MILLENNIUM SHIPPING NEWSLETTER
MAY/JUNE
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Carrierrate 2.0 Features
About the Team
Contest

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Greetings,

Summer is officially here which means the produce season will be slowing down. This will help bring truckload prices way down. Contact us and we’ll be happy to assist. 

Also, Todd is in New York for his annual 3 week trip until mid-July.  Even though he will be out of the South Florida area, he will still be working hard.  Please don’t hesitate to call and e-mail us.

Please keep in mind that we will be closed on Friday, July 3rd in observance of July 4th.  Freight can often get heavily delayed around this time, so be sure to plan accordingly so we can quote guaranteed and expedited freight.

NMFTA Item 680: What You Need to Know
We have recently seen an increase in shipments being hit with NMFTA item 680 and we feel it is important that we should bring the specifics of this item to your attention.
Per NMFTA rules:
“When less than 65 percent of the surface area for the lift truck skid, pallet or platform is occupied, the gross weight of the lift truck skid, pallet or platform and the commodity unitized or secured thereon, will be subject to the class applicable to either the lift truck skid pallet or platform or the commodity, whichever is higher.”
Translation:
If the freight on the skid does not cover at least 65% of the skids surface area, the freight will be classed as the skid itself.  Often this is a density-based class and will generally be 250-400.

Please remind your customers to keep this rule in mind when they are packaging their freight for shipping.

Below is an example of how this rule would come into play:

 

About the Team
  
Mark recently traveled to Texas to report coverage and provide interviews surrounding the event known as ‘Ironman Texas’. Mark is a part

of a growing podcast and website that revolves around an event he is passionate about: the triathlon. He has gone to Hawaii and now Texas to help promote the sport and its professional athletes.
Right image: With legendary German triathlete Faris Al-Sultan
He was also in Texas the last month to attend a triathlon camp with Team RWB. Team RWB’s mission is to enrich the lives of America’s veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity. Mark met many amazing people and came away with a very different perspective on the sport, as well as in life, after connecting with many of these brave men and women.

Contest
Facebook us!  Our next contest will be on our Millennium Shipping Facebook page.  We will post on Friday, June 26 and all you have to do is ‘Like’ the post. This contest is open to anyone who recieves this newsletter and who has ‘liked’ our page.  The winner will get a $75 amazon.com gift card.
 
Once the post is ‘liked’, you are automatically entered to win.  The winner will be announced on Monday June 29th. 
We thank you for your time and, as always, appreciate any feedback you may have.  What would you like to read about?
Sincerely,

Millennium Shipping Team
$50
 We are offering a reward program for any referrals we receive.  For every account that is referred to us by you and that referral signs up, after their first shipment you’ll receive a $50 gift card to your store or restaurant of your choice.