If you have missed the recent earnings announcements from the parcel companies that are required to report, you see a very interesting trend. Here in chronological order are some of the public filings... View More
Chicago, IL, June 30, 2009 —Echo Global Logistics, a technology-driven transportation management firm, today announced that Douglas Waggoner, CEO, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year... View More
Retired Master Sergeant Mark Evans and his Pizzas 4 Patriots charitable organization are at it again, this year organizing what the Guinness Book of Records will document as world's largest Pizza party... View More
PLANTATION, Fla and LEIPZIG, Germany, — AeroLogic, the joint venture cargo airline of DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo, today officially started operations. With the delivery of its first Boeing 777F... View More
I recently sat through a fascinating presentation by a VP at FedEx on the topic of the operational impacts of bad addresses. One of the slides claimed that 25% of the domestic shipments and 35% of the... View More
Over the past several years, UPS and FedEx have fundamentally changed the way they offer discounts to their customers. Instead of giving discounts by service, regardless of the level of spend, they now... View More
In this issue, we will begin a review of six basic principals of contracting and, in particular, how these rules apply when contracting for transportation services. The first rule is “Know with Whom... View More
Online ROI Calculator Newcastle Systems’ NB Series Mobile Powered Workstations are designed to hold and power a variety of equipment that includes computers, industrial printers, barcode scanners... View More
As corporate America continues to cut back during this downturn, shippers face a dilemma: They need to deliver the goods, but they want to find the best value for their parcel shipments following the price... View More
For many of us, this economic downturn seems almost unprecedented. Many employees within an organization, whether they're manning the shipping dock or overseeing the company as a CEO, are wondering, "What... View More
Since the Kyoto Protocol was ratified in 1997, carbon emissions have been making headlines. 2007 marked the 10-year anniversary of Kyoto, and the protocol’s signatory countries must meet their carbon... View More
Entrepreneurs have recognized that the recession presents major opportunities for offering new services. Some Regional Carriers are leading the way with many bold new initiatives. Estafeta is the largest... View More
On a recent carrier contract review with a client, I was trying to explain how their packages were getting shipping charge corrections due to dimensional weight issues. The client responded by explaining... View More
In a normal business environment, Operational Excellence for most companies means leveraging Lean Six Sigma teams to optimize and control critical processes. In this strained economy, however, it means... View More
In these tough economic times, many companies are reducing or suspending their spending. Even companies that are doing well are trying to reduce spending so that they continue doing well. Reducing cost... View More
The famous psychologist Carl Rogers wrote, "Man's inability to communicate is a result of his failure to listen effectively.•bCrLf When I teach leadership workshops, one of the exercises is to ask... View More
The current economic climate has affected everyone, and parcel shippers are no exception. While fuel prices have been a pleasant surprise in 2009 and provided some relief, we are all still feeling the... View More
We have often heard Canadians interested in purchasing goods from the US ask what the total duties and taxes payable are on the item. Four elements -- (1) country of origin, (2) classification, (3) duties,... View More
Airfreight & Logistics (Market Underweight): We spoke with an industrial products shipper based in the Midwest regarding his current bid with FDX for small package and LTL service. Our contact spent approximately... View More
When it comes to handling returned product, companies do not measure their returns process with the same rigor they use for outbound distribution. In fact, nearly 40% of companies do not track reverse... View More
