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
Everyone knows theres an East-West trade imbalance, and if you dont, well, you probably havent been paying attention. But the more pressing question is: how long is it going to last? Well, that depends... View More
Certainly one of the most welcome challenges that could be faced in business is strong growth. We all want it but must adapt to its opportunities and challenges appropriately. In a manual fulfillment environment,... View More
How do you define success? This is a question often asked of executives at Fortune 500 companies, but rarely do you get the same answer as the one given by Lisa Tegtmeyer, senior director of Distribution... View More
Its no secret that businesses are hurting. Sales have slowed and costs are up. If you manufacture a petroleum-based product and/or ship via anything that uses fuel (and that pretty much includes us all)... View More
WASHINGTON, DC The U.S. Postal Service said today that the international delivery company DHL will leverage an existing agreement to give the Postal Service exclusive delivery services to the last-mile... View More
Bonn, May 28 2008: Deutsche Post World Net, the worlds leading transport and logistics company, today announced a plan to restructure its DHL U.S. Express business by working with UPS for airlift capacity... View More
ATLANTA, May 13, 2008 UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced it has ordered 200 hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) the largest commercial order of such trucks by any company in addition to another 300 Compressed... View More
In good times, running a company is exhilarating. Money is flowing, customers are happy, employees have a spring in their step. In not-so-good timeslike nowthe very same job can feel like scaling Mt. Everest... View More
Advancements in mobile technology are helping close the competitive gap between regional and national players. While staples such as FedEx and UPS are still powerful entities in the express and overnight... View More
WASHINGTON, DC Beginning next week, customers will be able to take advantage of some of the best bargains in the shipping market when the U.S. Postal Service launches new prices for its expedited mail... View More
WASHINGTON, DC Five U.S. Postal Service environmental initiatives have been recognized by the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive, part of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Two... View More
PLANTATION, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On May 1, DHL Express U.S. employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters voted to ratify a new, historic national labor agreement between the Teamsters... View More
The USPS has published their latest IMB Standards in the Federal Register. In May 2009, all letters and flats requiring a barcode and mailed as First-Class Mail, Periodicals, Standard Mail, and Bound Printed... View More
Spending packages with Click-N-Ship online at usps.com is not only Quick, Easy, Convenient its accepted. With the launch of Shipment Confirmation Acceptance Notice (SCAN), the USPS has added a new... View More
With supply chains becoming tighter and order sizes becoming smaller, more companies are turning to parcel shipping in an effort to meet their customers expectations at a price point they can afford. As... View More
1. Green shipping is already hereYou dont need to wait for this mega-trend its already happening. By 2010, there will be three main components to shipping decisions: cost (obviously), service (its got... View More
