Daycos News

On October 1st, in conjunction with the DOD release of the newest version of DTOD (Defense Table of Official Distances), ALK Technologies released its newest version of PCMiler, version 25.1. PCMiler is the commercial version of governments DTOD and is currently used for figuring Conus miles for all TOPS shipments, Conus miles for DPS International shipments, and mileage for DPS Domestic (400NG) shipments that require mileage calculations for locations within the same ZIP3.
As with previous years, even though the…

Our office will be closed on Monday, September 5th in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Normal office hours will resume on Tuesday, September 6th.
We thank you for your business and wish everyone a safe and happy holiday.…

The price of fuel was $3.07 per gallon as reported on Monday, November 1, 2010 making the upcoming FSC rates for the period 11/15/10 through 12/14/10 as follows:

GBL Domestic HHG / International HHG & UB – 6%
GSA Domestic HHG – $0.56
GSA International HHG and BAG – $0.56…

Our billing program and AccuBill have recently been updated with the IW10 changes found in the I-25 Solicitation that went into effect for International shipments with pickup dates of 10/01/10 and after.
The changes are as follows:

INT/BAG – new tariff updates (I-25)
1.  Incorporated the following Army/Navy Regionalization consolidations:
a. South Carolina – Transferred responsibility of CANQ to AGFM
2.  CONUS SIT related rates increases, Item 518.
3.  SIT and Warehouse Handling Charges – INT raised.
4.  SIT and …

The price of fuel was $2.92 per gallon as reported on Monday, July 5, 2010 making the upcoming FSC rates for the period 7/15/10 through 8/14/10 as follows:

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

We blogged earlier about the retirement of EDI invoicing through DFAS-Indianapolis.   In that blog we noted that all invoices payable by DFAS-Indy should now be submitted manually via paper for payment.   We have received several inquiries regarding this change and would like to pass along a few tips for carriers to use when submitting their paper invoices for payment:

• Always provide original documentation to support the charges being billed, including a rated GBL.
• Include previous SF1113′s for supplemental vouchers.  If

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The price of fuel was $2.95 per gallon as reported on Monday, June 7, 2010 making the upcoming FSC rates for the period 6/15/10 through 7/14/10 as follows:

GBL Domestic HHG / International HHG & UB – 5%
GSA Domestic HHG – $0.44
GSA International HHG and BAG – $0.44…

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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Our billing program and AccuBill have recently been updated with the IS10 changes found in the I-24 Solicitation that went into effect for International shipments with pickup dates of 4/1/10 and after.
The changes are as follows:
INT/BAG – new tariff updates (I-24)…
1. Item 252d. Port/Terminal Security Handling Surcharge (COF) and e. Port Congestion Surcharge. Removed Codes 5, T, J.
2. Added verbiage to include Pier Pass Charges into the SFR for HHG and for UB.
3. Incorporated the