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May 19, 2025
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Recent, Happening Now
May 9, 2025
The End of De Minimis: What It Means for Importers (and How Weber Can Help)
A major change in U.S. trade policy took effect on May 2, 2025: the removal of the de minimis exemption for shipments entering the U.S. from China and Hong Kong. This decision has significant...
Recent, Happening Now
May 7, 2025
How Weber Logistics Is Helping Shippers Navigate Tariff Volatility
As geopolitical tensions and global trade policies continue to shift, importers are once again being challenged to rethink their supply chain strategies. The most recent wave of uncertainty stems...
Recent, Happening Now
April 3, 2025
Happening Now: Major LTL Pricing Shift Ahead
According to Trucking Dive, a major update to the National Motor Freight Classification system will alter how less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping rates are calculated beginning in July.
Southern California Ports
October 28, 2021
How can we overcome the current supply chain disruptions?
As we approach the holiday season, the supply chain disruptions that have plagued most of the world for the better part of two years have gone from industry news to front-page news. And everybody has...
Happening Now
October 26, 2021
Happening Now: Shippers can face container dwell fines at Ports of L.A. and Long Beach
In an effort to help relieve congestion at the Ports of L.A. and Long Beach, shipping companies will be fined if their containers aren’t moved off-port quickly enough.
Happening Now
October 15, 2021
Happening Now: Trucking Association Responds to 24/7 Port of L.A. Operations
The Harbor Trucking Association (HTA) has issued a statement in response to the Biden Administration’s announcement that the Port of Los Angeles will operate 24/7 in hopes of clearing congestion at...
Food Supply Chain
October 14, 2021
Advantages of working with an integrated 3PL for food services
A 3PL provider that performs integrated services is kind of like a puppeteer that controls three or more puppets at the same time. When those “puppets” include drayage, warehousing and final delivery...
Happening Now
October 12, 2021
Happening Now: Major retailers resort to chartering ships to avoid delays
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, some of the largest retailers in the U.S. are trying to sidestep import supply chain delays and congestion by chartering their own ships overseas.
Happening Now
October 6, 2021
Happening Now: Drayage Rates Jump 32% in September
According to an article in DC Velocity, drayage spot rates in September were 6% higher than August, and 32% higher than September 2020. These rates are only expected to increase, as further hikes of...
Southern California Ports
September 30, 2021
California Port Congestion Woes Continue as Peak Season Hits
When shipping freight into California, or anywhere in the U.S. for that matter, you may feel that you’re leaping over one hurdle after another to deliver your goods to market. The current California...
Happening Now
September 15, 2021
Happening Now: Will Vaccine Mandate Keep Drivers Away?
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, trucking companies are concerned that the new federal vaccination and testing mandate which seeks to curb the spread of COVID-19 may keep drivers...
Happening Now
September 13, 2021
Happening Now: Record number of ships in port at L.A./Long Beach
As we head into peak season, supply chain congestion at/near the ports of Southern California is only getting worse – especially when it comes to container ship congestion.
Happening Now
September 2, 2021
Happening Now: Drayage Surcharges from C.H. Robinson
According to an article in Yahoo! Finance, logistics provider C.H. Robinson has announced that it will begin levying drayage surcharges to its customers. These surcharges are a response to continued...
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