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How the best shippers manage capacity challenges

DAT Solutions

What can shippers do to make their freight attractive to carriers? Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion at the 2018 DAT User Conference in Portland, OR. Based in Pittsburgh, Armada manages supply chains for some of the nation’s largest restaurant chains, with a focus on refrigerated and frozen foods.

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How the best shippers manage capacity challenges

DAT Solutions

What can shippers do to make their freight attractive to carriers? Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion at the 2018 DAT User Conference in Portland, OR. Based in Pittsburgh, Armada manages supply chains for some of the nation’s largest restaurant chains, with a focus on refrigerated and frozen foods.

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Free Food! You're Invited to a BBQ

DAT Solutions

To thank you for making these past 10 years a success, we’ll be handing out free pulled pork sandwiches and sausages here in Portland, OR, at the Jubitz Truck Stop – where DAT got started almost 40 years ago. We’ll be kicking things off at 11am, and we’ll keep going until we run out of food.

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Brokers Sound Off on New Food Safety Rule

DAT Solutions

Rob LaForte, owner of Columbia Fresh Transportation Services, says his transportation management software (TMS) will be a great help in storing and retrieving the documentation required by the new FDA food safety rule. Food and Drug Administration last month. Food and Drug Administration last month.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more. UPS’ eBike electric bike program, activated in Portland, Ore.,

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Regulatory changes brokers can't ignore

DAT Solutions

In a year where capacity has been historically tight, building out carrier networks has been particularly difficult for freight brokers. Sanitary Transportation of Food. It changed the definition of a "shipper" to include brokers and 3PLs, who ultimately could be held responsible for adulterated food. Tax Reform.

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Where Does Most Cargo Theft Happen?

DAT Solutions

Speaking to freight brokers at the DAT User Conference in Portland, OR, Lewis said that increased awareness of the problem has helped to combat theft, and due diligence by brokers plays a role. Compared to 2016, cargo theft dropped by 32% in the second quarter of 2017, according to Keith Lewis, Vice President of Operations at CargoNet.

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