Love it or hate it, everyone understands the need for an effectivesmall parcel contract negotiation strategy in today’s hypercompetitiveeconomy. Less obvious, however, are the ingredients necessary to concocta winning strategy. Click the image below to get our latest ebook and learn how you…
One not-so-subtle market condition that parcel supply chains are dealing with is sky-high fuel surcharges. That, coupled with historic inflation, has kept small package shipping budgets under severe stress after two-plus years of sustained increases for other reasons we all…
Preparation plays a key role in how well a company is able to negotiate its small parcel rate agreements. It’s important to know there is a big range in the rates carriers are able to offer their customers, but it’s up to you…
Every company knows about the uses for data and business intelligence to improve its supply chain and the potential advantages for the whole company. The buzzwords are everywhere: improve visibility, make better decisions, and gain actionable insights. Although these terms…
Transportation costs can represent as much as 15% of total revenue. To keep this expense in check, shippers need to pay close attention to their logistics processes, but that can cost a lot in human resource time — time that…
Updates and New Strategies for Domestic and International Parcel Shipping As the logistics marketplace settles into a new year, there are many lingering effects from the pandemic and other ongoing supply chain challenges that are having an impact. Some of…
FedEx announced an increase to its One Rate base rates, as well as a new dimension threshold for One Rate envelopes and paks. All One Rate pricing will increase by 10-10.5% effective May 2<sup>nd</sup>. The new dimension threshold will take…
The Most Desired Superpowers in the U.S. If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Kids of all ages have grown up dreaming of what it would be like to have superpowers. From telepathy to teleportation and everything…
Bad routing decisions are expensive. Here’s how to always choose the right carrier. Choosing a carrier is rarely as simple as it should be. This is because costs, transit times, and service differ from carrier to carrier. With so much…
A Survey on A.I. Trust in America A.I. has begun helping out in a lot of areas that were once only handled by humans, from transportation, to factory work, to even finances. A.I. is only growing more capable and popular…
