Today’s sluggish economy and challenging business environment is putting more pressure than ever on organizations to review and justify all aspects of shipping operations and spending. At... View More
Selecting the right partner is as important as selecting the best software. Oftentimes the best software may not be the best partner. It is important to evaluate all aspects of this new partnership to... View More
Deadlines, interruptions, upset customers, unreliable employees, mistakes. Is this how it is in your world? Are you steaming because your boss just yelled at you or a customer complained? Did you sleep... View More
As the IT Manager of Shipping Applications for Ditan Distribution LLC, Oscar Murray has seen it all. “The shipping industry is constantly changing,” he shares. “You have to stay on top... View More
ndustry sources are reporting that this week DHL Express USA dismissed a significant portion of its sales force. This move included the Commercial Field Sales Group and the National Account Sales... View More
During a surgical procedure, it can be helpful to locate things to one-millimeter accuracy, but in a dockyard, locating huge intermodal containers to an accuracy of several meters is fine. What these situations... View More
According to a study of 380 companies made by the Aberdeen Group, desktop shipping, also known as “non-production” shipping, is the biggest source of what they term “maverick spend”... View More
Perhaps the most famous three words uttered in literature, "Et tu, Brute?" (Even you, Brutus?) This expression has come down in history to mean the ultimate betrayal by one's closest friend. UPS... View More
One reason why the market for Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS) is growing rapidly to pass the billion dollar mark well within 10 years is technology. It is improving rapidly, with new variants for the... View More
FedEx has announced their 2009 Annual Rate Increase. Last year, they announced in late October, the year before the announcement was made in early November, so the timing of this year’s announcement
From CEP-Research: Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN) has denied German media reports that it might fully pull out of the US express market but says further restructuring measures might be necessary if the... View More
The U.S. Department of Transportation will not block DHL in its attempt to hire UPS to handle its domestic air cargo. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters informed Ohio Governor Ted Strickland... View More
NORCROSS, GA (August 27, 2008) Unisource Worldwide, Inc., one of the leading distributors of paper, packaging and facility supplies in North America, has announced that it will institute a fuel surcharge.... View More
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. (August 28, 2008) Melissa Data, (www.melissadata.com), a developer of data quality and mailing solutions and a nonexclusive USPS NCOALink Full Service Provider, announced... View More
William J. Augello was one of the country’s foremost transportation lawyers and a champion of shippers’ rights. In this column, we attempt to answer readers’ questions as we believe he... View More
Ever since Big Brown lost his Triple Crown bid to DaTara at the Belmont Stakes in June, I have had a recurring dream. I cant classify it as a nightmare, although it does bring with it some frightening... View More
» Can we do a project like this ourselves? The answer to this depends directly on the experience and skill sets of your internal IT and Operational teams, their existing workloads and the nature,... View More
Imagine preparing a shipment of your companys latest clinical trial. Its traveling from your headquarters in Boston to a research facility in Dubai in August and needs to be kept at 14Ëš C.... View More
The new desktop-sized MINI PAKR air cushion machine from packaging industry leader FP International is revolutionizing the packaging preferences of small businesses and online retailers. With the versatile... View More
