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Because a drayage load can mean a few different things, confusion among carriers is common. Many carriers link drayage with going into a port, but that isn't always true. While all drayage loads typically originate from a port of entry, there are often several legs of a drayage journey before a container turns up at its final stop. Legs of a drayage load may include:

Why Are Drayage Companies in Kansas City, MO So Important?

You may be thinking, what's so important about drayage? It's such a small step in the container storage transport process. In reality, it's an integral piece needed in the logistics industry and a crucial part of U.S. supply chain management.

To truly understand the importance of drayage, let's use flowers as an example. Most cut flower shipments enter the market from areas in South America until they end up at Dutch auction houses. Once there, wholesalers purchase flowers in bulk and send those products to retail outlets worldwide. Because flowers are perishable, they typically need to be refrigerated and are often shipped in reefer containers. These refrigerated vessels must maintain a certain temp to prevent loss.

Drayage companies like RelyEx allow flower shippers to send their products from Argentinian ports to airports in the Netherlands with peace of mind because their products are protected. The only way to accomplish this feat is with the help of swift, meticulous port drayage services. Drayage companies allow flower shippers to send their products from Argentinian ports to airports in the Netherlands with peace of mind, because their products are protected. The only way to accomplish this feat is with the help of swift, meticulous port drayage services.

If port drayage is compromised, it can cause delays and even fines. You know the packages you get delivered to your front door from apps like Amazon? Without drayage and drayage brokers, one or two-day shipping times wouldn't even be possible.

As a multi-billion-dollar industry in the U.S. alone, it seems like drayage shipping issues shouldn't exist. But the fact is inefficiencies and congestion are still major problems at ports. Whether it's a lack of carriers, absent chassis, or overburdened terminals, delays lead to missed deadlines, lost revenue, and worse.

But anytime challenges exist, so too do innovative solutions.

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RelyEx Solves Problems

At RelyEx, we like to consider ourselves problem solvers. The nature of the container drayage industry presents new challenges every day, but we're firm believers that there's a solution to every hurdle we encounter. And while some drayage businesses implement a reactive approach, RelyEx customers choose us for our proactive mindset. We take pride in solving your company's drayage challenges to help you avoid frustrating fees, missed expectations, and delayed shipments. We strive to make every transaction successful and streamlined by partnering with shippers who prioritize transparent, prompt, and accurate communication.

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RelyEx Has a Unique Vantage Point

RelyEx approaches your business from the customer's perspective - a unique approach that helps us provide high-quality, effective drayage services. We've been in the customers' shoes, know their pain points, and because of that, provide first-hand solutions to stressful supply chain issues. With over 30 years of collective knowledge, our team excels in:

  • Inventory Management
  • Logistics
  • Purchasing
  • Finance

Our varied, high-level drayage shipping experience helps us achieve our overarching goal: expertly managing your freight movement needs. That way, you can direct your time and focus on growing the core aspects of your business while we handle the heavy lifting. Throw in proactive planning to avoid bottleneck situations and strong communication for transparent customer relations, and you can see why so many companies trust RelyEx.

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RelyEx Nurtures Strong Carrier Relationships

When it comes to shipping logistics, it only takes one mistake by a mediocre worker to disrupt your business. That's why, at RelyEx, we pride ourselves on forming and nurturing relationships with carriers who match our standards of care. Our founding partner started his career transporting freight for companies as an on-demand carrier. He uses that knowledge to maximize the resources of our carriers so that our customer's expectations aren't just met - they're exceeded.

Based in the port city of Kansas City, RelyEx has a keen understanding of the challenges of managing the inbound and outbound flow of containers. Our team of container drayage experts provides your business with unique solutions to nuanced shipping problems, minimizing demurrage and ensuring the successful delivery of your freight.

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Customers choose RelyEx because:

  • We are a reliable drayage logistics partner that manages your freight from beginning to end
  • We have a rare industry vantage point with 30+ years of client-side experience
  • We foster and fortify the strongest vendor relations
  • We take a proactive approach to problem-solving, not a reactive approach
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Your Drayage Shipments Managed from Start to Finish

Some drayage brokers don't care how customers feel about their service as long as they sign a contract and get paid. As a solutions-oriented team, RelyEx takes the opposite approach. We're motivated by the opportunity to overachieve for our customers and to provide them with the best logistics experience possible. With professional experience as carriers and shippers ourselves, we know the roadblocks and challenges you're facing. We excel at mapping out the best plans of action to solve those problems. But that's just the start.

Our tracking experts monitor and manage every aspect of your drayage shipment from booking to delivery, 24/7. Once booked, we look for the availability of your containers hourly once they're at port. When they arrive, our team acts quickly to access your storage containers when they're available.

Plus, RelyEx ensures your company's requirements are met by the carrier during loading and delivery and provide necessary documentation as fast as possible. With real-time tracking updates and access to our customer service professionals, your team has complete visibility throughout the shipping process.

We Source Top-Notch Operators at the Best Prices

Over the years, RelyEx has built a strong network of drayage carriers, transloading locations, and container storage spaces to provide you with the best possible options to match your drayage service needs. We know that searching for quality service presents an added layer of complexity and stress to our customers. That's why we work hard to take that off your plate by connecting you with our reliable shipping partners.

With a background moving freight as an on-demand carrier, our founding partner understands how to maximize the resources and equipment of our carriers to match your needs.

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We Make Transparent, Timely Communication a Priority

Like other industries, the global logistics space is complex. Mistakes will be made, and problems will happen. With those truths in mind, RelyEx has built its reputation as problem solvers. Unlike other drayage companies, we don't shy away from this industry's complexities because we take pride in solving problems. Even better, we aim to do what's needed to avoid those problems altogether.

As your logistics partner, we will provide your company with accurate, transparent, and prompt communication. If there are unexpected issues, we'll notify you immediately and will provide several options to remedy the problem. We even offer custom reporting for large clients who need at-the-moment updates and quick access to shipment documentation.

We Have Robust Project Management Experience

Why let the unpredictability of your industry dictate your success? With a background working in manufacturing, our founders are familiar with the demands of managing production schedules and sales orders. That experience makes it abundantly clear to us that every business and industry is different. If you struggle with seasonal surges or other factors, our team supports your business with a mapped-out plan and schedule, so you stay ahead of the game.

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Paperwork Errors

Typically, shippers need four specific documents to clear shipments through customs: A Bill of Lading (or BOL), a commercial invoice, a packing list, and an arrival notice. Seasoned drayage brokers like RelyEx are used to preparing these documents, but new shippers tend to miss this step due to inexperience.

Payment Delays

If a shipper only pays for part of their shipment, a vessel operator may refuse to release their freight until their bill is fully paid. Payment delays lead to cargo detention at the port of entry, which triggers demurrage charges.

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Documents Received Too Late

Paperwork is needed when you're shipping goods with a drayage company. When documents like the Certificate of Origin or Bill of Lading arrive at their destination late, you can expect demurrage fees. RelyEx avoids this situation entirely by being proactive when submitting paperwork.

Additional causes for demurrage fees can include:

  • Damaged Container Storage
  • Custom Released Containers
  • Storage Containers Are Too Heavy

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The Supply Chain Partner You Can Count On

At RelyEx, we know first-hand how stressful supply chain problems can be for business owners. Though drayage shipping might seem minor on the surface, it affects every stage of your shipping process. And when inevitable hurdles manifest, RelyEx propels you over the proverbial roadblocks with a proactive mindset and a passion for challenging projects. We believe that all problems have a solution, and our unique vantage point allows us to provide first-hand solutions to customers in a wide array of industries.

When it comes to your business, don't settle for anything less than RelyEx. Contact our office today to learn more about how we make your shipping experience streamlined and stress-free.

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ALERT DAY WEATHER BLOG: Severe thunderstorms possible Wednesday evening, here's what you need to know:

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Today is a First Alert Weather Alert Day for a risk of evening and nighttime severe thunderstorms.[Click here to track radar]The most likely time for severe weather is going to be after sunset, or between 7 p.m. and midnight, though there is at least some potential of a severe storm a couple of hours prior to that timeframe.For Kansas City, the line of severe thunderstorms is expected to sweep ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —

Today is a First Alert Weather Alert Day for a risk of evening and nighttime severe thunderstorms.

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The most likely time for severe weather is going to be after sunset, or between 7 p.m. and midnight, though there is at least some potential of a severe storm a couple of hours prior to that timeframe.

For Kansas City, the line of severe thunderstorms is expected to sweep from west to east across the metro between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m., but please allow for an extra hour on either side of that timeframe to err on the side of caution.

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1:41 p.m. — The Severe Thunderstorm Warnings for Atchison and Holt counties have been allowed to expire.

1:30 p.m. — The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning, with risks including wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour and 1-inch hail for Atchison, Nodaway, and Holt Counties in Missouri and Doniphan County, Kansas. This warning is expected to remain in place until 2 p.m.

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1:30 p.m. — The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for a number of counties in areas including northeast Kansas and northern Missouri until 7 p.m.

The counties covered under the watch include Doniphan County, Kansas, and Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan, Adair, Schuyler, Andrew Atchison, Buchanan, Dekalb, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway and Worth counties in Missouri.

Fall severe weather setups tend to be limited by a lack of strong instability that we typically see in spring, and this setup is no exception. Nevertheless, a significant amount of favorable wind shear will create an environment capable of producing damaging wind gusts and quick-developing tornadoes.

If a severe thunderstorm warning or tornado warning is issued for your community, please take action quickly because you may not have much time to seek shelter.

Tornadoes, damaging winds threaten KC as severe storms likely to sweep across area

Severe thunderstorms will likely develop along a cold front moving through the Kansas City area Wednesday, bringing the threat of damaging wind gusts and brief tornadoes.But before the storms, it will be another windy day across the metro. Through Thursday morning, the National Weather Service said winds are expected to have sustained speeds between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.Afternoon temperatures will climb into the mid-70s. Kansas City’s temperatures are typically around 61 degrees this time of year.R...

Severe thunderstorms will likely develop along a cold front moving through the Kansas City area Wednesday, bringing the threat of damaging wind gusts and brief tornadoes.

But before the storms, it will be another windy day across the metro. Through Thursday morning, the National Weather Service said winds are expected to have sustained speeds between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

Afternoon temperatures will climb into the mid-70s. Kansas City’s temperatures are typically around 61 degrees this time of year.

Rounds of thunderstorms will likely develop this evening in the Kansas City area. The weather service said some strong to severe storms are possible.

While some isolated, scattered storms will be possible in the afternoon, “the main concern is a line of storms that are expected to develop along a front moving through the region this evening,” the weather service said.

“Strong damaging winds and brief tornadoes are possible with this line,” the weather service said.

Because of the threat of severe weather, the weather service’s Storm Prediction Center placed northwestern Missouri, eastern Kansas, and northeastern Oklahoma at an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms on Wednesday, the third highest threat of severe weather on a scale of one to five.

Kansas City, Overland Park, Kansas City, Kansas, Olathe, and Topeka are among the larger cities in the area with an enhanced risk of severe weather.

Because of ongoing rain showers in the Kansas City area, the Storm Prediction Center pushed the area at greater risk for the stronger tornadoes west of the Kansas City area.

Initially, the concern was that isolated severe thunderstorms could develop early in the afternoon and evening.

The latest forecast information indicates that any tornado potential for the Kansas City area will be embedded along a line of thunderstorms as it moves into metro in the evening, said Jonathan Kurtz, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Kansas City, during a morning weather briefing.

The storms are expected to bring heavy rains and lightning. The weather service said, “There is a chance for some areas to get closer to 2 inches of rain, especially if storms begin to train” over the same area in a relatively short period.

The timing of the storms has been slowed, but people should expect thunderstorms in northwestern Missouri late in the afternoon into the evening. Areas closer to central Missouri and south will see thunderstorms overnight. The timing of the storms may change.

Winds are expected to weaken on the morning of Halloween. With the passage of the cold front, temperatures will be cooler, climbing to the mid-50s in the afternoon.

By sunset, temperatures are expected to be in the low 50s and dip to the low 40s overnight. The weather service said temperatures will be closer to freezing in northern Missouri, making for a chilly Halloween.

A slight warm-up is expected to begin as temperatures climb to the low 60s on Friday, the mid-60s on Saturday, and the upper 60s on Sunday.

The weather service said that additional storms are expected Saturday into Sunday, with heavy rainfall possible.

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This story was originally published October 30, 2024, 7:20 AM.

Jackson County voters wait hours to cast early ballots outside KC. Why are lines so long?

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Taylor Batson expected to wait to vote early in Blue Springs, but she let out an expletive when she saw the length of the line.

“Holy s---! But here we go.”

The Blue Springs resident was one of the approximately 170 people waiting two hours to vote Tuesday afternoon.

Jackson County residents from Raytown, Independence and Lee’s Summit and beyond cast their ballots at the Jackson County Election Board’s Blue Springs early voting location, one of two locations currently serving Jackson County residents who live outside of the limits of Kansas City.

From seniors sitting on their walkers to babies in parents’ arms, people of all ages braved the powerful winds to cast their ballots a week before the Nov. 5 Election Day in no-excuse absentee voting. 2024 is the first presidential election since Missouri expanded in-person absentee voting after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The wind was causing issues for Batson — the pages of her anatomy and physiology textbook kept getting rustled. Batson, who votes in every election, said she was motivated to go out on her free day because of “my rights, my women’s rights.”

This is a record-breaking year for early voting, said Tammy Brown, director of the Jackson County Election Board. In her more than 20 years with the organization, Brown said, “I have never seen this kind of turnout ever” before Election Day.

“I think it’s both parties saying, ‘Get out and vote early,’ and people are listening.”

On Friday and Saturday, voters waited up to four hours, and the election board had to add six voting machines for their satellite early voting location.

Approximately 170 people waited two hours to vote early in Blue Springs, Missouri this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/whgJfhUr9M

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With 18 machines and 12 paper ballot stations, they are at maximum capacity at Fleming Meeting Hall, a Parks and Rec building that looks like a ranch-style house.

“We just don’t have any big buildings out here,” Brown said. With churches able to support or oppose questions like abortion, Brown said holding early voting at a church “didn’t seem prudent.”

While the Kansas City Election Board serves roughly the same number of voters, the organization has six locations compared to Jackson County’s two polling places operating at the same time.

More than 10,600 people had voted early in person in the rest of Jackson County as of Monday, Oct. 28. That’s around 3.8% of the county’s roughly 278,000 registered voters outside Kansas City limits.

Just over 63,000 people had cast their in person ballots so far on the Missouri side of the Kansas City area.

Brown said that both the Blue Springs and Independence early voting locations had similar waits, each taking around 100 people an hour.

She suggested voters come prepared with a chair, water and snacks, and be sure to dress for the weather. Help keep the line moving by writing down who you’re voting for and checking your name and address ahead of time on the Jackson County Election Board website.

The Jackson County Election board has three early voting locations for residents of Jackson County who live outside of Kansas City. For voters in other parts of the metro, look at The Star’s early voting guide.

You might be better off waiting until Tuesday, when more than 50 polling locations will open up around the county.

Have more questions about elections in the Kansas City area? Ask the Service Journalism team at kcq@kcstar.com.

This story was originally published October 29, 2024, 5:57 PM.

Missouri DMVs to get big upgrades, including online license renewal. But first: closures

Missouri drivers with a license expiring in the first two weeks of November should prepare for delays as the state rolls out new technology to streamline license applications and renewals.The upgrade aims to standardize the software used by Missouri’s patchwork system of privately owned license offices. Between them, Missouri’s DMVs use more than 50 different programs, many of which cannot communicate with one another, the Department of Revenue wrote in a ...

Missouri drivers with a license expiring in the first two weeks of November should prepare for delays as the state rolls out new technology to streamline license applications and renewals.

The upgrade aims to standardize the software used by Missouri’s patchwork system of privately owned license offices. Between them, Missouri’s DMVs use more than 50 different programs, many of which cannot communicate with one another, the Department of Revenue wrote in a press release Thursday, Oct. 24.

“This launch will be part of a two-phase, fully modernized system that will offer additional, easier to navigate e-services, mobile identification credentials, increased efficiency, streamlined transactions and provide overall better customer service,” the department wrote on a webpage dedicated to the upgrade initiative.

Here’s what to know about what’s changing at Missouri DMVs in the coming weeks and months.

Missouri license offices will be open for regular business hours from now through Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5. After that, closures will start around the state for the rest of that week.

Nov. 6: Offices will be open for regular hours but will not be able to process driver’s licenses. Car registrations will still be available.

Nov. 7: Most offices will be open for motor vehicle transactions only. Some offices will be closed, but none are in the Kansas City area.

Nov. 8-Nov. 11: All license offices in the state will be closed Friday, Nov. 8, for the upgrade, closed as normal over the weekend and closed on Monday, Nov. 11, for Veterans’ Day.

Nov. 12: All license offices will reopen for normal hours with technology upgrades available. Drivers should expect longer wait times for the rest of this week as license seekers turned away the previous week come back in.

One of the biggest upgrades drivers will see Nov. 12 is the ability to renew some drivers’ licenses online without making a trip to their local license office. However, DOR spokesperson Katy Werdehausen noted that they must meet certain requirements in order to do it:

Brand new licenses, getting your license transferred from another state and changes to your license status must still be done in person.

Drivers getting their licenses reinstated will be able to provide documents, make payments and get updates on this process online as well. Scans or clear photos of required documents will be accepted, Werdehausen said.

Other types of documents and tracking features will be available online as well. Drivers will be able to quickly check their license status, order a duplicate license if theirs is lost, update CDL paperwork and track their new license through the mail online.

Drivers’ online records will also show license office employees the results of road exams and written drivers’ tests from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the first step in greater communication between the DOR’s systems and state law enforcement.

Do you have more questions about transportation in Missouri or Kansas? Ask the Service Journalism team at kcq@kcstar.com.

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Natalie Wallington is a reporter on The Star’s service journalism team with a focus on government, labor, sustainability and local utilities. Her coverage of the region’s recycling system won a Feature Writing award from the Kansas Press Association in 2024.

University of Missouri-Kansas City Adds Eight New Ph.D. Programs

Kansas City, MO, Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The University of Missouri-Kansas City has added eight Ph.D. programs to its curriculum. All of these programs will begin admitting students in Fall 2025. With the addition of these programs, UMKC now offers more than ...

Kansas City, MO, Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The University of Missouri-Kansas City has added eight Ph.D. programs to its curriculum. All of these programs will begin admitting students in Fall 2025. With the addition of these programs, UMKC now offers more than 35 doctoral and professional programs.

The doctoral programs – some that include multiple focus areas – are:

“These programs allow students to earn a globally recognized credential right here in Kansas City,” School of Graduate Studies Dean Christine Getz said. “They combine an advanced disciplinary specialization with opportunities to diversity skills in preparation for a variety of careers in academics, industry, government, education and the nonprofit sector.”

The programs won’t just benefit students. As Kansas City’s university, the impact to the city and larger region is always top of mind when new opportunities are considered.

“When we consider new academic programs, we determine if there is a need in the Kansas City region and how the program will benefit the community,” Chancellor Mauli Agrawal said. “We’re particularly excited about the opportunities for research that our new Ph.D. programs will provide, including bringing more funding and jobs to the community.”

The new degree programs will help move the university toward its goal of attaining Carnegie Research 1 status that would designate the university as having very high research activity. The R1 designation would make it easier to hire additional excellent faculty and attract more students. It also helps with national prestige, leading to more research funding and partnerships with other R1 institutions and organizations in the community. Only 146 universities – or 5% – in the country have R1 status, and none currently do in the Kansas City region.

“The new degree programs better identify the areas in which faculty and students are already researching and working,” said Jennifer Lundgren, provost and executive vice chancellor. “We expect that this clarity will us recruit high-quality faculty and students, as well as boost our research opportunities.”

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