More than 70 of the US’s leading food and agricultural associations have sent a letter urging Congress to include the Safe, Flexible and Efficient (SAFE) Trucking Act, H.R. 3488 as an amendment to the highway reauthorization legislation, which is expected to be brought before the full House of Representatives this week.
The 2016 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE), held January 26-28 in Atlanta, will host a Poultry Handling and Transportation “Train the Trainer” workshop and the second annual Technical Seminar for Maximizing the Efficiency of the Poultry industry.
Congress will consider a measure that would allow states to increase the gross vehicle weight limit on commercial trucks if they are properly equipped with six axles and meet the same safety standards as trucks currently allowed on interstate highways.
The dairy industry commended US Rep. Reid Ribble, R-WI, for introducing the Safe, Flexible and Efficient Trucking Act in the US House of Representatives last week.
Getting products to retailers is increasingly an uphill battle for consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies as 80 percent of CPG supply chain leaders say transportation is now their greatest worry, according to a new report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)and the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA).
The International Dairy Foods Association and National Milk Producers Federation have submitted comments to FDA regarding the proposed rule on the sanitary transportation of human and animal food.