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Emily Meggett Embodied the Beauty of Gullah Geechee Life and Cuisine
Emily Meggett Clay Williams The beloved South Carolina chef, who passed away in April, taught generations how to not just enjoy food, but respect its true origins. It struck me that during my first meeting with Emily Meggett…
Trucking Technology Q&A: Melton’s Randy Rhines
Randy Rhines has managed information technology at flatbed carrier Melton Truck Lines since 1989, when the company was founded with 30 trucks.
Logistics Providers Establish Freight Scheduling Standards
Major logistics companies and technology providers have joined forces to alleviate a pain point hampering the industry — the making, keeping and adjusting of freight appointments.
Using AI to Chat With Your Database
Early adopters are using artificial intelligence to have daily conversations with their databases to mine business insights, freeing them up from keyboards forevermore.
Why a Down Freight Cycle Is Ideal for Tech Investment
Trucking and logistics firms have seen weak market conditions during the past year as spot freight demand has cooled, truck capacity has loosened and the macroeconomic outlook is uncertain.
STB chair blasts Class I railroads for head count reductions
CHICAGO — The Class I railroads must increase their head count levels because doing so not only will bolster rail service but benefit the U.S. economy overall, Surface Transportation Board Chair Marty Oberman said to a crowd…
Retailers’ commentary becoming ever more downbeat as Americans run out of money
Some of the biggest retailers in the U.S. announced unusually weak first-quarter results, with signs of increasingly cash-strapped consumers abundant. Among the themes discussed on Q1 calls were the shift from discretionary…
How I Got My Job: Leading the Dining Program at a Working Farm and Writing Cookbooks
Photo by Emily Berger For Abra Berens, making a career in food is about finding her niche at the intersection of farming, cooking, and writing When Abra Berens was working as a farmer in Northport, Michigan, and selling her…
UK government drops bill to end live animal exports
Farmers Weekly Rishi Sunak’s government has ditched a bill that would effectively have banned the export of live farmed animals for fattening and slaughter. In a statement to the House of Commons on Thursday 25 May, Defra…
Ford EV Owners to Get Access to Tesla Supercharger Network
DETROIT — All of Ford Motor Co.’s current and future electric vehicles will have access to about 12,000 Tesla Supercharger stations in the U.S. and Canada starting next spring.
