Dot Foods will expand operations in western Maryland with a two-phase project that will add at least 100 new jobs over the next seven years, many of which will be truck drivers, the company announced on Sept. 14.
September 16, 2016BusinessSafety
FDA Issues Food Safety Rule
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week issued its final rule establishing new requirements for the sanitary transportation of human and animal food by truck and rail, to guard against food contamination.
April 11, 2016Business
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, 2014Business
Tyson Bids $6.2 Billion for Hillshire
Tyson Foods Inc. made an unsolicited $6.2 billion offer to buy Hillshire Brands Co., trumping a competing bid from Pilgrim鈥檚 Pride Corp. of $6.1 billion.
May 29, 2014BusinessGovernment
FDA Proposes Tougher Food-Shipping Rules Aimed at Reducing Risk of Contamination
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposed rule that will toughen the requirements for truckers carrying food, as well as shippers and receivers.
February 10, 2014GovernmentBusiness
FDA Proposes New Standards for Safe Food Transportation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Jan. 31 announced its proposed food safety rule requiring truckers carrying food, as well as the shippers and receivers, to use sanitary practices that ensure food does not become contaminated.
January 31, 2014Letters to the EditorBusiness
Letter: Safer Food Transport
January 20, 2014
GovernmentBusiness
Ohio Sen. Wants FMCSA鈥檚 Role in Food Safety Defined
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) wants the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to take a more active role in food safety when the national food supply is moving in refrigerated vans and tank trucks.
November 25, 2013Business
Frozen Food Express Reports Second-Quarter Loss
Frozen Food Express Industries reported a second-quarter loss, but its less-than-truckload operations improved.
August 1, 2013