Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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THE PROOF D&L went above and beyond what I ever expected to welcome me and take care of my needs and my customers' needs. ...made me feel like part of the family. …on pace to TRIPLE my best year ever. I am shocked and humbled and incredibly thankful to be an agent of D&L Transport… 24/7 AGENT SUPPORT MORE INFORMATION JIM LANGENBACH 877.263.6383 jlang@dandltrans.com BRIAN DEFRAIN 866.559.0203 brian@dandltrans.com ...back and fully support each agent. WATCH OUR VIDEOS AT dandltrans.com/agents her own tariff transportation charges." And, this food transportation regulation brings within its reach, the broker, because, as a perceived industry practice, brokers and other third party logistics providers typically obtain the necessary sanitary transportation information from the manufacturer which is then provided to the carrier – that "person who physically moves food by rail or motor vehicle in commerce within the United States" but "does not include any person who transports food while operating as a parcel delivery service," 21 CFR §1.904. The shipper is required to specify in writing to the carrier and, when necessary, the loader, who by definition under 21 CFR §1.904 is the "person that loads food onto a motor or rail vehicle during transportation operations," that: (a) all necessary sanitary specifications for the carrier's vehicle and transportation equipment, inclusive of specific design specifications and cleaning procedures, to prevent the food from becoming unsafe, 21 CFR § 1.908(b)(1); and (b) for food that requires temperature control for safety under the conditions of shipment, an operating temperature for the transportation operation including, if necessary, the pre- cooling phase, 21 CFR §1.908(b)(2). Additionally, the shipper is required to develop and implement written procedures that are "adequate to ensure that vehicles and equipment used in its transportation operations are in appropriate sanitary condition for the transportation of the food, i.e., will prevent the food from becoming unsafe during the transportation operation," 21 CFR §1.908(b)(3), and for food that requires temperature control for safety during shipment, "to ensure that the food is transported under adequate temperature control," 21 CFR §1.908(b)(5). us, under these definitions and requirements, a freight broker and the loader have been recognized as parties responsible to see that the requirements are met. Under the new regulations, they will be involved in the process to see that food is not transported in an unsafe manner. Vo l . 1 0 , N o . 5 TRUCKSTOP.COM 15