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COVID-19 Virus is expected to reduce meat selection and raise prices

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Company spokesman Gary Mickelson said the Tyson family thought it was important to explain their perspective. The viral outbreaks have persisted despite efforts by the meat companies to keep workers at home with pay if they become sick. And Smithfield Foods halted production at its plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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26 warehouse pros reveal the most important factors to consider when moving to an automated warehouse

6 River Systems

As warehouses embrace technology to optimize the supply chain and reduce fulfillment costs , many companies are considering making the move to an automated warehouse. Tom and his employees have helped thousands of companies discover the easy way to self-certify their forklift operators in-house. Rupy Sawhney.

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Trucking Market Update and 2020 Q1 Freight Outlook

Zipline Logistics

A swath of trucking companies were forced to close their door permanently in 2019 as their revenues were slashed and talk of recession intensified. Through just six months of 2019, approximately 640 trucking companies went bankrupt, according to data from Broughton Capital LLC. Trucking Insurance Costs on the Rise.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 19-23, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Apple in talks with miners to secure cobalt supplies: sources (Reuters). The company went with the lowest bidder and switched logistics service providers in the UK from food delivery specialists Bidvest Logistics to DHL. States eye bills to suspend ELD enforcement, ask Congress for mandate repeal (Commercial Carrier Journal).