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The Shippers Group has opened a second distribution site in Richmond, VA. The new site is now fully operational with more than 437,000 square feet of space, bringing their total DC space nationwide to more than five million square feet. 

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Abbott Nutrition Recognizes Star Distribution Systems as the 2018 Less Than Truckload #LTL Provider Of The Year!

Visit https://www.facebook.com/StarDistributionSystemsInc/photos/a.2038957399684025/2339639286282500/?type=3&theater to view the full article online.

The Shippers Group has moved to its new distribution facility in Hutchins, TX. The new 560,000-square-foot distribution facility is now home to TSG's corporate headquarters. Located just minutes from downtown Dallas, the new facility boasts 89 dock doors, secured yard, Union Pacific Railroad service and room for cooler space.       

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Geotab
Fleets based in Canada will spend the next year transitioning to ELDs under the Department of Transport Ministry's new Transport Canada ELD mandate. Currently bus and truck drivers in Canada are required to self-report their drive and rest times, but all are tasked with completing the transition to ELD use by June 2021.

Visit https://www.geotab.com/blog/transport-canada-eld-mandate/ to view the full article online.

Supermarket News
Walmart has quietly rolled out a new subscription-based delivery service dubbed "Delivery Unlimited" that gives customers the option of paying a $98 yearly, or $12.95 monthly fee for same-day delivery instead of the $9.95 per order fee already in place. The pilot program is currently being run in Houston, Miami, Salt Lake City and Tampa, FL. 

Visit https://www.supermarketnews.com/online-retail/walmart-tests-no-limit-online-grocery-delivery-service to view the full article online.

DC Velocity
For more than 135 years, The Kroger Co. has been an innovator and leader in the retail grocery industry. Founded in Cincinnati, OH, in 1883, and now operating in 35 states, Kroger was the first grocer to open its own bakery and the first to sell both meat and groceries within the same store.

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FoodDive
Food texture has usually taken a back seat to taste and smell, but hailed as the "final frontier" by Popular Science magazine, the demand for maintaining texture is making huge impacts in the restaurant and retail grocery industries.

Visit https://www.fooddive.com/news/maintaining-mouthfeel-the-challenge-of-preserving-food-texture-on-the-shel/557085/ to view the full article online.

Supply Chain Drive
Though insurance can cover a variety of unplanned warehousing, transport and manufacturing spend, some companies are setting aside large sums of cash to cover for unplanned or expedited freight issues.

Visit https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/the-latest-supplier-insurance-trend-a-rainy-day-freight-fund/557626/ to view the full article online.

FreightWaves
A recent survey, compiled by the Alliance for Driver Safety & Security, also known as the Trucking Alliance, found that thousands of truck driver applicants were slipping through the federal drug screening process. The Alliance surveyed more than 151,000 pre-employment drug tests and found that while more than 94% passed hair analysis and urinalysis tests, the rest failed one or both screenings.  

Visit https://www.freightwaves.com/news/carrier-drug-survey-reveals-need-to-purge-300000-drivers to view the full article online.

Logistics Management
According to a recent report by Los Angeles-based industrial real estate firm CBRE, since 2015 warehouse demand has outpaced construction and development despite there being more than 255 million square feet of warehouse space currently under construction. Warehouse rents have also risen nearly 20% for the same time period. 

Visit https://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/cbre_research_shows_ongoing_demand_leads_construction_of_new_warehouses?utm_source=TWIL&utm_medium=NLT to view the full article online.

TransPlace Blog
With more than half the year under our belts, the Transportation TIP List notes highlights and trends for this week including HOS rule changes, cross border shipping challenges and other transportation news.

Visit https://logisticallyspeaking.transplace.com/2019/07/10/transportation-tip-list-week-of-july-7th-2019/ to view the full article online.

Transport Topics
An interactive map detailing the Top 100 For-Hire Carriers in North America.

Visit https://www.ttnews.com/articles/interactive-map-where-2019-top-100-hire-carriers-are-north-america to view the full article online.

Supermarket News
With a rapidly diversifying population in the U.S., grocers are responding to the needs of a multicultural America by tailoring their produce and prepared foods sections and expanding their cafe offerings.

Visit https://www.supermarketnews.com/consumer-trends/how-raise-shopping-experience-multicultural-consumers to view the full article online.

John Murphy was one of the long-standing members of the Food Shippers of America organization both as a food manufacturer and as the Executive Director. John spent more than 40 years in the transportation industry of which the last half was at The Borden Food Company where he retired in 1995. Upon retiring from Borden, John spent 14 years as the Executive Director of Food Shippers of America.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/fud-nwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=569889&issueID=60950 to view the full article online.

Thank you to all our members for your support!

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Registration for the 65th Annual Food Shippers of America Conference, scheduled for Feb. 23-25, 2020, at the JW Marriott Grand Lakes Orlando, FL, opens soon!

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SupplyChain247
Whether it’s the Smart Assist on your desktop or the Facebook algorithm that curates your news, automation, AI, and machine learning are transforming how we live, work and create business in myriad ways.

Visit https://www.supplychain247.com/article/5_ways_artificial_intelligence_will_transform_your_business/one_network_enterprises?oly_enc_id=6355F6961723F8Z to view the full article online.

Global Trade
Temperature controlled logistics provider Lineage Logistics was recognized this week by the U.S. Department of Energy's Better Plants Program for its utilization of machine-learning technology known as "flywheeling."

Visit http://www.globaltrademag.com/global-trade-daily/lineage-logistics-recognized-for-exemplary-energy-management-project/ to view the full article online.

Food Processing
In collaboration with OpenSc – a blockchain platform that traces food back to the farm it originated from – Nestlé announced a "new ground in supply chain transparency" beginning with milk produced in New Zealand bound for the Middle East.

Visit https://www.foodprocessing.com/industrynews/2019/nestle-blockchain-pilot/ to view the full article online.

Grocery Dive
With sales of deli prepared foods topping $12 billion in 2018, grocers are looking to add more specialty prepared items to their e-commerce business. But moving from grab-and-go foods like ready-to-bake pizza and rotisserie chicken to made-to-order items is a bit more complicated.

Visit https://www.grocerydive.com/news/as-e-commerce-rises-grocers-grapple-with-prepared-food-delivery/556655/ to view the full article online.