produce Blueprints
Mark Petersen, vice president of temperature-controlled transportation at Eden Prairie, MN-based C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. is a fan of the accelerometer.
Avoiding the downsides of transportation technology
- Produce Blueprints
While there is no disputing the pros of high-tech tools in transportation, there are some cons, and privacy is one of them.