Over the last few years, carrier accessorial fees have increased at a much faster rate than the published base rates. Accessorial charges alone account for over 30% of a parcel carrier’s revenue.... View More

When there is a lot of blame, people always seem to know who is deserving of that recognition. But when you succeed as Project Manager, there is no recognition. When you succeed, you have done what you... View More

Managing information should be part of your overall strategy and tactics in this competitive global environment. Companies are not solely in the service or product business any longer; we are all offering... View More

Last month at the PARCEL Forum, about a dozen executives sat around a conference room all day helping each other tackle the most challenging issues they faced in running and growing their operations.It... View More

At this time of the year, one of the hottest topics is the parcel carriers’ published General Rate Increase (“GRI”). Although the excessive increases continue to bring disappointment,... View More

There has been a lot of "chatter" about sustainability in the shipper community. This topic is important to everyone, but the real issue is which energy source will drive future global supply chains. It... View More

Over much of the past decade, US-based e-commerce grew at 20 to 30% per year due to increases in broadband access and consumer confidence. However, these growth curves flattened during the economic downturn.... View More

DMM Advisory--The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) issued an order on 12/2/2010 which found that the Shipping Services price change we announced last month complies with statutory requirements.... View More

DMM Advisory--When we change our Shipping Services prices on Jan. 2, 2011, a change in the method for calculating Priority Mail commercial plus cubic pricing tiers also will be implemented. At that time,... View More

Memphis Commercial Appeal--The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday delayed final action on the FAA Reauthorization Act into next year, FedEx officials said. The delay virtually guaranteed a cooler... View More

Postal News Blog--I know you’re thinking “didn’t they just raise their rates?”, but yes, it’s true, FedEx is upping it’s prices again, and by a whopping 4.9%! It seems... View More

PLANTATION, Fla. – December 1, 2010 – For the seventh straight year, DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, has teamed up with the New York community to donate and deliver hundreds... View More

Journal of Commerce--The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to remove an exemption that Canadian shippers have from international regulations governing wood packing material. The U.S.... View More

Journal of Commerce--The International Civil Aviation Organization within the next few weeks will propose air cargo security guidelines that closely reflect existing Transportation Security Administration... View More

Post & Parcel--The incoming postmaster general told a US Senate subcommittee today (2 December) that one of his highest priorities would be to improve the customer experience, making the Postal Service... View More

Investor's Business Daily--Online sellers once again are using free shipping as a key weapon in the holiday shopping battlefields. Amazon.com (AMZN), Wal-Mart (WMT) and J.C. Penney (JCP) are some of the... View More

Journal of Commerce--The Cass Freight Index for shipments expanded 2.8 percent in November from the month before as the key measure of domestic shipping demand recovered from a brief downturn. The month-to-month... View More

In its simplest form, transportation is getting your shipment from Point A to Point B within a certain amount of time, using a set amount of space. The cost to transport finished goods from the plant through... View More

CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly--Some retailers in Europe are far ahead of their U.S. counterparts when it comes to continuous replenishment of store shelves. Will U.S. companies catch up? Although U.S.... View More

MONTREAL, November 24, 2010 - TECSYS Inc. (TSX: TCS), an industry-leading supply chain management software company, announced today its results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2011, ended October... View More