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COVID Variant Surges and Labor Shortage Lead to FedEx Freight Suspension, Heighten Need for Freight Bill Auditing Services

Intelligent Audit

As the shipping industry grapples with the changes when shipping with USPS and more UPS fees , there’s another problem coming to light. This will occur across all shipping service levels, putting added pressure to establish new carrier relationships. The worker shortage from the Omicron surge appears to be worsening. 29 and Jan.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 28 – October 2, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Yes, Amazon is taking a page from Uber’s playbook and creating a new delivery network comprised of you and me — i.e., anybody with a car and a desire to earn a few bucks to deliver packages (after undergoing a vetting process, of course). Be your own boss: deliver when you want, as much as you want.

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Guest Post from Tim Barnes: Navigating Trump’s 35% import tax, and how US companies can utilize “Parallel Manufacturing” to grow globally

NC State SCRC

Of course, there is a long road ahead for Trump to implement the tax, and there is already heavy GOP resistance. ship directly from Mexico to Japan for those Japanese customers). But for this exercise, let’s assume it proceeds at 35% (the lower of the two rates). Let’s look at each one separately. Foreign Customers.