MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- FedEx today announced pricing changes for FedEx Freight and FedEx Ground. FedEx Freight will increase its published fuel surcharge indices by 3 percentage points, effective June 2, 2014.... View More
Jerry Hempstead--Friday night, after the markets closed and when most were on their way home for the weekend, FedEx announced a rule change for packages moving by its ground service. I have been predicting... View More
Rob Martinez, Shipware--Effective January 1, 2015, FedEx Ground will apply dimensional weight pricing to all shipments. Currently, FedEx Ground applies dimensional weight pricing only to packages measuring... View More
A common challenge in managing parcel operations and spend is retaining and analyzing the detailed parcel data available from FedEx, UPS, the USPS or any of a host of regional carriers. The old management... View More
It’s 2034, and I just made a trip back to 2014. I can’t believe that we used gasoline to run our delivery trucks back then. There also seems to be a lot of “manual” labor that is... View More
The value of attending conferences is significant: Learn from a combination of expert and peer-led presentations on trends and strategies to improve processes, enhance quality, reduce costs and do your... View More
The days of single carrier shipping strategies are now considered ancient history. If your company isn’t leveraging multi-carrier TMS (Transportation Management Software) to increase profits, it’s... View More
With all the new technology at our fingerprints, have you noticed how some things are slowing down so much that they are exasperating? Many of these irritations actually appear like they are in slow motion... View More
As noted in my previous column, the holiday debacle was indeed that – a debacle for not only UPS and FedEx but also for those shippers that offered free shipping or other incentives to entice customers... View More
We start every year with the best intentions. We set goals, make lists, and promise that we’ll see our New Year’s resolutions through to completion. Then the realities of day-to-day responsibilities... View More
In this installment of PARCEL Counsel, we will take a look at the term “damages” and how it is used in legal matters. Generally speaking, the term is applied to the injuries or loss sustained... View More
With the face of retail changing and the ecommerce industry growing at an incredible pace, companies are becoming more and more challenged in how they manage inventory across their supply chain network.... View More
Getting your shipping operations export-ready makes good business sense. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 95% of the world’s consumers live outside the United States. However, if you want... View More
The Opportunity A multi-billion dollar private equity firm has a diverse portfolio of companies that ships almost $600 million through parcel, truckload and intermodal services. The firm was interested... View More
Engineering Innovation, Inc. (Eii) is a market leader in the development of workflow automation equipment and solutions for rapid package processing. Eii’s hardware and software systems enable clients... View More
BROOKFIELD, WI – April 24, 2014 – Colordyne Technologies (CDT), a leader in providing digital printing end-to-end solutions, announces a major, evolutionary leap in color label printing solutions... View More
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 28, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlueGrace Logistics, one of the fastest-growing and most successful logistics companies, is expanding its footprint in Ohio. The shipping and freight... View More
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. -- FedEx Corp. and the Arbor Day Foundation announced today the launch of the Community Tree Recovery program, which will connect disaster-stricken communities with the resources needed... View More
Longtime leader in commercial and industrial grade lighting equipment Larson Electronics has announced the release of a 200 watt portable LED work light mounted to an adjustable aluminum frame. This portable... View More
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – April 28, 2014 – Accellos, a leading provider of supply chain execution software solutions, today announced the 4th Annual Accellos Visions user conference which... View More
