Vice President, Logistics & Supply Chain / President of Private Fleet / President Logistics/ Brokerage / Warehousing / Board Member / P&L
yet going to impact many
***NEW WALMART RULE ANNOUNCED FOR FRESH PRODUCE/FRESH MEAT LOADS**** Reefers transporting fresh produce or meat, will now be required to only utiltize reefer trailers that have air chutes right down the middle of the truck. There was a record breaking number of rejection loads in 2023, and a study found that side chutes was the leading cause of said rejections. COMMUNICATE THIS WITH YOUR SHIPPERS AND CARRIERS/BROKERS, as it goes into effect May 1st, 2024. Picture Source: https://lnkd.in/eWdBY8Hs
Robert Savage have you seen similar issues with side chutes in Del Monte? I have never really thought about it but definitely will influence our next reefers purchase if so.
Manager of Logistics at Dawn Foods Global
11moHas anyone investigated and identified the root cause of this failure? Is it a design failure or something else?