Change is rarely easy, and this is especially true when you’re talking about changing your primary shipping carrier. Your shipping system touches every part of your organization, impacting finance,... View More
THINK of it as an urban oasis — seven stories up! The green roof atop Manhattan’s Morgan Processing and Distribution Center is the largest of its kind in New York City. The 109,000 square foot... View More
The U.S. Postal Service is making it easy for shippers to go global but look local. Canadian Direct Entry Parcels (CDEP) offer e-commerce merchants a streamlined way to ship north to customers in Canada.... View More
Smart Choice Shipping (SCS) is helping corporations in the northeastern corridor achieve impressive postage savings on their parcel shipments in the United States while improving delivery time and simplifying... View More
The U.S. Postal Service continues to provide reliable universal services at affordable prices. For many companies, the Postal Service is often the least costly method of shipping, both domestically and... View More
One of the greenest civilian fleets in the world just got a little greener. USPS will conduct a one-for-one replacement of 6,500 vehicles with 1,000 E-85 ethanol-capable and 900 gasoline/electric hybrid... View More
Welcome to the special fall issue of PARCEL. This, the U.S. Postal Service-sponsored issue, is dedicated to the products and services of the Postal Service and its business partners. We give major parcel... View More
In recent years, the U.S. Postal Service has increasingly encouraged companies to participate in its Workshare program. That means growing financial incentives for mailers who insert items deeper into... View More
The Postal Service has thousands of highway contracts to transport mail between its network of hundreds of processing plants, bulk mail centers and surface transfer centers. While the Postal Service continues... View More
Bob Bernstock had no hesitation about taking over the Mailing and Shipping Services division at USPS during one of the worst economic crises in American history. And despite the doom and gloom that most... View More
ARINC Engineering Services, LLC introduced the fourth generation of its widely-used PilotMateTM maritime navigation tool. In a breakthrough for the industry, the new PilotMate system is completely self-contained.... View More
BONN, Germany, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Deutsche Post DHL announced that Thomas Kipp has assumed the role of worldwide CEO of DHL Global Mail. Lee Spratt will continue to serve as CEO of Global Mail's... View More
FedEx SmartPost announced today that it is introducing a new and convenient way for consumers to return items back to a retailer using the U.S. Postal Service for package pickup. Consumers will gain the... View More
WASHINGTON — The Postal Service announced today that 413 retail stations and branches remain under consideration for possible consolidation. Today’s announcement updates a study begun earlier... View More
New York (September 8, 2009) – In the second quarter of 2009, total port cargo throughput decreased by 9% compared to a year earlier to 61.7 million tones, according to statistics on vessels, port... View More
Join Us at the Complimentary WILDS Reception! Come learn about us: Get a chance to meet other women in the delivery and logistics industry and learn more about our organization and what we can do for each... View More
Marty Peters (87) – UPS’s longest-tenured employee – concluded his remarkable career with the company after 63 years, five months and 29 days of service – the equivalent of a financial... View More
The Associated Press has reported that "At package delivery behemoths FedEx and UPS, last fall's meltdown and the worst recession in a generation has meant a sharp drop-off in the number of documents and... View More
What's New: Although the USPS has made significant strides to improve service and profitability in recent years, the downturn has put the USPS on track to lose $6-$10B this year. The USPS has laid out... View More
In building a parcel dashboard, I recommend that it consist of three components: Cost/Volume, Service Level and Cost Analysis. Visual displays (charts, graphs, dials, etc.) will also help communicate the... View More
