After Reform & Rate AdjustmentsLooking into the New U.S. Postal ServiceBy Johanna Boller Postal reform passed in December, a new rate case is proposed for May, and new rules about address quality... View More
The newly renamed Postal Regulatory Commission has made its final recommendations for the 2007 rates, which are expected to go into effect in early May. In December, the sweeping Postal Reform Act was... View More
At the Parcel Shipping & Distribution Forum in Chicago this past fall, we were privileged to be introduced to several new U.S. Postal Service products developed expressly to assist parcel shippers. For... View More
If you ship, you probably mail which means you already know the value and benefits of quality contact information and address accuracy. Address correction alone ensures that your address information is... View More
Julie Swatek, President of Scrap Your Trip, was satisfied in her corporate career of hotel management. Sure, she had sometimes thought about the excitement and challenges of owning her own business, but... View More
International Shipping Made Easy The Postal Service offers flexible business solutions, simplified retail product By Janet Mitchell & Yvonne Yoerger The U.S. Postal Service is making international shipping... View More
With the year 2007 fresh out of the gate, a significant event took place as major shipping carriers implemented (or will be implementing soon) charges for dimensional weight- - charges based on the size... View More
This year will carry challenges and opportunities for the package industry. A softening economy is causing shippers to look harder than ever at every dollar spent and increasingly, theyre looking to the... View More
Wrong color, wrong size, a duplicate item whether it be shoes, clothing, jewelry or books, there are many reasons a customer may need to return an item shipped to them. Returns are an important part of... View More
If saving money is one of your top priorities, there is a way in one swift move to stem a tide of wasted dollars. Simply extend your shipping system to every corner of your company. By applying sophisticated... View More
The world of non-production shipping and receiving undergoes a major transition every decade or so. The widespread adoption of outsourcing was the last large-scale transition that happened more than 10... View More
Replenishment logistics promotes inventory reduction through more frequent and lower quantity orders. Combining this strategy with attractive pricing by parcel carriers for the low end LTL shipments has... 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... View More
The logistics world is abuzz with chatter about the latest trends in automated warehouse management. The current craze seems to be wireless technology. But unlike many technological flashes in the pan,... View More
Messenger services and regionalized carriers have been around for quite some time. In fact, they probably date back to before the medieval ages when some entrepreneurial lad conceived the idea of making... View More
Green Mountain Consulting, LLC is a Memphis-based company established in 1998 by former FedEx developers in the area of carrier EDI automation and billing operations. The GMC partners and employees... View More
Are you ready for transportation's seismic shift? Carriers traditionally pegged "parcel" are emerging as global full-service parcel and freight providers. If you think reviewing their contracts, data... View More
I hear it all the time: I have great rates from my parcel carrier. But what I find when I probe a little deeper is that most shippers have focused on only half of the equation. Getting great rates from... View More
The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced a change in postal prices, which took effect on May 12. With every change, there is opportunity. This is an opportunity for parcel shippers. For the... View More
Lately Ive been spending a significant amount of time with larger shippers (>1K/packages per day) helping to define business rules, routing guides and taking as much of the guess work out of shipping as... View More
