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by Staff, on Nov 20, 2024

Starbucks works with 450,000-plus farms that grow the highest quality Arabica coffee in the world. Starbucks works to develop on-farm interventions, share seeds, research and practices across the industry to …

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by Staff, on Nov 20, 2024

Inside a Dollar General DC. The discount retailer is continuing to expand its distribution capabilities in the western United States by opening a new facility in Aurora, Colorado. Dollar General, …

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by Staff, on Nov 06, 2024

Steve Stein, Senior Manager Transportation with Danone, recognizes Scott Dunlap, 1st place winner of the 2024 John J. Murphy Scholarship. One of the tenets of Food Shippers of America (FSA) …

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by Courtney Bloom, on Nov 06, 2024

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.1% in September after rising 1.7% in August. In September, the index equaled 113.2 (2015=100) compared with 115.6 in …

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by Staff, on Oct 18, 2024

Dollar Tree uses rotacart deliveries to service 600+ stores from its DC in West Memphis, Arkansas. In the midst of tremendous growth, Dollar Tree remains committed to its mission: “Giving …

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by Brian Everett, on Oct 18, 2024

Rebecca Brewster of ATRI presented ATRI’s Top Trucking Issues Report in March 2024. What are the top concerns in the trucking industry today? The economy, truck parking, lawsuit abuse reform, …

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by Courtney Bloom, on Oct 18, 2024

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index grew 1.8% in August after rising 0.4% in July. In August, the index equaled 115.8 (2015=100) compared with 113.8 in …

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by Courtney Bloom, on Oct 08, 2024

Food Chain Digest, the official magazine of Food Shippers of America (FSA), announces recipients of the 2024 “Top Food Chain Provider” award. This program highlights motor carriers, freight brokers, third-party …

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by Brian Everett, on Oct 07, 2024

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region as a massive Category 4 hurricane, unleashing widespread destruction across the southeastern United States. The storm has left communities in Florida, …

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by Brian Everett, on Oct 02, 2024

Between Hurricane Helene’s devastation in the Southeast United States and now the International Longshoremen’s Association strike impacting U.S. ports on the East Coast and Gulf Coast, it's been a dramatically …

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