Technology is supposed to make our jobs easier, and there is perhaps nowhere that this is more true than in the shipping arena. In our industry, there is a multitude of tedious tasks that need to be performed:... View More

A common sentiment shared by most transportation managers is that each claims to have the lowest carrier rates. Most shippers achieve some level of base discount and other concessions during carrier contract... View More

Back in the last century, the Internet was going to be the great leveler in the mail order industry (if you remember the term Mail Order, you may be older than some of the new start-ups!). And in many... View More

Earlier this year, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled plans for 2007 and beyond, and to say the changes are sweeping would be an understatement. If you ship packages through the Postal Service (and these... View More

Carrier surcharges and add-on fees are proliferating and rising. And we hear again and again from all types of shippers that managing these costs is a concern. In response to a survey Pitney Bowes recently... View More

There are many industry trends that have a direct impact on your cost and on your ability to conduct business. On the shipping cost front, we face fuel surcharges from every mode of transportation that... View More

Welcome to our new B2C Express publication. We at RB Publishing started nearly 20 years ago with a trade journal aimed at a shipping and mailing industry sorely in need of information. The book was called... View More

QUESTION: Can FedEx deny liability for a damaged guitar that I sold over eBay, when I purchased insurance for its sales value? FedExs ground for denial of liability is that I did not protect the guitar... View More

The National Motor Freight Traffic Association and National Classification Committee elected officers at their meetings held August 5-9, 2006 in Whistler, BC Canada. It was the first NMFTA/NCC meeting... View More

DYMO Corporation announced today it is partnering with the United States Federation of Small Businesses (USFSB) to introduce its members to DYMO Stamps, the new desktop postage solution from DYMO. The... View More

Effective January 1, 2007, Oversize charges for large packages shipped via UPS Ground services will be replaced with a simpler rate calculation based on dimensional weight.Dimensional weight rates are... View More

NTransit's Unlock service protocols provide auditing and expense management of parcel shipments, saving money for companies that use such national carriers as UPS, Federal Express and DHL. The acquisition... View More

Truckload provider, Schneider National Inc., announced that it will sell its Specialized Division to Maverick USA, Inc., a flatbed transportation and logistics provider. According to a joint company news... View More

Computers, software and cash. Several hundred small businesses already are in the running for those prizes and more as a part of UPS's Best "Out-of-the-Box" Small Business Contest. And there's still time... View More

On Friday, May 26th, FedEx Corp. announced a deal to acquire Watkins Motor Lines, the largest privately held less-than-truckload carrier, for $780 million in cash. If youre looking for the implications... View More

Tailored Solutions Label Traxxthe popular print business management software for flexographic narrow web label printers and convertersnow connects seamlessly with Green Bay Packaging, a major supplier... View More

Parcel Insurance Plan (PIP) began in the late summer of 1966, when St. Louis insurance executives Ed Boyce and Mort Werner first saw an opportunity to provide parcel shippers with an alternative to the... View More

DP Partners recently completed the construction of a major addition to its first speculative building and broke ground for its second speculative building at its new industrial park, LogistiCenter at Sauk... View More

DHL Global Mail announced enhancements to its residential postal parcel delivery services to Latin America. In response to dramatic increases in e-commerce and mail order shipping to customers in the region,... View More

UPS today announced the opening of two UPS Express retail centers in Shanghai, China. This is the first retail endeavor launched by UPS in China. The centers are located in key central business districts... View More