Daycos News

Daycos will be closed on Monday, May 31st in observance of Memorial Day. We will resume our normal business hours on Tuesday, June 1st.
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We thank you for your business and wish you all a safe and fun holiday!

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

• New DPS Registration Process Available
• DPS By the Numbers
• Daycos Kids Roll-up Their Sleeves for a Good Cause
• Three Year Statute of Limitations Confirmed

If you did not receive an email with this month’s newsletter, but would like to receive it directly each month, please feel free to subscribe here: Daycos Newsletter.…

Last fall, a Civilian Board of Contract Appeals(CBCA) ruling confirmed that GSA had a three year statute of limitation in which to issue Notices of Overcharge (NOC) on shipments, overruling GSA’s contention that they had up to ten years in which to issues overcharges. The case in question (CBCA 1317-RATE) involved overcharges against Union Pacific Railroad, but the decision affects personal property shipments as well, since the laws governing this topic cover all transportation payments.
This ruling is important because…

“If DPS volume increases significantly, there will be much interest in seeing how DPS handles the increased load. JPMO-HHGS representatives seem fairly confident that the work they have done the last six months beefing up the capacity of the system will enable DPS to handle the upcoming increase. “

That is a section of our blog posting… from March 18th discussing the ramp up of DPS shipments. Well, almost exactly two months later, it is safe to say that there

In the most recent DP3/DPS WAR report covering May1st-7th, there were many items indicating the increased volume of shipments in DPS:

• Another big week for DP3/DPS…now 65% in the system, and USCG hit 81% on almost 1,000 moves!  We know this increase in volume has come at a cost as we continue to improve the system and our people get trained and familiar with DPS.  Thanks for all the good work. (from  Executive Summary by Col. Miller)
• Stakeholders Communications:  We’re

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As we had previously noted…, we are planning a second Daycos webinar covering the changes in the 2010 DPS International Tender and 400NG. Registration is now open for the webinar, but please note the change in date from our orginal post. Due to a scheduling conflict, we are now holding the webinar on Tuesday, May 25th at 1 PM Central.
As previously, registration is open to anyone, and there is no charge to participate. To register for the webinar,

The price of fuel was $3.12 per gallon as reported on Monday, May 3, 2010 making the upcoming FSC rates for the period 5/15/10 through 6/14/10 as follows:

GBL Domestic HHG / International HHG & UB – 7%
GSA Domestic HHG – $0.62
GSA International HHG and BAG – $0.62…

Our billing program and AccuBill have recently been updated with the DS10 changes found in the D-18 Solicitation that went into effect for Domestic shipments with pickup dates of 5/1/10 and after.
The changes are as follows:

DOM – new tariff updates (D-18)
1.  Updated SIT first day and Warehouse Handling Rates for all States – Item 400 listing of all States, Counties, Rates, etc.
2.  Incorporated the following Regionalization consolidations:
a. Georgia – Transferred responsibility of CFAK to CHAT
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…One of the best things about being located in Norfolk, Nebraska  is that we get to work closely with the wonderful people at Andrews Van Lines. Over the years, we have developed a great relationship with all the Andrews staff, and occasionally have the opportunity to share some of their celebrations with them.
This weekend was one of those opportunities. Clayton Andrews, the owner of Andrews Van Lines, is celebrating his 90th birthday tomorrow. Last Sunday, there was a celebration