The transportation industry has new refrigerated trailers that preserve the quality of dairy foods and beverages as they are shipped from the plant to the next destination.

Food safety is receiving a significant amount of attention. This puts more emphasis on the transport portion for the producer-to-market cycle.

By now, we all know that the Mayans weren’t correct. The world did not end on Dec. 21, 2012, but anyone involved in trucking is certainly facing a number of problems and might feel as though the Mayans were onto something.