Fleets Celebrating National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
Each September, National Truck Driver Appreciation Week shines a spotlight on the men and women who keep America’s supply chains moving.| blog.foodshippers.org
Tariffs have become a defining factor in global trade this year, and food companies are among the hardest hit. From rising input costs to disrupted sourcing strategies, the burden of tariffs is reshaping how food manufacturers, processors, retailers and distributors operate their businesses and, ultimately, their supply chains.| Food Shippers Blog
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Retailers are racing to meet rising consumer expectations for speed, and next-day delivery has quickly become the new standard in food and grocery. What was once a premium service is now a competitive necessity, as shoppers expect fresh produce, meal kits, and pantry staples to arrive almost as quickly as they can be ordered. From regional grocers to national food brands, companies are investing in smarter logistics, advanced cold-chain technology, and partnerships with last-mile carriers to ...| Food Shippers Blog
At Starbucks, a premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee with more than 40,000 stores worldwide, every innovation circles back to a straightforward mission: Enhancing the art of coffee while strengthening human connection. The company’s technology isn’t meant to take center stage — it’s built to seamlessly support store partners, freeing them to focus on what matters most: the craft and the customer. The newest example of this philosophy is AI-powered automated counting, a too...| Food Shippers Blog
Each September, National Truck Driver Appreciation Week shines a spotlight on the men and women who keep America’s supply chains moving.| blog.foodshippers.org
We try to address a variety of topics here, so we didn’t plan to revisit English language proficiency (ELP) and related issues this month after diving into it in both August and June. And yet, here we are. As you surely know, a fatal truck crash in Florida on Aug. 12 has crystalized federal officials’ focus on foreign drivers as a critical truck safety problem. As humans, we at FTR obviously care as much about highway safety as anyone, but FTR as an organization does not focus on safety. ...| Food Shippers Blog
