FedEx has announced the following peak season rate changes which will go into effect June 8, 2020. From the FedEx website: FedEx is an essential business keeping commerce moving and delivering critical shipments to homes during the COVID-19 crisis. As…
UPS has made the following announcement regarding additional Peak Season Surcharges that will go into effect May 31, 2020. From the UPS website: Peak Surcharge – Applied to UPS® Ground Residential and UPS SurePost® Packages: A Peak Surcharge will apply…
UPS has made the following announcement regarding the Peak Season Surcharges that went into effect on April 12, 2020. The forthcoming percentage increases to the existing surcharges are significant, with the highest being almost 83% (from $.45 per to $.71…
Rising small parcel shipping costs have many companies searching for ways to reduce spend in this key delivery mode. For many shippers, this has led them to use a combination of regional and national carriers to build a national delivery…
On Monday, September 23rd, UPS made a service announcement regarding a new product: UPS Simple Rate. You can read more on the UPS website – here. UPS Simple Rate is a flat-rate service for packages up to 50 lbs. delivering to…
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All shippers, from small businesses to ecommerce giants, have a lot at stake with their small parcel rate agreements. And heightened expectations for faster delivery from customers of all types has placed even more attention on the importance of these…
Online shoppers have sky-high expectations for every purchase they make these days. This has made creating a flawless customer experience the necessary goal for most online retailers. These expectations are largely the result of what’s known as the “Amazon Effect,”…
The global ecommerce marketplace offers a lot of opportunity for e-retailers to expand their business. While growing internationally does bring the opportunity for additional revenue, shipping parcels to other countries can be a complex process. Aside from different carrier options, cost, and…
The global ecommerce marketplace offers a lot of opportunity for e-retailers to expand their business. While growing internationally does bring the opportunity for additional revenue, shipping parcels to other countries can be a complex process. Aside from different carrier options,…
