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OCTOBER 30, 2010

By Guest blogger Jay F. Perdue. We are grateful that a real expert answers the question today about which is better for sealing packages, paper or plastic tape. Jay has 25 years of experience delivering packages for UPS and has seen more packages than just about anyone. Here is his guest post. Will that be paper or plastic Sir? When it comes to shipping packages you have two choices for sealing your box: Paper tape or plastic tape.

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JULY 14, 2010

10 STEPS FOR A SAFER WAREHOUSE Injury prevention starts with leadership, training, communication, risk assessments, and metrics. 1. START AT THE TOP While everyone is responsible for their individual safe behavior, the company's leadership team must own, lead, and participate in safety management. It's not enough for leadership to merely support safety; they must exhibit behavior that clearly demonstrates to all associates that safety is critical to the success of the organization. 2.

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Shipping Coach

AUGUST 21, 2010

Here is a tip from Jay Eichler, owner of The Ultimate Thomas Store, [link] , that he say “exploded his sales in the last year.” “Up to last year, I was a seller on eBay (and via my own website) which shipped most of my orders (under 3 lbs) via USPS. I would use their website (usps.com) to generate the labels and ship via Priority Mail.

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Shipping Coach

AUGUST 17, 2010

By Guest Blogger, Niko Michas, President & CEO, BridgeNet Solutions, Inc. Auditing has proven to be an effective way to receive refunds for erroneous shipping charges and compensation for a variety of other billing errors, but there may be an even better solution: self-billing. Often, the biggest setback companies have when it comes to implementing self-billing is carrier resistance.

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Heico Sandee, CEO of Smart Robotics, explores how automation redefines warehouse culture. By shifting repetitive tasks to skill-based roles, automation improves safety, fosters collaboration, and makes warehousing more appealing to today’s workforce.

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JULY 31, 2010

By Guest Blogger, Jim LeRose, [link]. I did my due diligence by checking flights at Kayak.com. Then I booked with the least costly airline to Ft. Lauderdale, which also happened to be my preferred carrier, and at that time I thought I had paid for my flights in full. Little did I know…when I checked in months later, I would get hit with $212 in fees for the first checked bag per-passenger.

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Shipping Coach

JULY 11, 2010

There is a famous Japanese proverb, “None of us are as smart as all of us.” I work with several dozen CEOs in Manhattan as a chair for Vistage. These are some of the smartest, most successful business executives in the world, and yet I am constantly amazed at what we can accomplish as a peer group working together to help one another. Last week, after the meeting, one CEO who was dealing with a quality issue said he was blown away by the suggestions that he received from his peers on

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Shipping Coach

JULY 5, 2010

Every shipping department and mailroom needs a measuring tape and a scale. The reason is that in order to calculate the correct postage or shipping charges, you have to know the DIM factor. A DIM Factor is an acronym for Dimensional Weight Factor. It is a mathematical factor for calculating the dimensional weight of a package. UPS, FedEx, DHL, the US Post Office, and some regional carriers use dimensions as a factor in determining the cost to send a package.

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Shipping Coach

JUNE 17, 2010

In my last post I challenged you to figure out why the USPS was more money for a light-weight residential package weighing five pounds. Congratulations to Steve Foster of the US Post Office. He noticed that the dimensions of my package were 12 x 12 x13, which put it in the category of a Large Package. The USPS charges more for packages that are larger than one cubic foot.

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Shipping Coach

MAY 16, 2010

When it comes to shipping packages, I am known as the expert (at least in my family). I have been in this industry since 1976—too many years to add up in my head. I can almost intuitively look at a package, guess its weight, and declare what the best carrier and service will be. Who needs rate shopping software? So, when my wife asked me to ship a “care” package to our 25 year old son in South Carolina, I knew the best way to ship it.

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MAY 4, 2010

Pure data can provide valuable insight, but it doesn’t tell a complete story. Hiding behind pure numbers will only create a one-sided, noncompetitive, zero-sum contract winner — and doom the negotiations, to failure. The recovery is here, and not a moment’s too soon. Shippers and carriers across all transportation modes that have struggled through the Great Recession, suffering billions of dollars in losses and setting back their business by years, are feeling better about the economy and trade

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Shipping Coach

APRIL 30, 2010

Many of us grew up with the expression, “You get what you pay for.” This was meant to be a lesson to not be cheap. If you buy inexpensive junk, you couldn’t expect it to last long or perform as well. While this may be true in some areas, it certainly is NOT true when it comes to shipping. I can’t tell you the amount of waste that I have seen from shippers, who pay more, sometimes 10 times more, with the false belief that it will get there faster!

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MARCH 24, 2010

I just registered for the 8th Annual 3pl summit in Atlanta, from June 21st to June 23rd. If you use the code "MIKES100" you can get an additional $100 off your registration fee. I hope to see you there in June! It is my goal to start talking about locative logistics with many of the participants. Additionally, let's create some platforms for future collaboration with Kontane Logistics.

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MARCH 8, 2010

Carolina-Based Third Party Logistics Leader to Perform Sub-Assembly and Sequencing Services for Freightliner Manufacturing Facilities STATESVILLE, N.C.—March 1, 2010— Kontane Logistics, an industry leader in Third Party Logistics with offices in North and South Carolina, has signed a multi-year contract to perform wheel and tire assemblies for Daimler Trucks North America’s Freightliner Group, the largest heavy-duty truck manufacturer in North America and a leading manufacturer of medium-duty an

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

A startup container shipping line based out of Norway said Friday it will launch a direct service from the Chinese port of Taicang to Southern California in April. The service will be operated with five vessels, ranging in size from 2,600 TEUs to 2,900 TEUs, said Franck Kayser, chief operating office of the new line, The Containership Company. Transit time will be 16 days from Taicang to Southern California.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Michael J. Stolarczyk Kontane Logistics www.kontanelogistics.com It’s that time of year again — time to negotiate carrier contracts! Too often, business leaders focus their attention on rate structures during carrier-contract negotiations while ignoring other important facets of the carrier process. Failure to address the entire scope of the carrier process can cause a business to fall short when trying to meet certain goals.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

We started the Daimler Truck North America tire sequencing project today, February 1, 2010. Our first truck was loaded around 10:15 with tires going to the Freightliner plant in Cleveland, NC. We will be mounting, sequencing roughly 800 tires per day, bound for the three Freightliner truck manufacturing plants in the Carolina's (Gaffney, Mt. Holly, and Clevelend).

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