Sweating It Out at Annual Corporate Challenge Race

On June 19, nearly 8,000 people from Central New York companies (Mohawk included) participated in the 30th annual JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge, held annually at Onondaga Lake Park in Liverpool, NY. This year's race was a little different. With the temperature at Onondaga Lake Park reaching upwards of 90 degrees, for the first time in…

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New Benefit Coming This January for C-TPAT

Members of the C-TPAT program have a new benefit coming their way this January, thanks to an agreement signed by U.S. and EU customs authorities. On May 4, customs officials representing the U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and the EU Authorized Economic Operator program signed an agreement to mutually recognize program members as…

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Seminar Sneak Peek: Bonded Warehouse vs. FTZ

Here’s a sneak peek at one of the handouts from our upcoming seminar,Effective duty deferral, avoidance, and recovery strategies. Making use of a bonded warehouse or foreign trade zone are two strategies that we will be covering during this seminar. Let’s compare: Bonded Warehouse (BW) vs. Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Duty based on (BW) Value…

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LA/Long Beach Increase PierPass-Related Fee

The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will increase the Traffic Mitigation Fee by $1.50 per 20-foot equivalent unit (TEU) beginning on August 1. The increase will bring current fee levels to $61.50 (20' containers) and $123 (40' containers). Last August, marine terminal operators announced that they would begin increasing the Traffic Mitigation Fee…

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Boilermaker Running Gear Ships to Afghanistan

Mohawk donates transportation of race gear. "It's an honor to move this shipment of race gear for the Boilermaker in Afghanistan. This is the ideal cause to support; a way to say thank you, we are with you." -Gar Grannell, President and CEO of Mohawk Global Logistics.  June 15, 2012 (Utica, NY) - Material necessary to…

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Rules Tariff

Rules Tariff [pdf] Carrier reserves the right to utilize Negotiated Rate Arrangement (NRA) in lieu of tariff rate filing in accordance with regulations of the FMC where permitted or applicable as per 46CFR520 & 532. The writings provided in the Carrier’s rate quotes, rate sheets, rate matrices, and/or email exchanges between the Carrier and the…

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Pinwheel Garden

Have you ever seen a 1000 blue pinwheels twirling together at once? If you've visited our corporate headquarters in the last month, you've no doubt seen such a sight. It's Mohawk's pinwheel garden, planted to spread awareness about child abuse. The installation is part of Syracuse's McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center's 'Pinwheels for Prevention' campaign. Each…

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What’s Riding on US-Mexico Cross-Border Trucking Pilot

The cross-border trucking pilot program that allows designated Mexican carriers to make deliveries across the U.S. border is suffering from low participation, according to senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation. As of May 13, only three Mexican carriers, each consisting of single truck and driver, have made an underwhelming 35 trips across the…

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US-Colombia FTA Starter Kit

May 15, 2012 was a good day for U.S. exporters. It was the day the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement went into effect, giving thousands of exporters new trade opportunities available at reduced tariff rates. The Agreement gives duty-free status to over 80% of U.S. consumer and industrial goods exported to Colombia, with remaining tariffs eliminated…

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