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What You Need to Know About Shipping to Puerto Rico

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Shipping to Puerto Rico is more complex than it might seem. Puerto Rico is a U.S. On top of that, as an island nation, shipping to Puerto Rico is also naturally more expensive and limited. Here's what you need to know about shipping to Puerto Rico.

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Capacity Crunch Factors: What Causes a Capacity Crunch?

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Unbelievably, the capacity crunch is back the shipping headlines. Now, the shipping and transportation industry faces unprecedented capacity problems, and the upcoming ELD implementation deadline will exacerbate the issue. A shipping capacity crunch is not a once-in-a-lifetime event. In April 2017, William B. Gross of JOC.

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Why the Great Driver Shortage Is Now Top of Mind for Shippers & a Driver of a Capacity Crunch

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In addition, wages and benefits for truckers now exceed commutative fuel costs, making the driver shortage responsible for increasing freight shipping rates. Over the last four years, trucker wages and benefits have risen 7.6 percent on average annually, but driver wages rose the same 7.6

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How to Dispute a Walmart Deduction

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Anything from shortages in shipping to a price difference between a purchase order and invoice can trigger one of these costly charges. Most codes (such as shipping, returns, and pricing) can be disputed on Direct Commerce. Where do you dispute a Walmart deduction?

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

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In modern freight transportation services, GRI stands for General Rate Increase. The GRI shipping term refers to the usual increase in fees that are applied to container shipping rates. What GRI Stands for in Shipping. GRIs have historically been implemented on an annual basis. per package for large packages or $250.00

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Amazon uses 21 Air for new dedicated cargo service to Colombia

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freight operator, and Avianca, a major Latin American airline with a strong cargo arm. The news release was issued by Amazon Air Cargo, the business unit that sells wholesale air cargo service to freight forwarders and other logistics operators, to highlight it is open for business to shippers in Colombia and the region.

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Biden Releases 1M Barrels/Day From Strategic Reserve, Shippers Hope for Results

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In response to continued rising fuel prices, both FedEx and UPS have implemented higher fuel surcharges as follows, effective April 4, 2022: FedEx Express and FedEx Ground Surcharges rose to 21.75% for Domestic and US to Puerto Rico. What Else Can Shippers Do to Attract More Customers and Avoid Excess Shipping Costs?