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Will NYC congestion pricing increase parcel delivery costs? Probably not... Starting June 30, each truck entering lower Manhattan will be charged $24. Sounds like a lot, but: -A Manhattan route can have 200+ stops, with multiple pieces per stop, it's <$0.10/piece -The fee is expected to reduce the number of vehicles in the zone by 17%. So delivery drivers will be able to complete their routes faster and find parking easier. At $50/hr, and maybe saving 0.5 hours per route, that's, $25 saved per day. -Less cars in the zone will also mean that they get less parking tickets, at $100/ticket for double parking. If they avoid 1 ticket/day/route, that's 4x the cost of the congestion pricing fee. $24 in new costs, $150 in new savings. Maybe saving $0.50/piece for anything delivered in the zone. So, if your rep comes to you with a new surcharge for deliveries in Manhattan, point them to this post, and ask for a discount.

NYC’s new city-funded lockers for packages are to stop criminals. As Lockers expand in the US this question becomes more important.

TODAY IS THE DAY ENGLISH LAW CHANGES We have been waiting 20 years for the law to recognise commercial trade documents in digital form. No longer! Today is the day when English law changes and the Electronic Trade Documents Act comes into force #mletr There are no longer any legal requirements to handle commercial trade documents on paper. That includes bills of lading, bills of exchange, promissory notes, warehouse receipts and marine insurance documents #paperless. It is arguably the most significant milestone to date in the journey to bring the whole international trading system into the 21st century. Every company trading under English law worldwide can now remove paper and all the associated pain and red tape that hinders economic growth, especially for SMEs who feel the pain the most. That includes 80% of all bills of lading and 60% of global trade finance. A huge thank you to everyone who has helped make this happen. Let’s now work together to make trade cheaper, faster, simpler and more sustainable! Department for Business and Trade Department for Science, Innovation and Technology UNCITRAL: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Law Commission of England and Wales Nigel Huddleston Paul Scully Graham Floater Jack Dainty Olly Tones Jonny Martin Sarah Green Sean Edwards ITFA ICC United Kingdom International Chamber of Commerce John W.H. Denton AO Paul Drechsler John Carroll Pamela Mar Tianmi Stilphen Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations BIMCO BAFT (Bankers Association for Finance and Trade) Swift Louise Taylor Digby Gerard Hartsink World Trade Organization Emmanuelle Ganne World Customs Organization Steven Beck The Commonwealth Vashti Maharaj Simon Manley Natalie Black CBE Chris Bush Luca Castellani Nick Davies #trade #digitalisation #finance #g7 #g20

Good morning all! Happy #freighttech Tuesday! Couple of items to cover today: 1. Today we have an addition that stood out to me... The team over at HighlanderTek . These folks have an interesting geospatial product that we will be diving into a bit more. 2. With the McLeod Software user conference in town, I've had an opportunity to meet with several of the vendors on the landscape. Truckstop Descartes MacroPoint™ DAT Freight & Analytics Transflo TriumphPay TextLocate 💬📍AVRL and have heard from many about the utility they are finding in the landscape. That is the fuel we appreciate for this small side project and love all the positive feedback. 3. We are ready to start scheduling interviews for the podcast with leadership from the companies on the landscape to cover their why, learn about the people behind the products, and have a good time talking to friends in industry. If you are interested in participating in some of the earliest episodes, please comment below and we will get you on the early list. Sorry all but Grace Sharkey 🚛🤖💙has already reserved episode 1. 4. From the marketing side of the landscape, Lars Ward will have an update later today or tomorrow on something fun being added, BUT I will leave that announcement to him, so if you aren't already connected or following him I recommend doing so :-) updated landscape: https://lnkd.in/dQTszFfQ #logistics #transportation #drivers #trucking #logtech