by Michael Fisher | Mar 12, 2025 | Manufacturing, News & Announcements
Tariff Update: Indecision May or May Not Be The Problem It’s Monday, March 10th at 8:44 pm as I write this. I feel that I need to document the date and time of these tariff articles from now on because by the time it gets to you, things may have changed....
by Michael Fisher | Feb 4, 2025 | Manufacturing, News & Announcements, State of Freight
So the speculation is over. And as much as I’d like to make this an opinion piece (and mine are quite strong on this topic), I’m going to stick to the facts. On February 1, 2025, the Trump Administration issued three executive orders directing the...
by Michael Fisher | Dec 4, 2024 | Manufacturing, News & Announcements, State of Freight
What a Tariff Is and Isn’t In practical application, a tariff is a tax. There’s no other way to look at it. It is a charge that is levied by the United States Customs and Border Protection Agency and is calculated as a percentage of the value of goods being imported...
by Michael Fisher | Oct 1, 2024 | State of Freight
The end of the year is fast approaching, but that doesn’t mean it’s smooth sailing from here on out. In fact, it’s anything but smooth. It’s peak shipping season, the East and Gulf Coast ports just went on strike and it’s Golden Week in China. Keep on reading to find...
by Michael Fisher | Sep 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
“Packaging can be theater, it can tell a story”. Steve Jobs An excellent strategy to expand upon your product offerings and simultaneously create unique differentiation in the marketplace is to engage in product sourcing of standard products and package them in...
