The past year has been historic when it comes to the problems in the logistics industry. For better or worse, the situation has brought to light just how important supply chains are to people’s daily lives. Given everything that’s going…
FedEx announced its GRI back in September as it usually does, but now it’s up to companies everywhere to figure out how the changes will affect their parcel shipping costs come January. No one expects the carrier to make it…
TransImpact CEO Berkley Stafford was recently interviewed by FreightWaves on where he sees the logistics industry heading when it comes to technology.
Host Jey Yokeley and expert guests Cathy Morrow Roberson and Al Webb discuss what’s coming down the supply chain pike: everything from logistics capacity, pricing, and regulation to the unpredictable behavior (read: leaving some shippers in the lurch) of FedEx…
UPS announced a record quarter on its July 26th earnings call, with consolidated operating profits surpassing $3 billion. Other impressive figures from the carrier included a revenue increase of 10.2% YoY, driven by a 13.4% YoY increase in revenue per…
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…
For all the talk about blockchain, it’s still a concept that is hard for most people to understand. Even harder are the ways the technology is applicable to real-life and what’s most important to us – the logistics industry. What…
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…
Returns are a cost of doing business for online retailers today, but do they have to be? For the answer, read our latest report on how small e-commerce sellers are turning returns into both an opportunity and a competitive advantage.…
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…
