Wal-Mart Stores to require data loggers
, from staff and wire reports

Suppliers of perishable commodities to Wal-Mart Stores will have to implement DeltaTRAK In-Transit FlashLink Data Loggers as part of the retail giant's critical cold chain management....

Some Dole packaged salads contaminated
, from staff and wire reports

Dole Fresh Vegetables is cooperating with the United States Food and Drug Administration and the Minnesota and California State Departments of Health in an investigation of an outbreak of E coli 0157:H7....

Generosity of Stater Bros has no borders
, from staff and wire reports

California-based Stater Brothers Supermarkets has presented a check for $2,123,133.50 to the American Red Cross for the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts....

Otis Spunkmeyer set to make more dough
, from staff and wire reports

Otis Spunkmeyer Inc has acquired Van-Merkel Inc, a manufacturer and distributor of frozen cookie products doing business as Chippery....

Truck donation is a vehicle of compassion
, from staff and wire reports

DaimlerChrysler Services North America donated a 2006 Freightliner M2 Truck with an 18-foot refrigerated van body to Forgotten Harvest, a Michigan organization that delivers perishable food goods to those in need....

Fry's service award adds to Pilgrim's pride
, from staff and wire reports

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp, the Pittsburg TX-based poultry company, has been recognized for outstanding customer service by Fry’s Food Stores....

OmniView lets X-rays do cargo inspections
, from staff and wire reports

American Science and Engineering Inc (AS&E) has introduced its OmniView gantry inspection system for detecting security threats and contraband....

Saputo closing Pennsylvania cheese plant
, from staff and wire reports

Saputo Inc has announced the closing of the cheese and cheese by-product manufacturing plant in Whitehall PA....

Katrina, Rita will cause fuel prices to climb
, by Terrence Nguyen and Sean Kilcarr

Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) analysts forecast the national average price for both diesel and gasoline will soon rise above the $3 level—just as it did in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina....

Frozen ground beef patty recall expanded
, from staff and wire reports

Flanders Provision Co has expanded its voluntary recall to include about 184,000 pounds of ground beef produced June 25, 2005....

Groups petition for changes to HOS rule
, by Terrence Nguyen

The advocacy group Public Citizen, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and various safety groups have filed a petition to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to reconsider the new truck drivers’ hours of service (HOS) rule....

Quaker Maid Meats opens another plant
, from staff and wire reports

Quaker Maid Meats Inc, a supplier of frozen sandwich steaks and other frozen meat products, has opened its third meat processing plant in Reading PA....

H-E-B rebounds from Rita, opens 58 stores
, from staff and wire reports

After being forced to close 66 of its Houston Division stores in advance of Hurricane Rita, H-E-B says it was the first major grocery chain in the greater Houston area to open more than 38 stores in less than 24 hours....

With IPO, it's full speed ahead for Horizon Lines
, from staff and wire reports

The ocean container shipping company Horizon Lines Inc has announced the initial public offering of 12,500,000 shares of its common stock....

Acquisition of TMW aims at accelerated growth
, from staff and wire reports

TMW Systems, developer and integrator of enterprise management software for the trucking industry, has completed a definitive agreement to be purchased by Wachovia Capital Partners and Peppertree Capital Management....

Prime Inc orders 3,000 Carrier Transicold units
, from staff and wire reports

Prime Inc, the Springfield MO-based refrigerated carrier, has awarded Carrier Transicold an order for 3,000 Ultima XTC refrigeration units as part of a major fleet upgrade and expansion....

Sysco's back in business in New Orleans
, from staff and wire reports

Sysco Food Services of New Orleans LLC, the Harahan LA-based distribution subsidiary of Sysco Corp, has reopened and begun distributing products to the New Orleans foodservice market....

McLane agrees to serve Taylor's 63 stores
, from staff and wire reports

McLane Co Inc has entered into a three-year service agreement with Taylor Petroleum, operator of 63 convenience stores in Texas and Kansas....

Port tries to shake off Katrina's punch
, from staff and wire reports

The Port of Gulfport MS intends to return to limited operation by September 30, according to Don Allee, Mississippi State Port Authority executive director....

YoCream's sales rise in fiscal year-to-date
, from staff and wire reports

YoCream International Inc, a manufacturer and wholesaler of frozen desserts and smoothies, reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended July 31, 2005....

Utah carrier helps Kenworth make history
, from staff and wire reports

The 700,000th truck produced by Kenworth Truck Co was purchased by long-time customer James H Clark & Son Inc, a Salt Lake City UT-based refrigerated goods carrier....

Dairy asks employees, clients to touch base
, from staff and wire reports

Brown’s Dairy, a New Orleans LA dairy servicing the Gulf Coast region, is making a regional and national appeal to both displaced employees and customers....

McLane agrees to keep bringing TA the goods
, from staff and wire reports

McLane Co Inc has signed a new agreement with TravelCenters of America (TA) that will extend through 2008....

Distributors choose Retalix Power Enterprise
, from staff and wire reports

Affiliated Foods Southwest and Berner Food Service Inc have chosen the Retalix Power Enterprise software portfolio for companywide implementation....

Kroger/Teamsters team confronts disaster
, from staff and wire reports

The Kroger Co and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) are teaming up to donate and deliver 20 refrigerated trailers to American Red Cross kitchens in Louisiana....