Overnight airfreight. Every shipping manager’s least favorite option. Let’s face it, if you need overnight air freight, something has usually gone drastically wrong. The situation typically goes something like this: Either your customer needs a critical part to keep their plant up and running, you are dangerously low on a key inventory component, or you […]
Incoterms 2020 is here. Is your business ready? The new Incoterms 2020 have been published by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). They will take effect on January 1, 2020. This update replaces Incoterms 2010 and is expected to be the standard for the next decade, through December 2029. For the first time, representatives from […]
Ah, the holidays. A time for peace on earth, goodwill toward men, family gatherings and an office Christmas party or two. And holiday shipping headaches. If you are involved in the logistics side of your business, the holidays can be more unpleasant than a week-long visit from your in-laws. Higher freight rates, surging demand and […]
The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets. – Will Rogers Depending on who you ask, the current round of China tariffs will (a) Make America Great Again, (b) Finally stick it to China for being a bad actor, (c) Crush American business and throw the […]
USCG Cutter Galveston Island Transferred We are proud to have supported the U.S. Coast Guard and Department of State in the recent transfer of the decommissioned USCG Cutter Galveston Island to Costa Rica. The vessel arrived in Puerto Caldera, CR this week after a 4,400 nautical mile journey from its previous home port in Honolulu, […]
ELD Mandate and High Demand Means a Shortage of Trucks and High Rates for Shippers The recent Federal ELD Mandate requires that all truck drivers now keep an electronic log of hours worked. The goal is increased safety and fewer accidents due to driver fatigue. That’s a good thing. The result? Severe capacity constraints, longer […]
President Jimmy Carter signed the Airline Deregulation Act on October 24th, 1978 ushering in what was supposed to be an era of free market competition, lower fares and more choices for the flying public. That should have, in theory, trickled down and expanded options for shippers moving cargo in the belly of those aircraft as […]
Summer is officially upon us and for many, that brings the call of the open road and the need for adventure. For those of you who are smitten with wanderlust and born to be wild, we present our list of 10 great road trip movies. It is certainly not an exhaustive list, or even the […]
The Beatles sang “I get by with a little help from my friends” way back in 1967. Truer words were never spoken. We all need friends and we want to meet yours. To prove it, we recently rolled out an exciting new referral program. Refer a friend to us and when they place an order […]
I have been in the logistics business in one form or another for nearly 27 years. At this point, our logistics team has delivered Crispy Creme donuts half way across the country for breakfast meetings, transported sixty foot sailboats made from recycled plastic bottles over 1400 miles to an inland museum and arranged for transportation […]
