Unless you're the most avid of sports fans, you have probably never heard of David Falk. Listed among the "100 Most Powerful People in Sports" for 12 straight years from 1990 to 2001 by The Sporting... View More
PARIS -- FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and TATEX, one of the leading French express transportation companies, announced today that they are in discussions about a potential plan to acquire TATEX. About FedEx... View More
Numina Group, a leading supplier of advanced Warehouse Control Systems (WCS), and a distribution process automation integrator, has been named "2011 Integrator of the Year" by Panther Industries, Inc.... View More
Seattle WA, USA — April 2011 — A new concept in material handling, the LoadRunner™ makes it safe for one operator to easily move loads up to 2,500 lbs. on air. The LoadRunner utilizes... View More
PLANTATION, Fla., April 17, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DHL, the world's leading logistics company, announces its sponsorship of the OAR Project (Olympic Atlantic Row), the first ocean rowing attempt on record... View More
Multichannel Merchant--In these tough times with surging fuel surcharges and carrier rate increases, many shippers are left scratching their heads as to how they can save money. Here are five tips to help... View More
UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced UPS CrossBorder Connect™, a ground freight service between the United States and Mexico designed to significantly ease heavyweight freight supply chain challenges... View More
Post&Parcel--US postal regulators are looking into streamlining the way they review major service changes at the US Postal Service, in the light of rapid changes in the communications arena. Facing criticism... View More
Post&Parcel--UK parcel delivery company Yodel is risking angering its retail customers and consumers by hiking its prices for the delivery of e-commerce packages. The loss-making company said today that... View More
Today, 12th April 2012, Mr Stephen Baggett, Sales Director, Americas for OAG Cargo, will be facilitating a panel-style discussion Workshop at the Air Cargo Brazil 2012 conference at which he is a keynote... View More
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--The iconic FedEx Envelope, which is already made from 100% recycled content and is 100% recyclable, is getting another environmentally-friendly boost today. FedEx Express, an operating... View More
Groupon might have made group purchasing popular in recent years, but the concept has been around for much longer than most people realize. Group purchasing organizations (GPOs) can be traced all the way... View More
Garbage in, Garbage out (GIGO) became part of our nomenclature when information technology became more and more important to running a modern business. You may remember that if the data input was poor,... View More
Statistics tell us that Canada is our biggest trading partner. Yet, and sadly enough, thousands of US companies are not aware of that fact and, worse, not many have heard of the advantage NAFTA brings... View More
One of the most common — and expensive — mailing and shipping problems is un-deliverability. Not only does it result in returned mail and parcels, it can negatively affect customer relations,... View More
The online retail industry passed the $200 billion mark in the 2011 revenue estimates released last month. Projections show it will grow by another 60% in the next five years and cross the $300 billion... View More
While I am generally involved in deploying solutions for large shipping operations, I was recently impressed with some significant numbers that were achieved by employing improvements in ‘non-production’... View More
There are times when a single word can completely change the meaning of an expression. Just look at Greta Garbo, whose misquote, “I want to be alone,” was repeated so often (and was so off-base)... View More
In the last installment of PARCEL Counsel, we took a look at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) safety ratings, the Safety Measurement System (SMS), and Behavior Analysis and Safety... View More
One of my pet peeves is the improper sealing of packages, so this article on the topic of package sealing is one that I wish everybody in the shipping industry would read. As someone who is on the delivery... View More
