Business Plan/ Mentor Needed

Whether you like it or not is irrelevant.
It's 1 hour longer than the usual 1 hour wait for all shipments once entry number is granted if the carrier is not ct-pat certified. If the carrier is ct-pat the time is 30 minutes. [Still 2 hours for fda for all carriers]

There isn't an easy way to know exactly what fda will want to review.... it is the food and drug administration. You got food? It might need fda review. Same story for agriculture (AQI). Because it is destined for animal feed I doubt it will warrant fda review, but I am no expert. I just know the process.

One way to find out is to approach the booth with less than the required time elapsed. That usually is a good way to get an ### chewing (and maybe even a return trip to Canada so you can try again)

 

When did you pick this load up?

 

This should have been dealt with Friday... That way if the customer failed to give proper invoice your butt is covered. At this point you hold at least part of the blame. Lesson learned.

 

Just let the lesson be to very carefully look over all paperwork before you leave the shipper. Make sure load reference numbers match, piece count matches, customs paperwork has proper buyer and seller, absolutely everything. Mistakes happen. Just don't let them be repetitive. This is something that falls into what I call "general b.s." and people never want to have phone calls with general b.s. If you are the guy who picks and delivers on time no damage no general b.s. you will set yourself apart from the crowd.

 

2-400 light on the Illinois load, for a dry load from Toronto that is..

I haven't run that area in a long time, I have more than I can handle with my current lanes. Which do not include il in wi. Sorry