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Tariffs, Refunds, and What’s Ahead for Policy, Pricing, and the Economy
By Ben Johnston
Almost a year ago, small businesses were contemplating the impact of “Liberation Day” tariffs imposed on nearly all of our trading partners. Over the course of the year, small businesses l
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U.S. Postal Service Announces Temporary Price Change for 2026 Holiday Shipping Season
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service filed notice today with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) regarding a temporary price change for some package products for the 2026 peak holiday se
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Capacity Constraints Are Reshaping Transportation Strategy: Why Shippers and 3PLs Need a New Playbook
By Steve Blough
The freight market is under real strain. Rising spot rates, tightening carrier capacity, climbing fuel costs and growing operational risk are pushing shippers and third-party lo
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Why Inconsistent Load Containment Is the Real Source of Your Freight Damage Claims
By Emily Newton
A freight damage claim often points attention toward the carrier, but the root cause can start much earlier. If pallet loads leave a facility with inconsistent containment, shifting and instab

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Shipping industry veterans launch Opti-Mystic.ai to give shippers more control over change

Wilmington, Delaware (Sept. 2, 2026) Opti-Mystic.ai, a new company led by professionals with decades of shipping industry experience, has launched to help shippers solve operational problem

Acuitive Solutions Launches OptiPost, Turning Manual Routing Guides to Enforced Workflow

Acuitive Solutions today launched OptiPost, a cloud-based, multi-carrier parcel manifesting platform that digitizes the manual routing guide and enforces it at the point of shipment. The platform give

Shipium launches Always-On Audit to Provide Shippers Complete Financial Control

Shipium, the industry’s first promise-to-payment shipping platform, today announced Always-On Audit, a platform-native financial product that validates carrier charges against expected rates and con

In our July/August issue, we take a look at managing an earlier peak season, what makes a parcel contract "good" in today's market, mega-trends poised to reshape North American packaging, and much more.

What makes a parcel contract good in today's market?

The middle mile is where supply chain resilience is won or lost.

Using data analytics to manage an earlier peak season.

How RFID is rewriting the rules of parcel visibility.