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Understanding container weight misdeclaration

Shipping and Freight Resource

This plate has several key details including allowed maximum gross weight as per below example. Using the above plate as an example, a container that has been loaded more than the allowed weight – in this case, 32,500 kgs including the tare weight of the container, will be considered as OVERWEIGHT. Few examples below.

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Top 5 Free Online Resources for Freight Brokers

GlobalTranz

For example, being able to access your loads from anywhere means you can take care of business outside of the office as long as you've got your smartphone. The same site even has another excellent article with more business plan resources for freight brokers. Follow the Cerasis Blog to Keep Up with Freight Industry News.

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Vertical Integration in the Supply Chain: A Full Guide

Logistics Bureau

Examples of Vertical Integration To illustrate these drivers a bit more comprehensively, let’s look at a few examples of companies that have either started out with a vertically integrated structure, or have become more vertical via mergers or acquisitions. Armor Holdings makes armoured cars and bullet-proof vests.

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

IMPO Executive Editor, Anna Wells provides insights into the complicated issue in her article “Why The Manufacturing Skills Gap Is Serious”. For example, job training grants totaling $450 million were distributed among approximately 270 community colleges in 2014. Improving relevant education — The U.S.

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Types of MEWPs: The Complete Guide

Conger

The different types of MEWP along with examples of each. Examples of MEWPs. Don't have time to read the whole article? Now, the purpose of this article is to make you familiar with the new ANSI standards for aerial lifts. The last major changes happened in 2006. Examples of MEWPs. And much more! Why exactly?

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

Magazine article) as a goliath looking to take on the entrenched "David" shipping industry. Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). Example of the massive decrease in dock workers as a result of containerisation.

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Same concerns remain, when it comes to the truck driver shortage

247 Customs Broker

Related Article: “The never-ending truck driver shortage” But what got me thinking about it, again, was quarterly data issued by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) this week. It is our job after all.