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Package Theft Season is Here

Logistics Viewpoints

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article outlining how cargo theft is on the rise. In the United States alone, cargo theft is a $15 to $35 billion industry. While cargo theft as a whole has increased 57 percent year-over-year, strategic theft has increased 600 percent from November to March. billion in 2022.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

From January 28 to February 4, a Chinese-operated high-altitude balloon was seen in North American airspace, including Alaska, western Canada, and the contiguous United States. Expanding the smart package initiative will help UPS strengthen its network efficiency as it seeks to reduce costs in a cooling demand environment.

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What Are General Rate Increases in Shipping & What Should Enterprises Know?

Intelligent Audit

per package for large packages or $250.00 for oversize UPS packages and $350 for oversize FedEx packages. per package based on February 2020 volume for FedEx. per package. including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. To date, current rate increases for GRIs and surcharges range from $1.15

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

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Same-day delivery is not currently available in Alaska, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming, and delivery of orders containing alcohol is currently limited to select stores in Illinois and Florida. This year, Union Pacific Corp.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Mechatronics has been building technology to move and stack heavy pallets and totes, and robotics used to package products for customer orders. A rise in cargo volumes and idling empty containers led the port to propose a dwell fee in August in hopes it would speed throughput. Last year’s cutoff was set at December 9.