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04
Nov
WHAT IS DETENTION?
Detention, as it pertains to pick-ups and deliveries, can be very murky waters for shippers and receivers alike. Many shippers may even ask ‘What is detention,’ having never been informed that there is a time frame that they need to […]
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19
Oct
Transportation Trust Fund
Ever since the emergence and rise of the automobile during the 1920’s, America has increasingly relied on the building of highways for both personal transportation as well as industry advancement. The federal Highway Trust Fund was initially created in the […]
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23
Sep
Volume shipments and how they could reduce your freight costs.
What exactly is a volume shipment? We have all heard of the terms less than truck load and truck load. A volume shipment is somewhere in between the two. This generally happens when you have a shipment of 6 pallets […]
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07
Sep
UPS FREIGHT ANNOUNCES SEPTEMBER GRI
We covered UPS GRI schedules in the past see our original UPS FREIGHT GENERAL RATE INCREASES THROUGH THE YEARS blog for a breakdown. If you weren’t paying close attention to the latest announcement from UPS (United Parcel Services) you might […]
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26
Jul
Why More Federal Freight Funding is Good News for Ports
When has more funding for anything not been good news? This time its good news for US ports. The Transportation Department awarded $760 million of freight-oriented FASTLANE grants on July 6 that will help fund 18 freight mobility projects in […]
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04
Jul
Rising Transportation Costs for California Shippers
California is enacting stricter standards for LTL shipments. Higher regulatory requirements and employee re-classifications raises costs. Mainstream articles are reporting that new fees will apply to shipments moving in and out of California: California Compliance Surcharge are being added to […]
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05
May
History of Fuel Surcharges
Fuel Surcharges. What are they? Why and when did they start? Who decides the price? It all started back in 1973 as a result of the Arab oil embargo and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Oil Crisis. […]
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13
Nov
NEW CONTAINER WEIGHT RULES
Steamship lines, logistics providers, exporters and importers are coming together to figure out the best way to implement the new global regulations which will require container weight to be certified before they can be loaded onto a vessel. The regulations […]
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22
Oct
What is Happening with General Rate Increases in 2015
What is happening with General Rate Increases in 2015? In years past when an LTL carrier announced a general rate increase they would put out a […]
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27
Feb
Eastbound Pacific carriers seek double GRIs to recover from congestion
To recover from congestion, ocean carriers seek double GRI’s On Wednesday, shipping lines in the eastbound pacific announced their intentions to raise ocean freight rates $600 per FEU (forty-foot equivalent unit) on March 9th, and also announced an additional $600 […]
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