The Food Shippers of America Blog

One of the biggest challenges in managing supply chain costs for food shippers? The rising price of fuel. Fears of escalating inflation, trade wars, and global economic uncertainty are driving …

There are many recent world events that have placed extraordinary pressures on food chains. First there’s the war in Ukraine, which is a major exporter of food ingredients (including wheat …

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) announced earlier this month it would hold a hearing on April 26-27 to address recent rail service problems and recovery efforts relating to various Class …

Contract freight was solid in March 2022 and demonstrated the largest sequential gain since May 2020. March truck tonnage rose 3.8% compared with levels at this same time in 2021, …

PepsiCo has accelerated efforts to build a more resilient and sustainable food system, reducing absolute GHG emissions more than 40% by 2030 across entire value chain and pledging to net-zero …

Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves Despite the challenges of the pandemic, Nestlé continues to achieve improvements in organic sales growth through consumer-driven innovation that also strives to reduce the company’s environmental footprint …

The Dow Jones Transportation Average dropped nearly 5% in one of the index’s worst single-day performances in recent years. The 20-stock index fell $771.72 to close the session at $15,51130 …

When he was a teenager, Clyde Coleman got his first experience in logistics in the warehouse where his father worked for Xerox, the imaging giant at the time. “I helped …

The workforce is experiencing significant shifts in the needs of key stakeholders (employees, customers, partners, etc.) and these shifts are forcing companies to better understand the importance of embracing change …

Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) trains were halted Sunday morning (March 20), stalling global shipments of key manufactured goods (including food stuffs, beverages and ingredients) after an impasse in contract negotiations …