This is an excerpt from the March 9, 2021 edition of Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletter. Subscribe here.
Good afternoon. Medically Necessary is a newsletter by Matt Blois about the health care supply chain — how we get drugs, devices and medical supplies to health care providers and patients.
Getting a vaccine at work funnels shots to people who need them most
This fireside chat recap is from Day 3 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 3 focuses on food and consumer packaged goods.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Sustainability in global supply chain management
DETAILS: Matt Waller and John Tyson discussed sustainability in the global protein supply chain. They dove into Tyson Foods’ vision of sustainability in the protein supply chain, including how carriers and suppliers can collaborate to achieve this vision.
SPEAKER: Tyson, chief sustainability...
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The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, the COVID-19 relief bill working through Congress may be the vehicle through which pension reform happens for multiemployer pension plans, including those of Yellow and ABF Freight. Plus, a strong freight market led to a record quarter for XPO, and Uber Freight posts revenue growth in Q4.
Legislative fix?The COVID-19 relief bill could serve as a vehicle to bail out multiemployer pension funds,...
John Tyson, chief sustainability officer of Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN), is scheduled to kick off Day Three of Global Supply Chain Week, Feb. 24. Tyson will discuss sustainability in global supply chain management with Matt Waller, dean of Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas.
FreightWaves’ eight-day, virtual supply chain event will stream live from Feb. 22 through March 3. Feb. 24 focuses on food and consumer packaged goods (CPG) throughout supply chains.
This is not an...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/global-supply-chain-week-day-3-preview-food-and-cpg
The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, DB Schenker, a leading global logistics player, has its eye set on conquering the U.S. Plus, U.S. Xpress’ CEO sees big things coming for its Variant division, and flatbed operator Daseke reports earnings and issues a mixed outlook for 2021.
A new North American player?After decades operating a major international freight and warehousing business in the U.S., the logistics division of German rail...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-daily-dash-db-schenkers-us-plans-variants-growth
COVID-19 has disrupted supply chains but perhaps none more significantly than food and beverage (F&B). A report late last month from Resilience360, a product of DHL, found that the shutdown of manufacturing plants, changing consumer behaviors and price increases have altered F&B supply chains, at least in the near term and perhaps for the long term.
“The pandemic has exposed the vulnerabilities of an industry historically reliant on manual labor,” the report, “COVID-19 exposes vulnerabilities in...
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The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, at least one analyst believes the truckload sector is ready to run in the second half of 2020. Plus, Amazon gets approval for drone delivery, Dallas is the new center of the autonomous world, and what to know to get through a visit from an insurance underwriter.
Truckload earnings shine brightAt least one analyst believes in the truckload market. An analyst with UBS (NYSE: UBS) has raised his...
The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, Hurricane Laura recovery is ongoing, but a lack of trucking capacity could hamper efforts. Plus, Tyson Foods is stepping up its relief efforts and spot rates could benefit from the hurricane.
Recovery on delay?A tight trucking market could hamper recovery from Hurricane Laura, SONAR data shows. Relief efforts are greatly dependent on transportation of supplies into the disaster zones. With carrier...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced food companies, along with trucking and relief groups, to pivot to how they normally respond to natural disasters like Hurricane Laura.
Tyson Foods (NYSE:TNS) is providing more than 1 million meals, as well as ice and other supplies, to areas hardest hit by the hurricane.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tyson Foods would utilize its specialty-outfitted 53-foot trailer that includes cooking supplies, charcoal, grills, tents and utensils to set up a remote cooking...
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Food companies, including Weston Foods, Schreiber Foods and Tyson were among 12 companies that earned top Shipper of Choice awards this year
Weston Foods
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when consumers were panic-buying food products, Weston Foods, a family-owned company headquartered in Etobicoke, Ontario, stepped up to recognize its carriers that were on the frontlines delivering essential goods throughout Canada and the U.S.
As businesses and states sought to curb the spread of the...