In January, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was passed and signed into law. The bill increases the Food and Drug Administration’s authority over food recalls. It allows the FDA to require food producers to have safety plans and enhances the FDA’s ability to improve the safety of imported foods. The bill, however, does not include any funding provisions to implement the law, estimated at $1.4 billion over five years… Continue reading
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- Open Mile Raises $6M Series B Round for Online Freight Transportation Brokerage
- SAP UNVEILS FUTURE OF ANALYTICS: REAL-TIME, MOBILE, SOCIAL
- UPS Expands Throughout Asia Its Expedited Ocean Freight Service
- UPS Clearing the Air with New LNG Tractors
- FedEx Express Adds Early Morning Freight Delivery Option for Customers
- CHEMLOGIX GLOBAL EXPANDS ISO
The events unfolding in Libya are troubling on multiple fronts, especially the violence against protesters. And the unrest is now impacting the oil markets, since Libya is an important supplier of crude oil. According to an article in today’s Wall Street Journal, “the oil market is bracing to lose most or all of the country’s estimated 1.3 million barrels a day of exports. Much of that oil is of… Continue reading
It’s probably dead on arrival, but President Obama’s recent proposal to spend $53 billion on passenger trains and high-speed rail projects over the next six years strikes me as a particularly bad investment. Improving the rail infrastructure for freight, however, could have a real payback.
High-speed rail is almost always designed for passenger travel (one exception is the French mail service La Poste which owns a few special… Continue reading
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Guest Commentary: Have You Discovered Rate Curves Yet?
What is a rate curve? If you do not know the answer to this question or only have a vague notion of what the term means, then you are missing out on a relatively simple, but powerful freight management tool. Don’t feel bad if you are nonplussed; in our experience many practitioners are unfamiliar with the concept.
When used in conjunction with the analytics of a good transportation management… Continue reading
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