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A few years ago we blogged… about invoices for Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) shipments being payable through PowerTrack/Syncada. When that announcement was made, there were specific codes of service or shipment types that were being processed for payment through PowerTrack. For example, only code 1 domestic service codes were processed through PowerTrack; all code 2 and International service codes were processed and paid via a paper invoice.
We recently learned that effective with pickup dates of October

In our recent newsletter, we posted the following chart displaying payment times in DPS vs. TOPS during 2009. This chart has generated considerable discussion from both the TSP and Government side, and there has been some discussion about the chart and what it really says about invoicing in DPS. We thought it would be helpful to offer a little context to the discussion, and share what we feel the take away is from this chart.

Obviously, the first thing that…

On Friday, March 12th, we will be working on upgrading some of our hardware here at the Daycos office. Starting at 4:00pm CST, our phone lines will be down, as well as our internet access.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but appreciate your understanding as we work on our upgrade. If you need to get a hold of someone at Daycos after 4pm CST on Friday, please call (402) 750-5460.…

Daycos is proud to offer our first ever webinar, covering the topic of the 400NG Linehaul calculation. We will attempt to explain what items affect this complicated line item, how each item is calculated, and take some of the mystery of the rating of this item. We will also cover the Alaska Linehaul calculation, and what additional factors occur in Alaska shipments.
Please join us for this no-cost webinar. Space is limited, so please do not delay registration. Please contact…

The price of fuel was $2.86 per gallon as reported on Monday, March 1, 2010 making the upcoming FSC rates for the period 3/15/10 through 4/14/10 as follows:

GBL Domestic HHG / International HHG & UB – 4%
GSA Domestic HHG – $0.36
GSA International HHG and BAG – $0.36…

The Daycos February Monthly Newsletter has been sent out, and can be viewed here. A few of the topics in this month’s newsletter include:
Updated DPS Tariffs Reviewed
Daycos Introduces First Webcast
DPS Shipment Statistics: A Year in Review
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….

In preparation of the upcoming DPS rate filing, the DPS 400NG tariff and the International Tender have been updated for the 2010 rate cycle and published on the SDDC website. Daycos has reviewed the tariffs, and we have identified some areas which have changed.
Note: This article is not intended to be a comprehensive list of changes; it merely highlights some of the many changes in the updated tariffs. TSPs should thoroughly and completely read the updated tariffs prior to …

PowerTrack has posted the following message to their portal to inform users of the upcoming changes to their site.

New Look, Same Service
We are excited to announce that on February 22, 2010, you will see some changes to screens within PowerTrack. As you may be aware, PowerTrack has become Syncada from Visa. As a result, many screens will now display the U.S. Bank and Syncada from Visa logos.
You can still process invoices and make payments as you always …

The DPS 400NG-2010 Tariff and DPS International Tender-2010… have been posted to the SDDC website. Judging by the amount of red ink contained in each of the documents, there are a lot of changes which TSPs need to be aware of before the upcoming rate filing.
Daycos is reviewing the updated tariffs and we will provide some comments later concerning some of the changes.

During recent DPS invoicing conference calls, there has been some discussion of the applicability date of the fuel surcharge. We have always applied the fuel surcharge based on the date of the service, but we have noticed the DPS rating engine is applying the fuel surcharge for linehaul service based on the original pickup date, even if the shipment was placed in origin SIT. It was a minor difference, but one we asked SDDC to clarify, since the TR-12 Fuel …