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AB 5 Protest Planned in California by Owner-Operators
Although the strike has not gone into effect yet, there are still discussions of a strike happening in the near future. It is said that the strike will not cause any disruption to normal cargo flow. It will be ...
Who is Xenon? 5 Ways We Simplify First- and Final-Mile Freight
Our hope with this blog is to provide practical freight insights—and a closer look at how Xenon’s portal, people, and network help shippers move more freight and more shipments. Xenon's parent company, The Triangle ...
DCSA Launches Another Drive For Information Sharing
One of the benefits to working with Xenon Freight Solutions is that we take on the task of tracking your containers to ensure that we are fully prepared to pull and deliver once they arrive. This type of advancement in ...
Commentary: Intra-Asia Trade Waving Economic Distress Flag
It may feel like volumes have begun to pick back up over the last couple weeks, but according to industry experts, we are a long way away from reaching 2019 numbers. China, Vietnam, India, Malaysia, and Bangladesh make ...
China Has Become an Even Bigger US Import Source Post-COVID
Volumes have been on a heavy decline since the outbreak of COVID-19. Even though we have begun to see some stabilization and many businesses and regions are beginning the reopening phases, we have not seen the sudden ...
More Air Cargo Finds its Sea Legs During COVID-19
It seems as though everyone has felt the impact of COVID-19 and the dramatic decline of business. However, there may be a glimmer of hope for those that handle International, primarily ocean freight. With air rates ...
American Shippers, Draymen Want Ocean Carriers Out of Chassis Pools
"Leasing companies say a neutral chassis pool lacks incentive to invest the tens of millions of dollars each year to maintain a viable chassis equipment." Even though ocean carriers have moved the ownership of their ...
US Importers Urged to ‘Proactively’ Challenge Demurrage Charges
We, in the logistics industry, have already seen the immediate effects of the Coronavirus to international shipping. With China being the first to experience the Covid-19 pandemic, the U.S saw an immediate slow down of ...
Why Procurement Planning is Critical Ahead of Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is just around the corner. With most Asian countries closing for the better part of a week, now is the time to ensure that your customers get their freight moving to ensure production expectations for ...
How Shippers Should Manage Their Bids
With bid season quickly approaching, it's important to work with a vendor you can trust. At Xenon Freight Solutions, we have a bid team that is ready to assist with your 2020 opportunities to help secure the business! ...
US to cancel, reduce some tariffs under partial trade deal with China
With the new year fastly approaching, we will hopefully see a spike in volumes from the reduction of the tariffs between China and the U.S. See the full article here.
China Says U.S. Agrees to Phased Tariff Rollback if Deal Reached
The China-U.S. tariffs have had a huge impact on both the importing and exporting of goods this year. However, there seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel. Representatives from both China and the U.S. are ...
Ocean Freight Ushers in a New Era With Instant Quotes
At Xenon Freight Solutions, we offer our customers a free, web-based tool that allows instant quoting capabilities. Now that the steamship lines are starting to follow in the same footsteps, quoting customers timely can ...
FMCSA Receives More Than 2,600 Comments on HOS Proposal
The new HOS proposal from the FMCSA has mixed reactions with some saying it is in favor of the truck drivers and others saying it is yet another burden. It will be interesting to see how many, if any, of these rules are ...
Xenon FS: Changes to our Terms & Conditions Effective 11/1/19
Check out Xenon's updated Terms & Conditions effective November 1, 2019: Xenon's New T&C
Freight Brokerage Automation Has Barely Begun
Xenon Freight Solutions has made a big push towards implementing more technological advances to help make our customer's overall experience both quicker and easier.