If you are an international shipper and you have not heard of the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) container weight mandate, you will very soon. The weight mandate simply states a shipper must certify the weight of the containers they are shipping and is slated to start July 01, 2016. Overweight containers have been… Read more »
Category: Risk
Crude Jokes and Credit Lines
What should the federal government of the United States of America do when things get a little tight? I guess they could reduce overall spending. That’s what many Americans have done as a result of uncertain and challenging times. Belt tightening has been the ‘go to’ in tough times since belts were invented. Since the… Read more »
Business to Business Shaming?
If you work in the transportation industry you know things don’t slow down, freight does not wait for a committee meeting, most decisions are made in real time as situations develop, and the pace is faster than many other industries. Conversely, if you are familiar with the normal insurance industry you know things move dreadfully… Read more »
Peeping Drone?
My wife Cyndi and I occasionally shop at a local warehouse store (Sam’s Club) when we feel we need a decade’s supply of bathroom tissue and paper plates. This past Saturday was the day of one of those bulk procurement trips. After we finally got around the traffic jam created by the obligatory car parked… Read more »