by logisticsplus | Feb 17, 2022 | News
The Commodity Classifications Standards Board (CCSB) has published a new supplement to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC®). These NMFC changes are effective 04/09/2022. Some notable changes are listed below.
Subject 1 – Cookware, Items for cookware made of different metals and alloys were all combined into one item (52880) with a full density class grouping. 52890, 52895, 52896, and 52900 all were canceled.
Subject 3 – Detectors, Fire, Previous Items (61552 and 61555) established class based upon actual value. These items were canceled and replaced by 61550 which establishes a single class of 110.
Subject 4 – Ink, Dry Ink or Toner, Item 101740 was changed from a single class 70 to three density-based classes. Dry Ink Cartridges were removed from 116030 and added to 101740.
Subject 5 – Cables, mechanical control # 39510, Class changed from a straight 70 to a full density item.
Subject 6 – Fruits, Meats, Vegetables, and Dairy Products #76850. Density breaks and classes changed. See Revised Item.
Subject 7 – Cough Drops or Throat Lozenges, #58730, Class changed from 65 to 100
Subject 9 – Tape Friction or Insulating including electrical tape, Items 49450 and 49680 canceled and replaced with 49680 which is a full density scale.
Subject 10 – Oils, Cooking Oils and vegetable Shortening, Item 73238 revised to include Cooking Sprays. Still class 65.
Subject 13 – Door Lites, Sidelites, or transom Lites, Old item 34943 is canceled and replaced with 34250 which has 8 subs based on Dimensions and density.
Subject 14 – Bags, apparel, bedding, clothing, or garment storage, Item 20510 is canceled and replaced by 20580 which is a full-scale density item.
Subject 15 – Foodstuffs: Kernels or Seeds (pumpkin or sunflower), Kernels, and Seeds removed from Item 73238 and moved to new Item 73705 which has three classes based on density.
Subject 16 – Combs, Brushes, Crimpers, Fluters, Straighteners or Wavers; Irons or Wands, Item 61370 is canceled and rolled into Item 62290. Class on 62290 changed from 85 to 125.
Subject 17 – Bins or Shelving, Item 82360 – Bins or shelving is canceled and added to item 82270 – Metallic or Wooden Furniture, which is a full density item. Previously is it was either 150 or 70 depending upon SU or KD.
Subject 18 – Binoculars, Binoculars, Field glasses, opera glasses, etc…now a straight class 150. Class used to be dependent upon actual value.
Subject 21 – Egg Beaters, Item 100520 which was class 85 now canceled, and now egg beaters are part of Tools, hand, kitchen, NOI, a full density item.
Subject 22 – Bayonets, Swords, scabbards, Class changed from 100 to a three-class scale based upon density.
Subject 24 – Definition or Specifications for Crates
Subject 25 – Filters, cigarette, Item 69083, Class changed from 100 to 200.
Subject 26 – Explosives, Item 64300, Item amended to clarify that explosives moving under its provisions ‘must’ be transported in DOT authorized packaging.
Subject 27 – Hazardous materials, ORM-D removed since Shippers are no longer authorized to use these markings.
Subject 36 – Petroleum Xylidine, Item 155460, Item canceled. See Item 45615 – Poisonous or Toxic Materials.
Additional detail is included in the DOCKET 2022-1 bulletin. As always, please contact us if you have any questions.
by logisticsplus | Feb 15, 2022 | News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Logistics Plus Recognizes Six 2021 LTL Carriers of the Year
Dayton Freight, Estes Express, XPO Logistics, FedEx Freight, Ward Transport, and RIST Transport receive honors.
ERIE, PA (February 15, 2022) – Logistics Plus Inc., a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions, is recognizing six of its less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier-partners for superior performance in 2021. The annual awards are being presented as follows:
- Dayton Freight: Diamond Award. It’s the sixth consecutive year that Dayton has been honored.
- Estes Express: Titanium Award. It’s the fourth consecutive year that Estes has been honored.
- XPO Logistics: Platinum Award. It’s the second consecutive year that XPO has been honored.
- FedEx Freight: Gold Award. It’s the third time FedEx has been honored in the past four years.
- Ward Transport & Logistics: Silver Award. It’s the fourth time in the past five years that Ward has been honored.
- RIST Transport: Bronze Award. It’s the first year that RIST has been honored.
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The Logistics Plus North American Division (NAD) manages hundreds of thousand LTL shipments annually as a recognized top freight brokerage firm. It delivers LTL services through its proprietary eShipPlus™ and MyLogisticsPlus™ transportation management systems (TMS) – online platforms made available to customers and select freight agents and embedded with MyFreightTrends™ business intelligence dashboards. Logistics Plus also offers shippers truckload, expedited, international freight forwarding, claims management, freight audit & payment, business intelligence, plus many other supply chain solutions.
Logistics Plus works with over 50 carriers to deliver its LTL services. Annual LTL carrier awards are based on an assessment of the following performance criteria:
- Share of Business Volume & Growth
- Service, Claims & Billing Performance
- Price Competitiveness
- Customer Service & Support
- Account Representation & Partnership
“We value all of our carrier-partners, and picking to best-of-the-best each year is always difficult, which is why we have expanded this year’s awards to six levels,” said Scott Frederick, vice president of marketing and LTL carrier relations for Logistics Plus. “Despite operational and rate challenges brought on by the pandemic, capacity constraints, and weather patterns, Dayton, Estes, XPO, FedEx, Ward, and RIST all provided the best overall performance across most aspects of our partnership ratings, so I congratulate and thank each of them. We also look forward to our other great carriers challenging the incumbents for next year’s recognition.”
About Logistics Plus Inc.
Logistics Plus Inc. is a 21st-century logistics company that provides freight transportation, Warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. The company was founded 25 years ago in Erie, PA, by Jim Berlin. Today, Logistics Plus is a highly regarded, fast-growing, and award-winning transportation and logistics company. With its trademark Passion For Excellence™, Logistics Plus employees put the ‘plus’ in logistics by doing the big things properly, plus the countless little things that ensure complete customer satisfaction and success.
The Logistics Plus® network includes offices, warehouses, and agents located in Erie, PA; Aurora, CO; Buffalo, NY; Chicago, IL; Chino, CA; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Dallas, TX; Dayton, NJ; Des Moines, IA; Haslet TX; Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; Lexington, NC; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; New York, NY; Olean, NY; San Francisco, CA; Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; China; Colombia; Czech Republic; Egypt; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Libya; Mexico; Netherlands; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Taiwan; Turkey; UAE; Uganda; and Ukraine; with additional agents around the world. For more information, visit www.logisticsplus.com or follow @LogisticsPlus on Twitter.
Media Contact:
Scott G. Frederick
Vice President, Marketing
Logistics Plus Inc.
(814) 240-6881
scott.frederick@logisticsplus.com
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by logisticsplus | Nov 16, 2021 | News
Anyone involved in domestic transportation now knows all too well that freight rates have been skyrocketing to historic levels. According to Transportation and Warehousing produce price indices tracked by the U.S. Federal Reserve, year-over-year industry-wide less-than-truckload prices have risen between 8-14% in recent months, and full truckload prices have risen between 20-30% (and diesel fuel prices are up 27% on top of that).
The message is clear, reducing overall supply chain costs right now will be a significant challenge. In fact, in the 30th Annual Study of Logistics and Transportation Trends published in the September 2021 issue of Logistics Management, only 8.2% of shippers surveyed feel that reducing costs is a primary objective right now. That compares with 21.8% in 2020 and 29.8% in 2019. What are the new primary objectives? 20.5% say maximizing asset utilization, 35.6% say increasing customer satisfaction, and 35.6% say maximizing profitability are all now higher primary objectives.
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So how can shippers try to offset these rate increases as they look to maximize profitability over the coming months and year? Here are some tips from your friends at Logistics Plus:
- Ship larger shipments less often. Even with truckload rates at all-time highs, a larger load of the product will generally ship more cost-effectively than multiple smaller loads.
- Minimize the cubic footprint of shipments (i.e., smaller, denser) to avoid overlength, minimum cubic capacity, and capacity load charges assessed by some carriers.
- Consolidate orders where possible to reduce unnecessary freight charges (the Logistics Plus Business Intelligence department can review your historical data to see about potential recommendations).
- Utilize the Logistics Plus North American Division (NAD) to help spot quote some of your larger shipments. Sometimes shipments over five pallets or 5,000 pounds (as a guideline) can be spot quoted for less money if it moves in a desirable backhaul lane for a carrier.
- Utilize regional warehousing to optimize/balance inventory to be as close to final customers as possible (Logistics Plus has multiple warehouses located across the United States).
- Improve BOL accuracy to minimize re-weigh, re-class, and inspection fees (carriers are getting punitive on inaccurate bills of lading).
- Improve order accuracy to minimize re-consignments and re-deliveries (don’t ship a shipment any more than you have to).
- Consider implementing a “prepaid and add” program (if you haven’t already) to mark up your freight costs by X% and pass that on to your customers/vendors to help offset your freight costs.
- Implement a freight invoice consolidation, auditing, and payment program to gain further visibility and insights into your freight spend and maximize recovery of refundable monies (e.g., guaranteed failures, orders paid but not tendered, address corrections, etc.).
Want to explore these and other ideas? Contact Logistics Plus, and let’s talk.
by logisticsplus | Nov 16, 2021 | News
U.S. Holiday schedules for Logistics Plus and ground carriers
As the year-end holidays approach, we want to help you avoid any unnecessary shipping delays over the next several weeks. Shown below is the holiday schedule for U.S.-based Logistics Plus offices and warehouse locations, as well as the top U.S. ground (parcel and LTL) carriers.
If you have any transportation needs or expedited shipping requests, please contact Logistics Plus in advance of the office closings noted below. You can also reach out to our North American Division (NAD) by calling 1.866.335.7623 or emailing nadops@logisticsplus.com.
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Do you have any last-minute questions or concerns? Let us know how we can help!
by logisticsplus | Oct 14, 2021 | News
The Commodity Classifications Standards Board (CCSB) has published a new supplement to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC®). These NMFC changes are effective 12/04/2021. Some notable changes are listed below.
Subject 1 – Foodstuffs, Item 73227 canceled and replaced by 72310, 73260, and 73365.
Subject 2 – Dehydrated Cheese New Item 55450, revised Item 55470 – Cheese food, and Item 73260 – Snack Foods
Subject 3 – Box Group. Items 29080 and 29110, 29140 and 29780, 29800, 29805, 29810, 112360 and Canceled and replaced with Item 29785 or 112870 ( 29785 – Boxes or Cartons, fiberboard or paperboard, NOI., 112870 – Lumber NOI, or Wood, built-up or combined, or Plywood, NOI)
Subject 4 – Item 101720 Ink and related materials
Subject 5 – Faucets
Subject 6 – Toilet or Bidet Seats
Subject 7 – Boxes, Chests or Cabinets, Tool, Ammunition or Fishing Tackle
Subject 8 – Mixing Machines (Asphalt, cement, concrete or mortar)
Subject 9 – Item 59380 – Solutions or Sterile Water, intravenous
Subject 10 – Item 680 – Packing or Packaging – General
Subject 11 – Item 682 – Pictorial Precautionary Markings
Subject 12 – Item 689 – requirements and Conditions for Test Shipments, CANCELED, obsolete
Subject 13 – Withdrawn to continue research (Item 39510 – Cables)
Subject 14 – Charcoal, Charcoal Briquettes or Charcoal Pellets
Subject – 15 – Broilers, Grills, Roasters or Stoves, cooking, outdoor type, electric
Subject 16 – Manifolds, gas, furnace, stove, or heater
Subject 17 – Kits, pregnancy test – New Item 56975 replaces 59793
Subject 18 – Cord, Cordage, Rope, other than wire rope, String or Twine, NOI,
Subject 19 – Washers; Gaskets; or Packing Devices, Forms or Shapes
Subject 20 – Withdrawn to Continue Research – Cookware, cast iron, NOI
Subject 21 – Wood Chips or Wood Chunks,
Subject 22 – 186080 Sod Cutters, etc – Canceled and replaced by Items 130207 and 186620
Subject 23 – ITEM 292 – SPECIFICATIONS FOR FIBER PAILS
Subject 24 – 100800 Dispensers, tea or ground coffee, household – Canceled
Subject 25 – 122000 Grading or Road Making Attachments or Implements, or Parts thereof
Subject 26 – 10920 Fenders, 21470 Baptistries, 164390 Racks and Related Articles – Packaging exceptions changed
Subject 27 – Various items – Reference to Package 2039 would be removed from item 24080, as it would not provide sufficient protection in today’s less-thantruckload environment. Concurrently, other changes are proposed for clarification and Simplification.
Subject 28 – Various Items – Simplifies the minimum packaging requirements in the involved items to require “in bags” in lieu of the specific types currently named. Other changes to the minimum packaging requirements are proposed for clarification and simplification.
Subject 29 – Various Items – simplify the minimum packaging requirements in the involved items to require “in bags” in lieu of the specific types currently named. Other changes to the minimum packaging requirements are proposed for clarification and simplification.
Subject 30 – Various Items – Cancels items 46170, 46180, 46190, 46570, 46670 and 46700 with reference to item 44155, items 46540 and 46640 with reference to item 44515, items 46160 and 46460 with reference to item 45467, and item 46300 with reference to item 45615. These changes are proposed to provide classes reflective of the respective hazards of, and regulations applicable to, the involved materials. The changes are also in the interest of clarification, simplification and uniformity. Since item 46170 is the only item that authorizes Package 355, the package would be concurrently canceled as having no further application. This proposal would also add the term “Baking Soda” to the listing in item 46220 for Sodium Bicarbonate in the interest of clarification.
Subject 31 – Cancels items 42870, 42920, 43180 and 43230 with reference to item 44155, items 43170 and 45460 with reference to item 44500, and items 43080, 43260 and 43290 with reference to item 45615. These changes are proposed to provide classes reflective of the respective hazards of, and regulations applicable to, the involved materials. The changes are also in the interest of clarification, simplification and uniformity. Note, item 45462 would be canceled as having no further application.
Subject 32 – Cancel item 91220 with reference to items 44500, 44515 and 64300, as applicable. In addition to providing clarification, simplification and uniformity, this change would assign classes reflective of the respective hazards of and regulations applicable to box toe gum.
Subject 33 – Amends the provisions of item 42652 to remove the “bomb burst” symbol (), add language further restricting the item’s application to materials not required by the DOT to bear a Hazard Class or Hazard Division label or placard, and refer to a new attendant Note clarifying that item 42652 does not apply on materials regulated by the DOT as hazardous and required to bear a Hazard Class or Hazard Division label or placard. The proposed new Note would direct the Classification user to other items for classes applicable to such hazardous materials.
Subject 34 – Amend the provisions of item 171410 to remove the “bomb burst” symbol (), add language further restricting the item’s application to materials not required by the DOT to bear a Hazard Class or Hazard Division label or placard, and maintain class 70, per the present sub 2 provisions of the item. A new attendant Note would be established to clarify the item’s intent and would direct the Classification user to other items for classes applicable to such hazardous materials.
Subject 35 – The following numbered packages are canceled and reference(s) to them in individual item descriptions are removed:
- 759
- 762
- 773
- 776
- 788
- 789
- 794
- 795
- 801
- 802
- 814
- 818
- 934
- 1306
- 2332
- 2387
Subject 36 – The following numbered packages are canceled and reference(s) to them in individual item descriptions are removed:
- 825
- 826
- 827
- 834
- 838
- 841
- 846
- 868
- 870
- 881
- 886
- 911
- 919
- 932
- 978
- 1029
- 2304
- 2305
- 2413
- 2529
Subject 37 – The following items are canceled as obsolete:
- 81370
- 83740
- 87590
- 87630
- 88540
- 89710
- 89990
- 90970
- 91120
- 91140
- 91200
- 91280
- 91400
- 91440
Subject 38 – The following items are canceled as obsolete:
110120
- 110160
- 110270
- 110290
- 110497
- 112980
- 115720
- 115880
- 116400
- 116670
- 116730
- 131310
- 131620
- 134100
- 134220
- 134280
- 134300
- 134570
- 135620
- 135660
Subject 39 – The following items are canceled as obsolete:
- 117200
- 117240
- 117360
- 118220
- 119060
- 125540
- 125600
- 125640
- 125660
- 126040
- 126120
- 127760
Subject 40 – The following items are canceled as obsolete:
- 98870
- 99190
- 99200
- 99210
- 99230
- 99250
- 99320
Additional detail is included in the DOCKET 2021-3 bulletin. As always, please contact us if you have any questions.
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