On Wednesday September 9th unemployment reached approximately 10% in the US and the current economic downturn has been so severe many are labeling it “The Great Recession”. A few days later FedEx announced it will increase rates about 6% in January 2010 and it’s likely UPS will follow.
In the midst of the Great Recession, [...]
July 2009
Please be advised of the following important announcement from FedEx.
Between July 13, 2009 and July 15, 2009, FedEx Ship Manager® API and FedEx Ship Manager® Direct customers may have been impacted by rating incidents which were caused by an issue with a hardware device. While the hardware device was not in a “failed state,” [...]
The House passed the “Cap and Trade” bill that will require businesses to pay a tax on excessive carbon emissions. Those with lower carbon footprints would be allowed to trade tax credits with those with higher footprints. This means that businesses would need to track emissions in areas such as transportation in order to accurately [...]
Continental Traffic Services Inc., ”CTSI”, a leading provider of Freight Audit and Payment Services, as well as On-Demand Transportation Management solutions, completed its successful integration of AgileElite Execution Technology into its newly enhanced Global Logistics Management Suite. CTSI can now provide a robust Supplier Collaboration Portal that spans Motor Freight, Air, Ocean, Rail and Parcel [...]
