Efficiency and timing are crucial for any company in the food and beverage industry. Managing a facility with product coming in and out can be a difficult task without the proper solution. To help streamline processes and increase productivity, food logistics professionals can utilize technology solutions such as GPS fleet…
OMAHA, Neb., Sep 29, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) — ConAgra Foods, Inc., CAG, -0.89% announced today the appointment of David Biegger as Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer, effective Monday, Oct. 5. “We are pleased to welcome Dave to ConAgra,” said ConAgra CEO Sean Connolly. “He has a wealth…
VAN BUREN, Ark., Sep 29, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) — USA Truck, Inc. USAK, +1.85% a leading capacity solutions provider headquartered in Van Buren, AR, announced today the appointment of Martin Tewari to the newly created position of President – Trucking, effective September 30, 2015. Mr. Tewari will be responsible for…
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the 22nd Annual Surveys of Third-Party Logistics Provider (3PL) CEOs, sponsored by Penske Logistics, revealed that 3PL CEOs are confident about the current state and future revenue growth potential of both their companies and the regional 3PL industries. The annual surveys, which this…
The latest plans for high-speed rail service call for slower trains through the Dallas-Fort Worth region and would include a station near Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The proposal would bring passengers from downtown Fort Worth to Arlington along the Interstate 30 corridor, then extend near the airport. Service then would…
Add diesel to the commodities flooding global markets from China. The nation exported a record volume of the fuel last month after already shipping unprecedented amounts of steel and aluminum overseas. The weakest economic growth since 1990 is sapping domestic demand for commodities, while refineries, mills and smelters grapple with…
If there’s a solution to the long-term shortage of truck drivers, it will take a supply chain to find it, a leading trucking executive suggested last week. Shippers and carriers need to work together to build a bigger driver pool, and they’re facing serious demographic headwinds. “The problem is going…
As trucks have become more advanced, transportations companies are increasingly in need of technicians with computer skills. But truck operators say negative perceptions of the industry are making it difficult to compete for tech-savvy talent. “As a society we do not place a value on [this] type of profession,” said…
The trucking industry is in crisis for one simple reason: It cannot find enough people to sit behind the wheel. The American Trucking Assns., a trade group, estimates that trucks carry more than 67% of the country’s total freight by weight. Trucking is the nation’s most important mode of commercial…
Schneider has named Mark Rourke executive vice president and chief operating officer for the Green Bay, Wisconsin-based trucking and logistics service provider. Rourke will be responsible for day-to-day operations of all of the company’s freight services in North America, Schneider CEO Chris Lofgren said in a statement Sept. 17. Rourke has been with…
