Wholesalers and retailers have trended away from large distribution centers, moving instead to leaner drop-ship operations. To achieve this nimble speed to market, suppliers have been forced to use small... View More
Are you sick and tired of listening to excuses, stories and explanations when tasks are not fulfilled on time? Do you constantly listen to complaints, whining and negative comments? Does your staff exhibit... View More
With Internet sales on the rise, more shippers of jewelry, gold coins, watches, electronics and expensive fashion are filling b-to-c orders. This means more parcels, lower declared values, demand for lower... View More
90% of holiday inventory to come from Canada despite overseas cost-savings Canada's small businesses are choosing to forfeit cost-saving opportunities in the U.S. and overseas in the run up to the 2011... View More
Journal of Commerce--There may be more of a peak in trucking’s peak shipping season than expected this year, according to Morgan Stanley Research. The firm’s dry van truckload freight index... View More
Post&Parcel--DHL Express has announced general price increases for its services around the world, effective from January 1, 2012. Price changes vary from country to country, but include a general rate... View More
UPS (NYSE: UPS) has been named to the 2011 Carbon Disclosure Project's Global 500 "Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index" and is one of only four companies in the world to receive the highest score. UPS scored... View More
Strong performances by its package delivery and industrial trucking divisions gave FedEx lift lacking in its international air operations in the last quarter. In the quarter that ended Aug. 31, FedEx Ground... View More
Post&Parcel--DHL has revealed a new high-tech sensor device it says will improve the monitoring of highly sensitive shipments, particularly in the life science and healthcare segments. The SmartSensor... View More
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer--As the largest chunk of the Postal Service's use of FedEx's air freight service is during hours that planes would normally be sitting idle, the impact of the Postal... View More
Trenton Times: Although "snail mail" is derided by some as outdated, it still offers huge economic value to businesses that take advantage of the Postal Service's cheaper prices to win customers and make... View More
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 22, 2011—FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) will increase shipping rates for FedEx Express by a net average of 3.9% for U.S. domestic, U.S. export and U.S. import services effective January... View More
MEMPHIS, Tenn., September 22, 2011 ... FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today reported earnings of $1.46 per diluted share for the first quarter ended August 31, compared to $1.20 per diluted share a year ago,... View More
Courier, Express & Postal Observer--Fedex announced its first quarter earnings today and presented a downbeat view of economy and in particular its Express segment. The financial information presented... View More
The Telegraph--FedEx, whose vast operations make it a bellwether for the health of the global economy, admitted that shipments in the last quarter fell shy of forecasts as growth came close to stalling... View More
Post&Parcel--DHL Supply Chain is investing EUR 14m in a new state-of-the-art distribution centre at the Leipzig/Halle airport in eastern Germany. The company broke ground today on the new facility, which... View More
Post&Parcel--Canadian parcel carrier Purolator has filed a patent application on software it has developed to efficiently manage capacity and revenue levels within its processing network. The company’s... View More
CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly--In the September 22 "Labor Management Storm Watch" webinar, hosted by DC Velocity and Supply Chain Quarterly, you'll hear leading industry analyst Greg Aimi, Director of... View More
Dallas, USA, 20 September 2011 — Paragon Software Systems, Inc. (www.paragonrouting.com/us) has introduced a special "Dispatch Smoothing" feature to its transportation routing software to prevent... View More
Great Neck, NY — September 15, 2011 — Conformer Products, Inc. has been awarded a Benny, the highest honor in the 2011 Premier Print Awards, for a portfolio produced for Ernst & Young’s... View More
