UPS Updates a Portion of Current Peak Season Surcharges
June 23, 2020
Peak Season update from the UPS website:
Pandemic Catapults the Role of Technology in Supply Chain
June 19, 2020
If every cloud does indeed have a silver lining, one bright spot in the very dark cloud of the pandemic is the hurried innovation and implementation of technology all along the supply chain.
3 Ways to Reduce Freight & Small Parcel Spending
June 5, 2020
Do you ever really know that you’re not spending too much when you negotiate a freight or small parcel agreement? When you come out of a rate negotiation, there’s often that niggling feeling that you have left some money on the table. Carriers do a[…]
Three Ways to Minimize Carrier Accessorials
May 29, 2020
Carrier accessorials can be difficult to predict and can significantly increase freight bill totals, especially when it comes to LTL shipments. These additional fees can take the form of unnecessary detention charges caused by carriers who are[…]
UPS Expands Peak Season Surcharges
May 26, 2020
UPS has made the following announcement regarding additional Peak Season Surcharges that will go into effect May 31, 2020.
Reduce Your Shipping Costs with Logistics Technology
May 22, 2020
Shipping rates and surcharges are still increasing, with the result that for many ecommerce companies logistics related expenses — such as shipping, packing, and storage —now account for as much as 25% of cost of goods sold (COGS). An increasing[…]
UPS Announces Increase to 2020 Peak Season Surcharges
May 15, 2020
UPS has made the following announcement regarding the Peak Season Surcharges that went into effect on April 12, 2020.
Ecommerce: Easy Returns Process Wins Customers
May 15, 2020
Shoppers return more than three times as many products bought online (30%) as they do items bought in store (8.8%), according to research by conversion specialists Invesp. For ecommerce companies, this means that the returns process is a critical[…]
4 Tips for Renegotiating Your Small Parcel Shipping
May 8, 2020
Smart shippers, from small businesses to ecommerce giants, know that the best way to manage the bottom-line impact of their small parcel service agreements is to renegotiate whenever their shipping landscape changes. Heightened customer expectations[…]
Transportation Impact Customer Spotlight: Urschel Joins the Fight
April 23, 2020
For all the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has caused in our personal and professional lives, there is still a lot of good being done. It may not be obvious, but it’s there.