Reefer

Refrigeración constante y eficaz para una cadena alimenticia sin riesgo

Se vienen las festividades más esperadas por los chilenos. El dieciocho XL está a la vuelta de la esquina con la apertura de fondas, donde las personas podrán disfrutar un rato agradable en familia y amigos y festejar las Fiestas Patrias. En estos días es costumbre observar un comercio de alimentos...

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The reefer market isn’t cooling down

Peak retail season may be over, but reefer national average spot rates are breaking above $2.91 per mile.

The refrigerated trucking market continues to demonstrate robust strength into January, buoyed in part by the challenges posed by severe winter weather systems like Winter Storm Cora. Spot rate and tender rejection data reveal a sustained demand for temperature-controlled transportation, underscoring the critical role of reefer trucks in maintaining the integrity of perishable goods during...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-reefer-market-isnt-cooling-down

Data visibility and demand forecasting help eliminate waste in produce delivery 

The defining challenge of transporting perishable goods is providing timely and efficient delivery with as little waste as possible. Due to complex supply chains, the need for temperature control, and fluctuating demand, carriers in the produce sector face increasing pressure to reduce spoilage, improve traceability, and optimize last-mile delivery to meet consumer expectations for freshness and sustainability. 

Through real-time temperature monitoring, predictive analytics, and smart routing,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/data-visibility-and-demand-forecasting-help-eliminate-waste-in-produce-delivery

Retail, CPG industries brace for election results

Latest The Stockout show explores sock puppets

This is how RFK Jr. sees U.S. food regulators. (Image: FWTV)

On Monday’s The Stockout show, which focuses on topics relevant to shippers in the retail and CPG industries, Grace Sharkey and I discussed how the election could impact those sectors. If Trump is elected, the Federal Trade Commission could look much different. That’s of particular importance to the retail industry since the FTC has been especially active in addressing what it considers...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/retail-cpg-industries-brace-for-election-results

Refrigerated market flatlines in the spring

Chart of the Week: Reefer Tender Reject Index, Reefer Truckload Index – USA  SONAR: ROTRI.USA, RTI.USA

The refrigerated (reefer) truckload market has settled after showing signs of destabilizing in front of the broader market last fall.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/refrigerated-market-flatlines-in-the-spring

How Echo Global Logistics is mastering temperature-controlled shipping

From chocolates melting in the heat to pharmaceuticals degrading in the cold, the delicate balance of temperature-controlled shipping is a dance Echo Global Logistics has worked hard to master.

Frank Hurst, Echo’s executive vice president of less-than-truckload, has been a big part of that work. He joined FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Grace Sharkey on a recent episode of The Stockout to discuss some of the challenges in the refrigerated LTL segment, as well as Echo and Roadtex’s road map...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-echo-global-logistics-is-mastering-temperature-controlled-shipping

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