FourKites latest PCL showcases 366 carriers, brokers and 3PLs that have achieved the highest standards of visibility-related operational excellence, as demonstrated by their ability to provide high-quality, consistent, accurate data on the vast majority of their loads. These best practices provide shippers and the broader supply chain ecosystem with data and insights to streamline operations, increase shipping dock turn times, reduce inventory levels and better manage labor costs. Carriers included on FourKites Q1 PCL experienced an average 10% annual load volume growth compared to the prior year, clocking 2.5 million loads in Q1 alone. Of the 366 carriers on the list, 119 have qualified for the list for more than five consecutive quarters, while 28 have qualified every quarter since the inception of the program in January 2019.
By Jasmin Malik Chua
The world is drowning in plastic, and single-use packaging is a big part of the reason why. Throwaway wrappers and containers are practically impossible to avoid in our convenience-obsessed times. From pasta to orange juice, nearly every item of food and drink we purchase today comes encased in some form of plastic designed to be used once, then cast aside.
Though recycling is often touted as a way out of this morass, the reality is far less rosy. Food and beverage packaging can employ dozens of plastics, including expanded polystyrene, aka Styrofoam, which is verboten in most municipal curbside programs. Some forms of packaging think Capri Sun pouches or milk cartons combine one or more types of plastic with disparate materials like foil and paper, which are difficult if not impossible to separate once melded together.
Massachusetts groups push for statewide plastic bag ban to unify local regulations
Currently, nearly 140 Massachusetts towns have some form of regulations banning or restricting the use of single-use plastic bags.
To help unify regulations and eliminate confusion across the state, legislators, environmental groups and industry associations are advocating for a statewide policy on the use of these bags. There re so many different local restrictions now, and that makes it difficult for the industry, especially multi-store or multi-state operators, Brian Houghton, senior vice president for governmental affairs and communications for the Massachusetts Food Association, which represents supermarkets and other food retailers, says. It s really getting to a tipping point.