by Staff, on Feb 10, 2025 4:23:42 PM
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation The North American food industry relies heavily on trucking, with approximately 70.5% of food transportation in the United States occurring by truck. That’s why Food …
Read Storyby Staff, on Jan 21, 2025 9:22:26 AM
Trucking is the predominant component to most food chains in North America - and Food Shippers of America (FSA) continuously monitors the trucking marketplace, emerging trends of over-the-road, short-haul, drayage …
Read Storyby Brian Everett, on Jan 20, 2025 10:14:19 PM
Recent trends in the food industry demonstrate that food companies are enhancing their supply chains by focusing on three areas: Improving efficiency, resilience, and visibility. Here are examples of how …
Read Storyby Brian Everett, on Jan 20, 2025 2:39:33 PM
Volatile market forces, labor disputes, and unpredictable weather events are having a negative impact on food companies’ supply chains today. So what can be done to anticipate these forces that …
Read Storyby Staff, on Jan 10, 2025 4:00:19 PM
As devastating wildfires continue to blaze across Southern California, communities face immense challenges in providing aid and resources to those affected. The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is mobilizing to …
Read Storyby Brian Everett, on Jan 3, 2025 3:10:52 PM
Faced with changing market demand in recent years, Kellogg Company split up its businesses into two separate entities in 2023. It tasked one of these new companies, WK Kellogg Co, …
Read Storyby Conrad Winter, on Jan 3, 2025 1:50:21 PM
Considering that 70.5% of food in the U.S. is transported by truck, any impact to trucking costs or capacity impacts food shippers, according to Rebecca Brewster, President and Chief Operating …
Read Storyby Courtney Bloom, on Jan 3, 2025 10:18:44 AM
Trucking activity in the United States contracted in November, according to the American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, just the second decrease since July. “The frustratingly …
Read Storyby Brian Everett, on Dec 23, 2024 3:05:15 PM
What are the biggest issues and areas of interest for those following Food Shippers of America (FSA)? Some of the hottest topics revolve around how to leverage technology to generate …
Read Storyby Brian Everett, on Dec 6, 2024 1:53:43 PM
Food companies may be wrestling with the “Great Breakup” (the trend in the past two years of women leaving their job for more fulfilling work or the workforce altogether), yet …
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