WASHINGTON, D.C., July 28, 2014– Over 50 seminars and workshops for shippers and professionals in the transportation and logistics industry will be the focus of PARCEL Forum 14. The combined event,... View More
FedEx Air shippers have long seen dimensional logic applied to each package—if the package shipped in a non-FedEx box or tube. Lightweight Air shippers who try to avoid “the dim” or simply... View More
Lighthouses are a simple technology that safely guide ship captains along coastlines and into harbors: A regular pulse of light signals the path that will bring sailors home. Pick-to-light technology brings... View More
Come to the Networking Breakfast at the PARCEL Forum and get an entry form for the drawing. You can also stop by the AFS booth or attend session TM203, the Transportation Roundtable, for additional entry... View More
Staples Inc. next month will end a pilot program that featured Postal Service counters staffed by Staples employees in 82 of the chain’s stores. Instead, the office-supply retailer will be an approved... View More
It is early July, and the future is unclear. The opposition is firmly entrenched on either side and possesses resources so far outnumbering their own that winning is improbable and even survival is uncertain.... View More
Industry experts will be tackling the issues of last-mile and same-day delivery in a new track at the PARCEL Forum, sponsored by the Customized Logistics and Delivery Association. Delivery companies will... View More
The rules around international mailing of dangerous goods are a lot like being on a diet: There are a lot more things on the NOT ALLOWED list than on the allowable list. And even those few dangerous goods... View More
(SAN FRANCISCO — ) — Stitch Labs, an industry leader in cloud-based inventory control and multichannel selling commerce solutions, revealed its findings on consumers' clothing size preferences... View More
Check your mailbox, you should have received your PARCEL Forum ’14 Dallas brochure. If you didn’t for some reason, no worries. Simply click here to view the digital version. Not wanting... View More
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado and MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota – July 7, 2014 – Accellos and HighJump Software, each leading global providers of supply chain management software and trading partner... View More
Yesterday afternoon, the Postal Service dropped an early 4th of July bombshell, and announced some dramatic reductions-yes, you heard right-in Priority Mail rates available to shippers. The new rates will... View More
WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service today filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to change Priority Mail prices, including a reduction in prices on average for businesses... View More
(June 30, 2014) Middletown, CT – Clarus Marketing Group today announced the launch of Return Saver, a subscription program that helps alleviate costs and simplify the returns process. Since the dawn... View More
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Twelve fleet maintenance technicians earned spots to represent FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), at the industry-wide SuperTech competition. SuperTech is considered... View More
UPS recently announced that it was following FedEx in applying DIM (dimensional) weighing to all ground shipments, not just large packages. While the two giants both divulged these changes, they did so... View More
Plantation, FL and Chicago, IL – June 23, 2014: For most of us, getting a fresh, piping hot pizza pie is as easy as making a phone call – but how do you deliver to the men and women serving... View More
Fremont, CA June 24 – ALOM, a global leader in supply chain management, has been named to the 2014 Supply & Demand Chain Executive list of 100 Great Supply Chain Projects. ALOM was honored for its... View More
Indianapolis, June 24, 2014 — enVista, a leading supply chain consulting and IT services firm, continues a pattern of rapid growth and expansion. Recently, the Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ)... View More
The small parcel market is not simply evolving; it is reorganizing around a different set of priorities. For decades, national carriers focused on maximizing volume, expanding networks, and ca
Amazon’s less-than-truckload freight now ships to any type of destination and serves businesses of all sizes, following strong demand from Amazon selling partners and vendors
The terms of sale used for transactions within the United States have wide spread recognition, however, these terms are not defined in a single source. “F.O.B. Origin” and “F.O.B. Destination”
Once defined by linear processes and disconnected systems, supply chains are becoming dynamic networks that respond in real-time to demand signals, labor constraints, and customer expectations
France has become the latest country to enact a fee on low-value imports that takes effect before the European Union’s broader customs reform — a €3 duty across the bloc set to take effe
The small parcel market is not simply evolving; it is reorganizing around a different set of priorities. For decades, national carriers focused on maximizing volume, expanding networks, and ca
Amazon’s less-than-truckload freight now ships to any type of destination and serves businesses of all sizes, following strong demand from Amazon selling partners and vendors
The terms of sale used for transactions within the United States have wide spread recognition, however, these terms are not defined in a single source. “F.O.B. Origin” and “F.O.B. Destination”
Once defined by linear processes and disconnected systems, supply chains are becoming dynamic networks that respond in real-time to demand signals, labor constraints, and customer expectations
France has become the latest country to enact a fee on low-value imports that takes effect before the European Union’s broader customs reform — a €3 duty across the bloc set to take effe
