Last night, Logistics Plus joined Erie Times-News, and many others, to celebrate and honor the accomplishments of the 2017-2018 All-Area high school student athletes at the annual Best of Varsity Cup Awards at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie, PA. The awards banquet is a way of saying thank you to the thousands of outstanding high school athletes, coaches and fans who allow Erie Times-News (GoErie.com) to share their stories, performances and passions. As a presenting sponsor for the event, Logistics Plus had a number of employees present, as well as our special guests from the Barber National Institute. We had the additional honor of presenting Fairview’s Liam Finnecy with the Comeback Player of the Year Award in recognition of his amazing story. The evening included a nice dinner, awards ceremony, and presentation by Pittsburgh Steelers great, Hines Ward. The following video message from Jim Berlin, founder and CEO of Logistics Plus, was shown at the beginning of the ceremony. Additional photographs from the Logistics Plus Flickr Album are also included below.
Here is some additional audio clips by Scott Frederick, vp of marketing for Logistics Plus, as aired on WPSE AM 1450/FM 107.1 Radio.
Greetings from San Pedro Garza Garcia, NL (just outside of Monterrey) … the new home of the Logistics Plus Mexico headquarters! The moving process, as expected, wasn’t as flawless as we were hoping; but with the team’s help things are getting together and falling into their place. Here are a few pictures of the new facilities. We had a little blessing ceremony on Monday. Special thanks to Elena, Gilberto and Pepe that made all this happen.
The Logistics Plus Project Cargo Team has been busy this month. So far in June, and as outlined below, we have managed a variety of projects, including the successful deliveries of windmills, locomotives, and sailboats (photos included in the video below).
LP Houston safely loaded a mud pump (38 tons) from Oklahoma to Tunisia.
LP Turkey safely delivered two windmill blade moulds (each 44.50 x 5.80 x 2.50 lxwxh – Gross 28 mt) from Izmir Port to the Factory.
LP Saudi Arabia safely delivered a sailboat for Saudi Princess.
LP Turkey safely delivered 104 metric ton transformers and its accessories from Turkey to Norway.
LP safely received and delivered mobile substations (78 metric tons each) that were imported from Portugal, eventually arriving at the port of Baltimore. They were distributed to power stations around the US.
LP India successfully delivered 10 locomotives from underhook to India.
LP Belgium and Turkey successfully loaded 42 pieces of windmill towers and generators from Izmir to the Netherlands.
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The Logistics Plus Belgium and Logistics Plus Turkey offices worked hard together to ship a near-full charter vessel of 10 complete windmill sets (40 sections of windmill towers and 5 windmill generators) from Izmir, Turkey to Harlingen, Netherlands. This time-lapse video has been condensed to show most of the discharge procedure in Harlingen, but at a greatly increased speed, of course. The whole operation lasted exactly 48 hours, which – for this type of project cargo shipment – is a very smooth discharge.
Learning how to correctly file a freight claim is important because it can save time and money for your company. A freight claim is a legal demand for the payment of money, stemming from the breach of a contract of carriage. Following strict guidelines and processes is the only way to correctly deal with these claims. Most importantly, there are four crucial elements to filing a freight claim:
The shipment needs to be identified so the carrier can complete an investigation.
The type of loss or damage must be stated.
The amount for the claim must be estimated.
A demand for payment by the carrier must be included.
After making sure all four elements are clearly indicated, follow these tips and suggestions to ensure you correctly file your next freight claim:
Take immediate action
Taking immediate action is a crucial step of effectively filing a freight claim. Freight claims for loss or damage are generally governed by Title 49, CFR. Claimants must file the claim within the time limits specified in the bill of lading or contract of carriage. The time period cannot be more than 9 months from date of delivery or, if never delivered, the expected delivery date. Unless it’s otherwise agreed upon in a contract, a carrier must acknowledge receiving the claim within 30 days. The carrier must then pay, offer to compromise, or disallow the claim within 120 days or provide status reports every 60 days after. If the carrier fails to abide by these rules, it should be notified that it is violating the FMCSA claim regulations. Furthermore, if the damages are not noted on the delivery receipt at the time of delivery, you have only 5 days to alert the carrier of concealed damage. After these 5 days, the carrier can deny the claim due to the shipment being signed as clear.
Attempt to mitigate the damages
A responsibility that all parties of the shipping process share is attempting to mitigate damages. It is your responsibility to give a good faith effort to salvage damaged products unless you consider them to be totally or substantially useless and of no good.
Have additional documentation available
In order to make sure your freight claim is successful, always include supporting documentation. If it’s available, you should include the original bill of lading (BOL), the paid freight bill, inspection reports, notification of loss, copies of request for inspection, invoices, waivers, and other appropriate documents. Recently, some carriers have adopted picture policies, which require photographic documentation of all damages or else they will not process that claim. The more information you have regarding the freight, the more effective your claim will be.
Create a detailed description of the losses or damages
A detailed description of the loss or damage should be properly documented. The claimant should include the number of items damaged, the type of damage, the value of each unit, and the total claim amount. For example:
If you frequently ship LTL freight or truckload shipments, freight losses and damages are almost inevitable, as is dealing with freight claims. That’s why it’s important to have an experienced and caring freight management partner working with you every step of the way. When you work with Logistics Plus, we’ll gladly assist you with the filing or processing of your freight claims, and we’ll assist you to find the carriers that best represent your interests. Contact us today to learn more.
The Logistics Plus Project Cargo Team has been busy this month. So far in June, and as outlined below, we have managed a variety of projects, including the successful deliveries of windmills, locomotives, and sailboats (photos included in the video below).
Learning how to correctly file a freight claim is important because it can save time and money for your company. A freight claim is a legal demand for the payment of money, stemming from the breach of a contract of carriage. Following strict guidelines and processes is the only way to correctly deal with these claims. Most importantly, there are four crucial elements to filing a 