Insights

Obstacles Faced When Moving Mobile Offices

February 08, 2016.
Logistics Publications

When acquiring a mobile office, one must prepare for a number of difficulties involved with the transportation and delivery of the office. Some of the routine obstacles include: over dimensional freight, road worthiness of units and driver restrictions. In addition to these “normal” transportation issues there are...

Michigan Changes Policy on Cloud Software

February 04, 2016.
Tax Publications

On January 6, 2016, the Michigan Department of Treasury issued a change in its policy concerning sales and use taxation on remotely accessed prewritten computer software. The change comes after years of litigation in the Michigan courts. The Michigan Court of Appeals made their ruling after hearing Auto-Owners Insurance Company...

Dimensional Pricing on the Horizon and How Shippers Can Prepare

January 27, 2016.
Logistics Publications

As we move into 2016 we will see LTL carriers continue to shift towards dimensional pricing. Traditionally “freight class” has been the primary factor for LTL pricing. The “class” being the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) which identifies a freight class using several factors, including handling...

Truckload Delays In The Winter Season

January 27, 2016.
Logistics Publications

Weather is an unpredictable factor that affects transportation quickly and for extended periods of time. Winter brings a combination of snow and ice that can have significant impacts on logistics and can disrupt the supply chain by making it almost impossible for commerce motor vehicles (CMVs) to deliver goods to...

Robots in the Warehouse

January 25, 2016.
Logistics Publications

Robots have slowly taken over Amazon warehouses, and have reduced the packaging process by nearly an hour and fifteen minutes per order. When the Kiva robots were first introduced to Amazon in 2011, no one imagined how quickly they would impact companies all over the world. After only a year...

New Container Weight Requirement

January 19, 2016.
Logistics Publications

Changes are coming to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) which will become effective on July 1, 2016. The amendments made to SOLAS will make it a violation to load a packed container onto a vessel without first making the verified weight of the container clear to the vessel operator...

Building A Logistics Network

January 13, 2016.
Logistics Publications

A strong logistics network is crucial to ensuring your supply chain meets the growing demands of your customers. Whether you’re just starting out, or already have an established logistics network, it is important to be aware of the various options available to you and to periodically re-evaluate how...

Duty Drawback; an Untouched Goldmine

January 13, 2016.
Trade Publications

A company may be entitled to thousands or more dollars through a Duty Drawback claim and no business, which participates in exporting goods, should lose out on money that is owed to them. Navigating the US Customs Duty Drawback program may seem intimidating at first, but as long as a...

Resolve to Have Compliant Commercial Invoices in 2016

January 04, 2016.
Trade Publications

One common and preventable cause of shipments “stuck in customs” is incorrect documentation. This year, ring in the New Year by resolving to have compliant commercial invoices. Whether a company creates the document or relies on a supplier to create the commercial invoice, 19 CFR 141.86 is clear on...

Exporting to a Sanctioned Country

November 17, 2015.
Trade Publications

Is your company prepared to pay a hefty fine or have an individual jailed for exporting to a sanctioned country? Without the proper export control this could become your reality before you know it. Fortunately it is a relatively simple process to mitigate this risk as either a company or...

2015 Louisiana Tax Amnesty

November 17, 2015.
Tax Publications

A tax amnesty program is being offered by the Louisiana Department of Revenue during the period of November 16, 2015 through December 15, 2015. The Louisiana Tax Delinquency Amnesty Act of 2013 allows eligible taxpayers to qualify for the amnesty program. The press release issued November 3, 2015 by the Louisiana Department of Revenue indicates...

Sales Tax Changes in 2016

November 17, 2015.
Tax Publications

Chicago will once again have the highest sales tax rate of any major US city starting January 1, 2016. The rate will spike from 9.25% to 10.25%. The rate hike is due to the increase in county sales tax. The Cook County Board narrowly approved the increase to restore financial health...