Food Chain Digest, the official magazine of Food Shippers of America (FSA), announces the 2022 “Top Food Chain Providers.”

The Top Food Chain Provider program highlights third-party logistics companies (3PLs), freight brokers, motor carriers, rail/intermodal and maritime companies (ocean carriers and port authorities) that excel in capabilities and service to food transportation, logistics, distribution and supply chain management, according to Brian Everett, group publisher and editorial director of Food Chain Digest.

“Food shippers rely upon their logistics partners and carriers to help manage a productive, efficient and seamless food chain,” said Everett. “A common theme for the companies on the 2022 list is that they have been providing significant value to food shippers at a time when demand in all modes has been surging while the people and assets needed to move and store goods and materials remain scarce. This program highlights providers that are helping shippers successfully navigate through their food chain challenges and accomplish their business goals.”

According to Everett, this is the first year that Food Chain Digest has deployed this recognition program to serve as a resource to food shippers as they secure partners and capabilities in managing their supply chain strategy and execution.

Here’s how the program works: First, nominations were made by food chain providers and reviewed by the staff of Food Chain Digest. Requirements of all candidates are that they are a 3PL, freight broker, motor carrier, rail/intermodal provider, or maritime company that generate at least U.S. $5 million in gross global sales. These nominations were evaluated based upon value provided to food shippers, achievements accomplished in the last 12-18 months, and solutions that have helped to solve a business problem of food shippers.

Next, nearly 6,000 participants in the food industry voted for the nominated companies that had the strongest reputation and value in the food chain technology segment. As part of the process, companies earning an adequate volume of votes are validated, which helped to identify the companies named to the list.

Recipients named to the list are:

• Advanced Transportation Services
• Allen Lund Company,
• Alliance Shippers
• Arrive Logistics
• Bay & Bay Transportation
• Becker Logistics
• BlueGrace Logistics
• Burns Logistics
• C.A.T. Global
• Capstone Logistics
• Challenger Trucking
• Continental Express
• Coyote Logistics
• DVL Express
• Echo Global Logistics
• Flo Trans
• Frozen Food Express
• FST Logistics
• Hub Group
• J.B. Hunt Transport
• Kam-Way Transportation
• Koch Companies
• Kriska Holdings Limited
• New Legend
• Odyssey Logistics & Technology
• Old Dominion Freight Line
• Penske Logistics
• PLM Fleet
• Ruan Transportation Management Systems
• Savage Sweets
• Sethmar Transportation
• Sunstate Carriers
• Surge Transportation
• Syfan Logistics
• The Raymond Corportation
• The Shippers Group
• Transportation Insight
• Tucker Freight Lines
• Uber Freight
• Werner Enterprises
• XTL Transport

Interested in Learning More?

Read more about the companies named to the 2022 "Top Food Chain Providers" list in Edition 3 of 2022 of Food Chain Digest magazine, which will be available for download on October 26.