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Cargo Freight Company

Logistics A big part of starting a cargo freight company is figuring out logistics and costs for moving cargo. Analyze the cost of shipping cargo within the United States by land and water, and into foreign countries. This includes accounting for customs, freight duties and cost of transportation. The general costs for transportation include not […]

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Careers in Logistics

Logistics according to the Council of Logistics Management is ” the process that deals with planning, implementing and controlling the efficient flow of goods, services and information from the point-of-origin to the point-of-consumption in order to meet the customers’ requirements.” The activities in logistics include transportation, warehousing, freight, delivery and customer support. Careers in logistics

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Electronic log rule

A new electronic log rule could be proposed by September, said Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration head Anne Ferro Thursday, March 14, at a congressional hearing, testifying to a House subcommittee. The Highways and Transit Subcommittee — part of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — questioned Department of Transportation administration heads for two

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Measuring Logistic Cost & Performance

Maintaining a low logistic cost, while ensuring a high product performance is key to making your production business profitable. Logistic costs include all costs beyond the basic production costs for a unit. This includes service costs, transportation costs, inventory costs and warehouse costs. Companies focus on these costs because they devalue a product after production,

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Box Truck Business

Box trucks are used by renters to move boxes, furniture and over-sized appliances from one location to another. The cubed storage space of a box truck is ideal for stacking and arranging packages neatly for safe hauling. The biggest names in the box truck business are rental companies such as Ryder, Enterprise, U-Haul and Mayflower

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Truck Driving Tax

Over-the-road expenses for truckers must facilitate travel, be appropriate for travel and be required to conduct business. Many expenses are deductible; however, you must keep records, important documents, receipts, permits, statements, log books and other supporting documentations to substantiate your expense deductions. It is also important to keep your log books, licenses and permits current.

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Fleet Cleaning

Cleaning fleets of trucks is becoming a lucrative business, because the way a truck looks says a lot about how a company runs its business and how it delivers and ships products from place to place. While it used to be done painstakingly with a hose and a crew of people washing, truck fleet cleaning

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