The Food Shippers of America Blog

Photo Credit: Amazon Amazon to open a new robotics fulfillment center in Virginia, which is part of its efforts to leverage technology to improve efficiency within its supply chain. Amazon …

Many North American food enterprises are adopting generative Artificial Intelligence (gen AI), which is a type of AI that performs tasks like summarizing, answering questions, and classifying data. Such machine …

Trucking activity in the United States slipped again in April as the freight market remained choppy early in the second quarter. Specifically, truck freight tonnage decreased 0.3% after contracting 15% …

Nestlé USA recently opened a new beverage factory and distribution center (DC) in Glendale, AZ. The new facility will produce creamers for several of Nestlé’s go-to brands, including Coffee mate®, …

In the logistics industry, it’s no secret that the relationship between a buyer and their supplier can be riddled with issues like miscommunication and a lack of information. Customers are …

How enterprise yard operations became the silent bottleneck in your supply chain, costing you OTIF and customers. In the high-stakes world of modern supply chains, every second and every percentage …

As others spread doom and gloom or pie in the sky, FTR has held off on crafting major changes to our economic forecasts based on tariff fallout, mostly because of …

Trucking activity in the United States slipped in March, giving back a little more than half of the gain from February. Specifically, truck freight tonnage decreased 1.5% after surging 28% …

The U.S. economy continues to send mixed signals. Inflation remains sticky, fuel prices fluctuate, consumer demand shifts weekly, and long-term forecasts remain murky. For food shippers, these challenges aren’t just …

Thieves targeting freight shipments—sometimes with an emphasis on food shipments—are costing the supply chain up to $35 billion annually and fueling price inflation for consumers. Strategic theft has risen 1,500% …