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    More Rate Changes by UPS as Peak Season Approaches

    More Rate Changes by UPS as Peak Season Approaches

    September 25, 2018
    As the small parcel shipping industry moves towards its busiest time of year, UPS continues to add new — and make rate changes to — several surcharges and fees. To everyone’s frustration, these types of adjustment have become common throughout the[…]
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    FedEx Gears Up for the Holiday Season by Expanding Delivery Schedule

    FedEx Gears Up for the Holiday Season by Expanding Delivery Schedule

    September 12, 2018
    On Wednesday, September 12, 2018 FedEx announced that it will begin six-day a week delivery in order to meet growing demand. Its biggest competitors, UPS and USPS, already offer delivery six or seven days a week.
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    FedEx Shippers: Changes Coming to the Carrier’s Fuel Surcharge Table

    FedEx Shippers: Changes Coming to the Carrier’s Fuel Surcharge Table

    September 6, 2018
    Effective September 10, 2018, FedEx is increasing its Fuel Surcharge (FSC) Index Table. The new FedEx table will eliminate all of the previously held FSC advantage over UPS. This is important since FedEx has demonstrated a significant FSC advantage[…]
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    How to Lower the Cost of Returns and Improve Your Reverse Logistics

    How to Lower the Cost of Returns and Improve Your Reverse Logistics

    September 5, 2018
    Reverse logistics has become an area where companies are striving to create a better experience for the customer, manage costs, and set themselves apart from the competition. The goal of any company is to make a profit, and logistics managers[…]
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    UPS Continues to Focus Increases at Ecommerce Shippers

    UPS Continues to Focus Increases at Ecommerce Shippers

    August 29, 2018
    The announcement came in a little under the radar for many ecommerce shippers, so we thought we’d remind UPS shippers of the Audit Fee imposed by UPS earlier this summer.
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    Is Amazon About to Give UPS and FedEx a Run For Their Money?

    Is Amazon About to Give UPS and FedEx a Run For Their Money?

    August 21, 2018
    It’s no stretch to say that someday Amazon may rule the retail world… or at least the e-commerce part of it. Whether that idea becomes true or not, over the last few years the company has made similar progress in other markets, too – including major[…]
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    What You Should Do Right Now in Response to the 2018 Peak Season Surcharges from UPS and FedEx

    What You Should Do Right Now in Response to the 2018 Peak Season Surcharges from UPS and FedEx

    August 13, 2018
    For most residential (B2C) shippers, the cost of using UPS and FedEx over the upcoming holiday season is about to increase thanks to the recently announced Peak Season Surcharges. The amount of the increase, however, depends on the carrier. UPS[…]
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    Heads Up FedEx Shippers: New Surcharges Are Coming (effective Sept. 3rd)

    Heads Up FedEx Shippers: New Surcharges Are Coming (effective Sept. 3rd)

    August 10, 2018
    FedEx announces new surcharges for shippers (effective Sept 3rd) for the following charges: Additional Handling (weight), Oversize/ Large Package (residential), Unauthorized Oversize/ Over Maximum, and Audit Fee (shipping charge correction).
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    Ecommerce Shipping Costs Continue to Rise for Online Sellers

    Ecommerce Shipping Costs Continue to Rise for Online Sellers

    August 9, 2018
    Ecommerce logistics costs will likely continue to rise as a proportion of sales in the coming years. These higher costs are a result of many factors, including higher volume of returns, more premium deliveries, and higher labor costs. For ecommerce[…]
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    What’s the role of EDI and APIs in Logistics?

    What’s the role of EDI and APIs in Logistics?

    August 1, 2018
    A popular debate happening around the logistics industry is about what’s better, EDI or API? There is no shortage of opinions on the topic being written in articles and discussed by panels at trade shows.
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