Tag: transportation
Nuro acquires autonomous trucking firm Ike
- General News
Nuro, the autonomous vehicle company piloting grocery delivery services with retailers like Kroger and Walmart, has acquired self-driving truck firm Ike.
USDA report shows the importance of highways to U.S. agriculture
- General News
the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a report, The Importance of Highways to U.S. Agriculture, prepared in close partnership with the Department of Transportation.
Dole expands energy-efficient container fleet
- General News
In cooperation with leasing company, Textainer, Maersk Container Industry (MCI) has entered into an agreement to deliver five-hundred new Star Cool units to Dole Food Company in January 2021.
Dupré Logistics enters produce market with acquisition
- General News
Dupré Logistics has completed its acquisition of Michigan-based TTS Logistics, marking the company’s entry into the specialty produce transportation market.
Digital freight technology fights waste
- General News
The fight against food waste has gotten a lot of attention recently, but any kind of waste is bad business.
Liability and cargo claims
- Trading Assistance
You receive damaged product but the carrier's insurance denies the claim. Who has the liability?
Transportation’s future can seem far away
- Produce Blueprints
When it comes to the future of transportation, the possibilities seem endless, but implementation is a bit more daunting.
Assessing the newest technological advances in transportation
- Produce Blueprints
Mark Petersen, vice president of temperature-controlled transportation at Eden Prairie, MN-based C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. is a fan of the accelerometer.
Avoiding the downsides of transportation technology
- Produce Blueprints
While there is no disputing the pros of high-tech tools in transportation, there are some cons, and privacy is one of them.
Electric trucks by 2040 part of Walmart’s regenerative company goals
- Featured
Building on more than 15 years of sustainability leadership, Walmart today announced it is doubling down on addressing the growing climate crisis by targeting zero emissions across the company’s global operations by 2040.