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The 62nd Annual Conference will be held March 5-7th, 2017, at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Please click here to access Conference registration:
Hotel reservations at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort can be secured using
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Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/fud-nwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=393246&issueID=44558 to view the full article online.
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These are tough times for truckload carriers, and especially smaller trucking companies. Trucking bankruptcies rose in the first quarter, nearly doubling year-over-year. Fuel prices are down, but the costs of drivers, equipment and compliance with U.S. regulations is climbing.
There are still opportunities for growth, however, for smaller trucking operators as well as the largest U.S. fleets. Kottke Trucking, a family-owned business based in Buffalo Lake, Minnesota, seized one such opportunity when it recently acquired competitor Walbon & Company. "We believe smaller companies may have continued long-term issues with success, and we’re trying to gain a little scale to get ahead of those issues," said Kyle Kottke, general manager and grandson of founder Elmer Kottke, who founded the original company in 1938. Visit https://www.joc.com/trucking-logistics/truckload-freight/acquisition-shows-small-truckers-have-room-grow_20160809.html to view the full article online.
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Sponsorship selections are available during the conference registration process. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/fud-nwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=393243&issueID=44558 to view the full article online.
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Two-year-old startup. Being paid for with $3 billion in cash and $300 million in Wal-Mart shares. Unprofitable. Jet founder Marc Lore gains $ and leadership position within Wal-Mart's ranks. Jet.com was designed to compete with CostCo, Wal-Mart and Amazon.
Why? Wal-Mart's CEO Doug McMillon views eCommerce and Amazon's aggressiveness as the company's biggest threats. Visit http://www.furnituretoday.com/blogpost/14444-omnichannel-wal-mart-agrees-acquire-jetcom to view the full article online.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Celadon Trucking has introduced several new features to its FleetWire mobile app, each designed to offer a better experience for its drivers.
Drivers from every company in the Celadon family can now scan and store documents from their mobile device. Visit http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2016/8/9/CeladonaddsnewfeaturestoFleetWiremobileapp.aspx to view the full article online. |
BALTIMORE, MD - MTC Logistics announced today it has earned a recertification through the British Retail Consortium (BRC) under the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) for its Port of Wilmington, Delaware, distribution center – achieving a perfect score.
Said Ernie Ferguson, vice president of sales for MTC Logistics, "The BRC certification is validation of our long-term commitment to providing the highest quality food safety standards through the supply chain solutions we offer. A growing number of retail and food service companies in North America require this independent certification. We initially earned this certification at our Wilmington temperature controlled distribution center in 2014 and are extremely proud that this year’s recertification was awarded with a perfect score."
Said Ernie Ferguson, vice president of sales for MTC Logistics, "The BRC certification is validation of our long-term commitment to providing the highest quality food safety standards through the supply chain solutions we offer. A growing number of retail and food service companies in North America require this independent certification. We initially earned this certification at our Wilmington temperature controlled distribution center in 2014 and are extremely proud that this year’s recertification was awarded with a perfect score."
Visit https://www.ajot.com/news/mtc-logistics-international-temperature-controlled-distribution-center-rece to view the full article online.
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More than $22,500 in awards will be presented, and the top applicant will be invited to attend the conference and accept the award in person.
Eligible applicants are children or dependents (including spouses) of a supply chain department employee whose company's FSA membership dues are current.
If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Newbourne, treasurer, at treasurer@foodshippersofamerica.org
Please use this link to access the John J Murphy 2017 Scholarship Application
Completed applications must be received by December 31, 2016.
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Visit http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20160808-logistics-gives-back/ to view the full article online.
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Cargill Inc. is likely to slow its pace of divestitures in the coming year as a wide-ranging revamp of the agricultural giant starts to show results.
After shedding about $2.4 billion worth of assets in the past year, including pork-processing plants, a steelmaking venture and crop insurance, Cargill aims to run its trading and food-production operations more profitably and invest in businesses where the company can claim a leading position, its chief financial officer said Wednesday. Visit http://www.wsj.com/articles/cargill-records-loss-amid-weak-grains-operations-1470836094 to view the full article online.
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