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One of the very first issues that popped up in DPS invoicing was the disconnect between the date that a shipment went into storage, and the Julian date embedded in the SIT control number on the date the PPSO actually did the approval in the DPS system.  We blogged about this issue back in March of 2009, and here is an excerpt:

We have recently been able to invoice a handful of these, and the invoices have paid for

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Recently, Daycos was asked to submit an article highlighting our use of technology for an edition of The Portal magazine, the journal of the International Association of Movers. The article was recently published in the July/August 2010 copy of The Portal, which focused on technology in the moving industry.
The article offers an look at how technology has been an instrumental part of our company’s success throughout our 31 year history, from our first use of personal computers up to…

The Daycos August Monthly Newsletter has been sent out, and can be viewed here.  A few of the topics in this month’s newsletter include:

• Turbulent Peak Season Comes to a Close
• Daycos Family Picnic 2010
• Matson Bunker Charges Clarified
• Daycos Partner Disbursing Service

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We are happy to report that we received information from Matson late last week that will hopefully clear up the earlier confusion surrounding the applicable fuel related charges listed on their Hawaii OBL’s.
Matson has issued a statement clarifying what the labeled ‘Bunker Fuel Surcharge’ and ‘Fuel Related Surcharge’ items listed on their OBL’s issued since June 1, 2010 represent.
In addition, Matson has announced that effective Monday, August 16, 2010 they will be changing the labeling of the…

As we posted earlier, there is a lot of uncertainty about the process of issuing payee codes, but some progress is being made to clarify the way this will be handled in the future.  DFAS has decided they will no longer issue or maintain the payee codes used by TSPs for payment of electronic HHG invoices.  The US Bank  system still needs a payee code, but they don’t want to be the entity managing payee codes.
That leaves each TSP responsible for…

Recently Matson has made some changes to their OBLs that have caused a considerable amount of confusion and uncertainty in the billing process. We have been working with Matson on the issue, and hope to have some changes made soon to resolve the confusion, but in the meantime we thought we should give an update on the problem.
Matson’s OBLs have always been a bit different in that that their Bunker Fuel Surcharge has always just been labeled “Fuel Related…

The price of fuel was $2.93 per gallon as reported on Monday, August 2, 2010 making the upcoming FSC rates for the period 8/15/10 through 9/14/10 as follows:

GBL Domestic HHG / International HHG & UB – 5%
GSA Domestic HHG – $0.42
GSA International HHG and BAG – $0.42

The Daycos July Monthly Newsletter has been sent out, and can be viewed here.  A few of the topics in this month’s newsletter include:

• Are Payee Codes Still Necessary?
• Meet the Daycos Staff
• DPS Payment Times Before the Billing Peak Season
• Registration Open for Personal Property Forum (PPF) Winter 2010

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When DFAS shut down the DTRS system in June, everyone was under the realization that DFAS’ ability for EDI processing was obsolete.  What was not immediately realized, was that DTRS managed more than just the electronic invoice processing.
Shortly after DTRS was shut down, we contacted DFAS personnel regarding a carrier setup that required a new payee code.   Payee codes are the unique 4-digit numeric identifier that DFAS issued a carrier to determine the carriers payee account information during electronic invoice…

There has been considerable discussion  about the causes of peak season problems this summer, and most agree that there are many factors that have come into play to cause these issues. One factor that has been mentioned is the DPS distribution model, and a recent phone call we received from a TSP offered an excellent example of how the DPS distribution model can contribute to the peak season problems.
This small TSP had gone all year without a single DPS…