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Walter Weart has more than 40 years experience in logistics and transportation. He is a member of the faculty of the Institute of Logistics Management and is the author of the textbook “Motor Carrier Operations.” This is his first column for Dairy Foods
The transportation industry has new refrigerated trailers that preserve the quality of dairy foods and beverages as they are shipped from the plant to the next destination.
FSMA has shifted the focus from responding to contamination to preventing it. This includes transportation, in addition to processing, packaging, sales and consumption.
Government rules and programs affect dairy processors and their fleets. For example, there is the call to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks beginning in 2017.
By now, we all know that the Mayans weren’t correct. The world did not end on Dec. 21, 2012, but anyone involved in trucking is certainly facing a number of problems and might feel as though the Mayans were onto something.