DPS Release Causes Fuel Surcharge Rating Issue

For many years, rates were always based on the actual pickup date of the shipments. Over the past few years, SDDC has increasingly moved from rates based on actual pickup dates towards basing all charges on the originally requested pickup date. One charge that has not made this transition is the fuel surcharge (FSC). It is still based on the actual pickup date, because its application is not governed by the tariffs that SDDC publishes annually. Instead, it is driven

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Late Tariff Changes Cause Rate Filing Delay


Note: This article is part of a series on changes to the 2012 400NG and International Tender. (To view the entire series of articles, click here.) Please note that these articles are not intended to cover every change made, so TSPs still need to read the tariffs prior to filing rates. Also, these posts are based on our own interpretation of the tariffs, and we cannot guarantee that our interpretation will always be shared by SDDC, the PPSOs, or …

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Customs Tariff Changes a Welcome Relief for International TSPs

Note: This article is part of a series on changes to the 2012 400NG and International Tender. (To view the entire series of articles, click here.) Please note that these articles are not intended to cover every change made, so TSPs still need to read the tariffs prior to filing rates. Also, these posts are based on our own interpretation of the tariffs, and we cannot guarantee that our interpretation will always be shared by SDDC, the PPSOs, or …

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Fuel Surcharge for Period 2/15/12 to 3/14/12

The price of fuel was $3.86 per gallon as reported on Monday, February 6, 2012 making the upcoming FSC rates for the period 2/15/12 through 3/14/12 as follows:

GBL Domestic HHG / International HHG & UB – 14%
GSA Domestic HHG – $1.35
GSA International HHG and BAG – $1.35…

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Change 2 Versions of 2012 400NG & International Tender Posted

Note: This article is part of a series on changes to the 2012 400NG and International Tender. (To view the entire series of articles, click here.) Please note that these articles are not intended to cover every change made, so TSPs still need to read the tariffs prior to filing rates. Also, these posts are based on our own interpretation of the tariffs, and we cannot guarantee that our interpretation will always be shared by SDDC, the PPSOs, or …

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Change 2 Posted – No, Not That Change 2


Note: This article is part of a series on changes to the 2012 400NG and International Tender. (To view the entire series of articles, click here.) Please note that these articles are not intended to cover every change made, so TSPs still need to read the tariffs prior to filing rates. Also, these posts are based on our own interpretation of the tariffs, and we cannot guarantee that our interpretation will always be shared by SDDC, the PPSOs, or …

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More Alaska Fun: Miles, Mileages, & Mileage Guides

Note: This article is part of a series on changes to the 2012 400NG and International Tender. (To view the entire series of articles, click here.) Please note that these articles are not intended to cover every change made, so TSPs still need to read the tariffs prior to filing rates. Also, these posts are based on our own interpretation of the tariffs, and we cannot guarantee that our interpretation will always be shared by SDDC, the PPSOs, or …

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Unpacking Clarification Causes New Concerns

Note: This article is part of a series on changes to the 2012 400NG and International Tender. (To view the entire series of articles, click here.) Please note that these articles are not intended to cover every change made, so TSPs still need to read the tariffs prior to filing rates. Also, these posts are based on our own interpretation of the tariffs, and we cannot guarantee that our interpretation will always be shared by SDDC, the PPSOs, or …

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Fairbanks, Anchorage, and the 2012 400NG


Note: This article is part of a series on changes to the 2012 400NG and International Tender. (To view the entire series of articles, click here.) Please note that these articles are not intended to cover every change made, so TSPs still need to read the tariffs prior to filing rates. Also, these posts are based on our own interpretation of the tariffs, and we cannot guarantee that our interpretation will always be shared by SDDC, the PPSOs, or …

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Diversion Tariff Language Changed to Match DPS Capabilities

Note: This article is part of a series on changes to the 2012 400NG and International Tender. (To view the entire series of articles, click here.) Please note that these articles are not intended to cover every change made, so TSPs still need to read the tariffs prior to filing rates. Also, these posts are based on our own interpretation of the tariffs, and we cannot guarantee that our interpretation will always be shared by SDDC, the PPSOs, or …

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