IFDA in the News

Staff and IFDA members are pleased to assist members of the media who are covering the foodservice distribution industry. For media inquiries, please contact Meghan Cieslak, mcieslak@ifdaonline.org.

• Total FoodService: IFDA Research Finds Foodservice Distribution Industry Pay Still Competitive
• Heavy Duty Trucking: Food Distribution Drivers Make More on Average than Rest of the Industry
• The Produce News: Industry Viewpoint: The case for upgrading trucks
• Foodservice Equipment Reports: IFDA Touts Industry Salaries in New Report
• Truckers News: Foodservice association adds 63 drivers to hall of fame
• DC Velocity: Survey: foodservice distribution drivers earn higher wages than other truckers
• Markets Insider: New IFDA Research Finds Foodservice Distribution Industry Hourly Compensation Remains Highly Competitive
• Rocky Mount Telegram: Local truck driver honored by association
• Echo Press: Bob Linow of Alexandria was inducted into the Truck Driver Hall of Fame. 
• Caldwell Journal: IFDA Announces The 2019 Class Of The Truck Driver Hall Of Fame: Granite Falls Resident Richard Holloway Inducted
• ​Food Logistics: Food Logistics visits the exhibitors at IFDA 2019
• Perishable News: IFDA Names Lori Fowler of Performance Foodservice the Winner of the Mike Roach Leadership Award ​
• Refridgerated Transporter: Fowler claims IFDA’s 2019 Mike Roach Leadership Award
• Leader Publications: Niles man named into IFDA Truck Driver Hall of Fame
• ​Refridgerated Transporter: IFDA celebrates newest Truck Driver Hall of Fame inductees
• Green County Commonwealth: Harman named to Truck Driver Hall of Fame
• ​PR Newswire: Coretex and Great Dane Announce Technology Partnership at IFDA Conference
• American Journal of Transporation: The IFDA Annual Truck Driving Championship lets drivers show their skills while families show their appreciation
• Waste Advantage Magazine: The IFDA Annual Truck Driving Championship Lets Drivers Show Their Skills While Families Show Their Appreciation
• Refridgerated Transporter: IFDA names winners of 2019 Truck Driving Championship
• FSR Magazine: 8 US Foods Drivers Inducted Into IFDA Truck Driver Hall of Fame
• Refridgerated Transporter: IFDA announces 2019 Truck Driver Hall of Fame class​
• Knoxville Daily Sun:  US Foods inducts two Knoxville drivers to IFDA Truck Driver Hall of Fame
• Modern Restaurant Management: Truck Driver Hall of Fame Honoree
• Herald-Whig: Age for CDL holders to drive interstate and transport goods originating in other states within Illinois should be lowered  ​
• Herald Tribune: Scott: Filling the truck-driver gap
• Metro News: Facing driver shortage, Manchin among bipartisan group supporting changes to trucking regulations
• WBIC: The DRIVE Safe Act: How Younger Truckers Would Get Experience
• Refridgerated Transporter: IFDA: Survey says most Americans support DRIVE-Safe
• American Trucking Associations: ATA Statement on Flaws in Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Driver Shortage Article
• American Trucking Associations: DRIVE-Safe Act Bullets and Background
• Washington Examiner: Solving the truck driver shortage
• Vending Market Watch: IFDA Names Sugar Foods Partner of the Year
• Heavy Duty Trucking: Coalition of trade groups throw support behind younger truck driver bill
• Circa: The U.S. desperately needs more truck drivers. And the industry's pain could hit your wallet.
• Timberline: American Trucking Associations applauds bipartisan support of DRIVE-Safe Act aimed at easing the nation's truck driver shortage
• Strategic Sourceror: Colorado takes major step toward resolving trucker shortage
• Huron Daily Tribune: Young truckers in high demand
• LMT Online: Young truckers in high demand
• Casper Star Tribune: US Senate bill would lower age for interstate commercial truck drivers to 18
• Missoulian: US Senate bill would lower age for interstate commercial truck drivers to 18
• Clarion Ledger: Time to let 18-21 year olds take full advantage of trucking industry
• The Hill: Trucking: A gateway to economic prosperity
• Restaurant Dive: McDonald's new gender initiative could boost recruitment and retention
• Huron Daily Tribune: Young truckers in high demand
• Food Logistics: Congress Introduces Bipartisan Plan to Address Driver Shortage
• Heavy Duty Trucking: Coalition of Trade Groups Throw Support Behind Younger Truck Driver Bill
• DC Velocity: Industry praises renewed government efforts to address truck driver shortage
• Trucker News: Association adds 26 drivers to its Hall of Fame
• Food Logistics: IFDA brings 'best of the best' to Orlando, but wants to know where next best coming from
• The Hill: Great depression era laws impeding 2018 economic growth
• Food Logistics: Bill Addressing Driver Shortage Introduced to Senate
• Business Insider: The trucking industry wants to hire teenagers to solve its driver shortage, but some truckers say it’s a 'ludicrous' idea that could put everyone on the road at risk
• Bloomberg: A Trucker Shortage Is Forcing Restaurants to Buy Local
• Food Logistics: 42 trade associations back the DRIVE-Safe Act
• Total Foodservice: New Research Finds Foodservice Distribution Industry Plays Vital Role in U.S. Economy
• HDT/Trucking Info: House being lobbied by 42 groups to pass younger trucker bills 
•  JOC.com: Capacity-strapped shippers support US truck driver apprenticeships 
• The Shelby Report: Industry Organizations Urge Congress To Address Truck Driver Shortage
• Refrigerated Transporter: DRIVE-Safe Act addresses truck driver shortage, ensures safety training
• Super Marketing News: Industry calls for passage of bill alleviating truck driver shortage 
• Rep. Hollingsworth Media Event: Hollingsworth Hosts Press Conference on Truck Driver Shortage, DRIVE-Safe Act
• CNBC:  Here are the high-paying jobs going empty right now
• The Washington Post: Lawmakers: Let 18- to 21-year olds drive 18-wheelers across the country
• The Hill: Congress needs to act on a plan to keep the foodservice distribution industry trucking - safely
• Times Union: 'I'm an anomaly:' Ginsberg's CEO on diversity, Amazon and upcoming Food Show
• Freight Waves: Two controversial approaches to “solving” the scarcity of commercially-licensed drivers
• Total FoodService: Lawmakers Introduce the DRIVE-Safe Act
• Transportation Today: Associations support DRIVE Safe Act
• Go By Truck News: Drive Safe Act aims to let CMV drivers cross state lines before age 21
• Truck News: U.S. bill would allow 18-year-old truck drivers
• Meat+Poultry: DRIVE-Safe Act to permit interstate driving for young CDL holders 
• HDT (Heavy Duty Trucking): Bill would create pathway for under-21 truck drivers
• FSR: Lawmakers introduce the DRIVE-Safe Act to address driver shortage 
• FleetOwner: Legislation would allow 18 to 21-year-olds to drive interstate 
• Transport Topics: House Bill would allow interstate trucking for 18-to-21-year-olds 
• Food Safety Magazine: The Safe Food Transportation Rules: Safety with a Side of Flexibility