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A Bill Of Lading (BOL) is a legal document between the shipper of particular goods and the carrier detailing the type, quantity, date of direct shipment and destination of the goods being carried.

With the current requirements for electronic reporting by carriers entering Canada and the United States through the Advance Commercial Information (A …

You have just cleared your first ocean shipment into the United States, the process went smoothly and you are expecting to import more product into the …

Frustrations arising from cross-border shipping to Canada are always showing up in my Google Alerts. Most are from online auction type sellers who ...

The National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) is a standard that provides a comparison of goods(commodities) moving interstate, intrastate and…

We have posted a few articles lately about the increase in U.S. Customs refusal of import shipments due to non-compliance with the wood packing material…

At what point does it make sense for a company to outsource its transportation logistics services? Many factors come into play when making this decision…

Import Security Filing, is one of the most recent requirements impacting the supply chain for cargo arriving via ocean into the U.S.

In a situation where a commodity is invoiced as a single transaction and it is an oversize shipment such as: a large building and or machinery that cannot …

If you spend enough time in the transportation business, you will see just about everything - including packaging that wouldn't adequately protect...