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November 16, 2021
‘Shop early and shop fast’: Truck driver shortage expected to impact holiday season for Hoosiers
Source: Fox 59
November 12, 2021
Distributor driver, warehouse salaries rocketing up, IFDA survey finds
Source: Food Management
November 11, 2021
Labor shortages push foodservice distribution employers to boost wages
Source: DC Velocity
November 11, 2021
Truckers needed to help alleviate US supply chain woes
Source: The Denver Gazette
November 8, 2021
Truckers warn 'disastrous' mandate will worsen supply chain chaos
Source: Washington Examiner
November 5, 2021
IFDA Urges Biden Administration to Work With Food Supply Chains to Relieve Pressure
Source: Food Logistics
October 29, 2021
Congress' tax hikes promise more empty grocery shelves
Source: Washington Examiner
October 16, 2021
Supply chain woes hit school cafeterias, leaving administrators scrambling to make meals
Source: NBC News
October 12, 2021
Snarled shipping lanes could mean empty shelves come holiday shopping time
Source: NY Post
September 15, 2021
Nineteen McLane Company Drivers Inducted Into the International Foodservice Distributors Association Truck Driver Hall of Fame
Source: Yahoo Finance
August 21, 2021
Behind the rising menu prices: Kitsap restaurant owners navigate bare shelves, supply challenges
Source: Kitsap Sun
August 14, 2021
Infrastructure bill to help truck driver shortage
Source: Washington Examiner
August 13, 2021
Industry praises Senate passage of infrastructure bill
Source: Supply Chain Quarterly
August 12, 2021
Infrastructure bill to help truck driver shortage
Source: The Neighbor
August 12, 2021
Senate's $1 trillion infrastructure bill loaded with trucking-related items
Source: Trucker News
August 10, 2021
Senate passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill with AEB, under-21 apprenticeship pilot
Source: Overdrive
August 2, 2021
Widespread supply disruptions stress Maine businesses trying to rebound
Source: Bangor Daily News
July 29, 2021
Foodservice industry a boon to logistics pros
Source: Supply Chain Quarterly
July 21, 2021
Study: Foodservice Drivers Earn Far Above Average
Source: Heavy Duty Trucking
July 9, 2021
What’s driving pricey food and goods? Here’s a look at America’s truck driver shortage
Source: The Sun
July 7, 2021
The Restaurant Renaissance
Source: Food Logistics
June 20, 2021
Worker shortage has sparked a rent-a-staffer boom in the food industry
Source: NY Post
June 16, 2021
Napoleon truck driver enters IFDA Hall of Fame
Source: Northwest Signal
June 14, 2021
Archaic regulations hurt industry's ability to recruit young truck drivers
Source: Transport Dive
June 9, 2021
Salem resident inducted into IFDA Truck Driver Hall of Fame
Source: Salem Times-Register
June 7, 2021
Wanted: bulk ketchup, Crown Royal and plastic lids — Alaska restaurants are facing a shortage of staple items
Source: Anchorage Daily News
June 2, 2021
Fontana resident will be inducted into Truck Driver Hall of Fame
Source: The Herald News
June 2, 2021
IFDA reveals 2021 Hall of Fame class
Source: Refrigerated Transporter
May 27, 2021
This Lacey-based truck driver has been inducted into the Hall of Fame
Source: The Olympian
May 24, 2021
Eighteen US Foods Drivers Inducted Into the International Foodservice Distributors Association Truck Driver Hall of Fame
Source: Bloomberg
May 21, 2021
Food Supply Chains Are Stretched as Americans Head Back to Restaurants
Source: The Wall Street Journal
May 12, 2021
Labor shortage hits supply chain hard
Source: Supply Chain Quarterly
March 2, 2021
Craig Hoskins: DC Velocity Logistics Matters podcast
Source: DC Velocity
February 17, 2021
Demand for drivers on the rise in foodservice industry
Source: DC Velocity
February 3, 2021
Mark Harman Op-ed: Here's how Pete Buttigieg can ease Indiana trucking's labor shortage
Source: IndyStar
December 29, 2020
Pilot Tests Validate the Effectiveness of a New Leafy Greens Traceability Plan
Source: Food Processing
December 23, 2020
As groups clamor for vaccine, here’s how Alaska will decide who’s next in line
Source: Anchorage Daily News
December 23, 2020
Seafood industry urges states to keep workers near front of the COVID vaccination line
Source: Seafood Source
December 22, 2020
Meatpackers Seek Vaccinations
Source: Alton Daily News
December 18, 2020
Trade groups call for prioritized vaccine access for logistics workers
Source: DC Velocity
December 4, 2020
Leafy Greens Traceability Pilots Show Value of Sharing Product Info
Source: Progressive Grocer
November 10, 2020
Foodservice Distributors Urge Congress to Restart Talks to Support the Foodservice Industry
Source: Food Logistics
November 10, 2020
Retail trade groups press for covid stimulus funds as Washington transition continues
Source: Supply Chain Quarterly
November 10, 2020
US election results could have big impact on the restaurant industry
Source: Seafood Source
September 21, 2020
COVID-19 forces shippers, service providers to redesign food supply chains
Source: The Journal of Commerce
September 9, 2020
Young’s DRIVE-Safe Act becomes model for proposed federal trucking pilot program
Source: Ripon Advance
September 1, 2020
COVID-19 Brings the Value of Adaptability into Focus
Source: Food Safety Magazine
August 31, 2020
How Trade, Coronavirus, and Consumer Demand Will Shape Food Distribution
Source: AgriBusiness Global:
August 23, 2020
Gary Youngs with Curtze Food Service Named to IFDA Truck Driver Hall of Fame
Source: The Erie Times-News
August 21, 2020
Legislators introduce bill to provide tax credit to food and beverage distributors
Source: DC Velocity
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