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2018 Food Shippers of America Conference App has been released!
Registered conference attendees can download the app now and enhance your conference experience!
 
Features Include:
  • Attendee Listing
  • Conference Agenda
  • Event Alert Notifications
  • General Conference Guidelines
  • Speaker Listing
  • Sponsor Listing
    • AND MORE!!!

    There will also be a APP help desk located near registration for an onsight assistance you may need!

     
       
    Mike Tamana Freight Lines LLC
          
    Syfan Logistics, Inc.
       
    Mark your Calendar Future FSA Annual Conferences!

    March 11th– March 13th ,2018 – JW Marriott Desert Ridge, Phoenix, AZ.

    March 3rd–  March 5th, 2019 - JW Marriott Desert Springs, Palm Desert CA.

    February 22nd – February 25th 2020 - JW Marriott Grande Lakes, Orlando, FL.

     
    Thank you to our 63rd Annual Conference Sponsors!
     
       
    63rd Annual Food Shippers of America Conference Sponsors for 2018 include:
     
    2018 Conference Agenda
    Read all about it...your 63rd annual conference agenda is here! 
     
    As trucking costs rise, US shippers face difficult choices
    JOC.com
    With the rise in trucking costs, many trucking operators are renegotiating for higher contract rates.
     
    Blockchain’s promise for trucking
    Transport Topics
    Blockchain technology could help transportation companies reduce costs by make bookkeeping easier, among other applications, experts say.
     
    Moving freight to get more expensive for food companies this year
    Reuters
    Food companies have cited increasing transportation costs as a reason for lower profit margins in the last quarter of 2017.
     
       
    WSI
          
    3Gtms
       
    Food Shippers Current Member Companies as of 2/18/18
     
       
     
    FDA’s food safety regulation alters traditional cargo insurance
    Freight Waves
    The Food Safety Modernization Act is having an impact on how food shippers are insured.
     
    You have the need, we have the network.
    Burris Logistics
    Burris Freight Management, a business line of Burris Logistics — provider of customized supply chain solutions — announced that it has acquired Iowa-based, Streamline Logistics. Learn how we can offer you more options in transportation solutions.
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    Red Classic Transportation Services, LLC
          
    Pro Star Logistics
       
    Freight Rates Soar for Small-Business Truckers in January
    Trucks.com
    Experts are expecting freight rates to remain high throughout 2018.
     
    Food prices expected to rise due to ELD mandate
    Freight Waves
    December's ELD mandate has already begun to result in higher food prices.
     
    Aljex Joins Global Leader in Logistics Technology
    Aljex Software, Inc.
    Descartes has worked with Aljex for years to provide end-to-end solutions for the freight broker community in North America. The acquisition integrates the market leading Aljex TMS into the Descartes Global Logistics Network, providing customers with improved shipment tracking and carrier capacity.
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