Border Pro for Carriers powered by Pacific Customs Brokers, introduces a number of new features which leverages technology developed to support the BorderPro iPhone app. A not so obvious feature – is the addition of short message service (SMS) and email subscriptions to PARS and SCN shipment entries. Email and SMS subscriptions are now offered ...
“What do we need an iPhone app for?” Was the question asked when I suggested attending an iPhone Developer Course in the 2011. After some convincing, I registered and flew to Atlanta, Georgia to attend the course. A year later, Pacific Customs Brokers releases “BorderPro” iPhone application v1. As the General Manager of Information Technology ...
A driver”s cross border journey is so much more than picking up freight and proceeding with delivery. Crossing international borders, especially with commercial freight, means complying with the rules of the governing country. There are many aspects for the carrier to consider when planning their journey: transportation permits, routes, road conditions, hours and what customs ...
The rules for the lending of carrier codes are fairly straightforward. Two Simple Rules: Bonded highway carriers may lend their code out to non-bonded carriers Non-bonded highway carriers cannot lend their code to any other carriers Bonded highway carriers may contract with other non-bonded carriers to transport goods on their behalf because they have posted ...
Many times, we as customs brokers receive phone calls from importers, shippers, dispatchers and carriers frantically trying to find out why their shipment is “stuck at the border”. Lucky for them, we are ALWAYS Open 24/7, with live reception and no voice mail. Sometimes it is a very simple answer and other incidence’s are more ...
