Industry News - Transportation Impact

    SurePost Rate Increase Update from UPS

    SurePost Rate Increase Update from UPS

    September 2, 2020
    UPS has made a short and to-the-point announcement regarding a rate increase for SurePost. Of note is that this increase will be in place for the upcoming peak shipping season. The increase will impact many B2C shippers during their busiest time of[…]
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    Crowdsourcing Is Changing the Final Mile

    Crowdsourcing Is Changing the Final Mile

    August 10, 2020
    The use of crowdsourcing for small parcel delivery is one of the latest trends in the industry. And, it just may be the one way large online retailers can keep up with the service and delivery performance of their biggest competitor — Amazon. While[…]
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    UPS Announces Peak Season Holiday Surcharges for 2020

    UPS Announces Peak Season Holiday Surcharges for 2020

    August 7, 2020
    UPS announced new Peak Season Surcharges with some beginning as early as October 4, 2020, and ending January 16, 2021. Not surprisingly, the surcharges are focused on Residential and Large-sized deliveries.
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    What Small Parcel Shippers Can Expect in the Foreseeable Future

    What Small Parcel Shippers Can Expect in the Foreseeable Future

    August 3, 2020
    The big unknown in any question about what small parcel shippers should expect in the “new normal” is, of course, how will COVID continue to impact customer behavior and the carriers’ ability to operate in the future.
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    Quality Data: Maximizing Technology in Small Parcel Shipping

    Quality Data: Maximizing Technology in Small Parcel Shipping

    July 28, 2020
    Logistics technology has never been a more popular topic. The marketplace is filled with innovation, and the industry finally seems prepared to start taking advantage of it. Many early adopters and progressive companies already have, of course. But[…]
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    UPS (AGAIN) Updates a Portion of Current Peak Season Surcharges

    UPS (AGAIN) Updates a Portion of Current Peak Season Surcharges

    July 24, 2020
    On Thursday July 23rd UPS made an update announcement back tracking on the decreases they made a month earlier.
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    Data Interoperability and the Logistics Technology Stack

    Data Interoperability and the Logistics Technology Stack

    July 20, 2020
    Once thought of as an industry that always lagged in the adoption of technology, logistics has made huge strides in the last five years. Now, both shippers and service providers have access to data applications that can transform the way they run[…]
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    COVID-19 Is Making FedEx and UPS Delivery More Expensive and Harder

    COVID-19 Is Making FedEx and UPS Delivery More Expensive and Harder

    July 13, 2020
    Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, the small parcel shipping industry has been front and center to its impact. In addition to creating shifts in how carriers, FedEx and UPS must operate their delivery networks, COVID-19 has impacted[…]
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    Synopsis: Will this freight surge continue after the Fourth?

    Synopsis: Will this freight surge continue after the Fourth?

    July 3, 2020
    Consumer spending data says yes Despite data collected this week that indicated a balance of pricing power between shippers and carriers, FreightWaves projected a shift that should favor carriers throughout the next three months as this freight[…]
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    What Data Shows About the Impact of COVID on Small Parcel Shipping

    What Data Shows About the Impact of COVID on Small Parcel Shipping

    June 27, 2020
    Data shows the impact of COVID-19 from the perspective of the small parcel shipping market has accelerated. This trend was already occurring — which is the growth of ecommerce and increase in residential deliveries performed by the carriers. This[…]
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