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FMCSA Grants Ag Haulers a Five-Year Exemption Permitting New Cargo Securement Techniques

Strawberries are loaded onto a truck Strawberries are loaded onto a truck in Florida. (Mark Elias/Bloomberg News)

Federal regulators have granted a five-year exemption to the Agricultural & Food Transporters Conference of American Trucking Associations, clearing a variety of alternative methods to secure agricultural commodities grouped into large singular units.

Eric Miller | Staff Reporter
April 17, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Romaine Recall Causes Disruption in Trucking Industry

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Romaine lettuce is shipping again after a late November outbreak of E. coli, but only after the federal government began a new round of negotiating with producers for changes in tracking.

Jim Stinson | Staff Reporter
 December 3, 2018
Business, Logistics

Bulk Food Haulers Cliff Viessman Inc., Johnsrud Transport to Merge

Viessman hauler Cliff Viessman Inc.

The owners of two long-established trucking companies specializing in food-grade transportation services — Cliff Viessman Inc. in Gary, S.D., and Johnsrud Transport Inc. in Des Moines, Iowa — have agreed to merge their businesses.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
 October 9, 2018
Business

FDA Plan Costly, Unnecessary, Agricultural Haulers Caution

A proposed federal rule that would toughen requirements for the transport and handling of food would be costly and is unnecessary, trade groups representing food haulers, farmers and distributors said.

August 11, 2014
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