The continued growth of e-commerce – which reached an all-time high of more than $2 trillion worldwide last year – has changed how brands should look at the packout part of the fulfillment... View More
UPS recently implemented a brand-new audit fee for shipping charge corrections. This new fee will be assessed if the average shipping charge correction in a week is greater than five dollars. If... View More
When the history of e-commerce is written by scholars in the future, it will be first and foremost a global story. Beyond the technology that has fueled it — and the convenience it has created... View More
AUSTIN, Texas — August 23, 2018 — LSO, the South’s leading regional parcel carrier, todayannounced the completion of the facility upgrade at its largest Dallas, Texas HUB. Theimprovements
CHANDLER, Ariz., Aug. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OnTrac, a logistics company in the Western United States, makes a companywide effort to give back to the communities where employees live and work. O
E-commerce is driving parcel shipping growth at a rate of 10% per year, and rates are increasing at twice the rate of inflation. And it’s just the beginning: e-commerce currently represents on... View More
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today announced that 10 drivers representing the global transportation company were recognized with top honors at the 2018 National Truck Driving Champi... View More
Memphis, Tenn., August 15, 2018 –For two consecutive years, Green Mountain Technology (GMT) has been named to the Inc 5000 list. Inc. Magazine today ranked Green Mountain Technology No. 4,928... View More
In this installment of PARCEL Counsel, we will explore the effect of a limit of liability expressed as “$ _____ per pound, per piece” as opposed to one expressed as “$ _____ per pound,... View More
MADISON, WI, August 15, 2018 – Inc. magazine today revealed SwanLeap as the fastest-growing private company in America. Revolutionizing the Transportation Management Software industry with its... View More
INDIANAPOLIS (August 15, 2018) – enVista, a leading global consulting and software solutions firm, announces it ranks on Inc. magazine’s annual Inc. 5000 list, an ex... View More
It’s not easy being small. Retail small businesses face numerous challenges from cash flow to managing inventory, and the demands of e-commerce make packing and shipping a major pres... View More
This article originally appeared in the July/August, 2018 issue of PARCEL. E-commerce is rapidly overtaking brick & mortar retail sales, with US online sales reaching $409 billion in 2017 a... View More
As companies grow, either organically or through mergers and acquisitions, leaders making pivotal business decisions must remain cognizant of the state of their industry in North America and the world
Have you ever wondered what consultants look for when they come in and audit your facility to suggest better processes? Much like the game when you were a child, the consultant looks at your operation
In our instant-everything world, customers want orders ASAP and at the lowest cost possible. This is becoming increasingly harder to do as parcel growth is expected to continue rising 17 to 28 p... View More
You know what’s easy? Setting up an eCommerce web store. Shopify has 500,000 merchants, a number that’s grown 74 percent per year over the last five years, according to a January 2018 article... View More
Englewood Cliffs, NJ -- Alliance Shippers Inc., a leading provider of global logistics services, announced that it has received a prestigious industry award for quality service and customer sati... View More
Ah, packaging. Remember the good old days, when as long as a product was protected in its box, it didn’t really matter what the packaging looked like? How things have changed! Now, not only does... View More
The material handling environment is changing and growing at a rapid pace, thanks in no small part to the e-commerce explosion, which means that shippers are facing many challenges that must be mitiga
