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Light Packages, Heavy Fees: Inside the 2027 UPS General Rate Increase (GRI)
By Paul Yaussy
UPS will raise its daily rates for Ground, Air and International services by an average of 5.9% on December 21, 2026. It is the fourth year in a row the carrier has landed on that number, and
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Pay As You Sell: Why Repayment Should Move at the Speed of the Supply Chain
By Eric S. Youngstrom
Every supply chain professional knows the feeling of a plan that holds together on paper and breaks on contact with reality. A container clears customs a week late. A supplier slips a producti
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Fuel Surcharges: Hidden Profit Centers
By Eric Grice
Across the landscape of always increasing charges from parcel carriers, typically we would think of the fuel surcharge as one of the most straightforward, simple pass-through fees. The planes
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What On-Time Delivery Misses
By Basem Fawzy
A parcel can arrive on Tuesday, exactly as promised, after the warehouse paid for an emergency service upgrade on Monday. The delivery scorecard records a success. For parcel managers, the nex
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Heavy, Bulky, Discounted: Peak-Season Delivery Economics for Freight-Sensitive Categories
By Saleh Taebi
Peak-season delivery economics look different when the order contains four tires instead of a small parcel. Heavy products cost more to move, discounts reduce the margin available to pay for

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Transportation Insight Holdings CEO Mark Vale Delivered Industry Keynote at FreightWaves F3: Future of Freight Festival

ATLANTA, October 28, 2026 – Mark Vale, CEO of Transportation Insight Holdings, LLC (TI HoldCo), delivered the industry keynote on Day 1 of FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival. TI

GLS US Expands into El Paso, Bringing Advanced Shipping Solutions to West Texas

Latest Texas expansion gives businesses access to GLS' growing regional network, enhanced shipment visibility and comprehensive delivery capabilities. · &

Acuitive Solutions Relaunches Ensemble as the First Parcel Manifesting Platform Connected to PLM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAcuitive Solutions Relaunches Ensemble as the First Parcel Manifesting Platform Connected to PLMRebuilt on API architecture, Ensemble pulls sample demand straight from the P

In our September/October issue, we take a look at where fulfillment pressures are going to hit during peak season and beyond, our annual carrier satisfaction survey, how fuel surcharges are hidden profit centers for the carriers, and much more.

Our annual carrier satisfaction survey.

Top 10 carrier contract negotiation best practices.

What a parcel audit actually checks (and why most shippers miss it).

The metrics that matter: Building a distribution KPI framework.