What if yogurt cups were widened so that spoons could rest inside and not topple the container? Or what if the tops were sturdier ensuring that they couldn’t be punctured or open if dropped?... View More
The parcel industry continues to be as unpredictable as ever. Uncertainty is a consistent theme among parcel shippers and navigating through it is becoming increasingly challenging. I recently a... View More
Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF - December 16, 2015 - Melissa Data, a leading provider of global contact data quality and integration solutions, today announced... View More
Remember how your mom always made you take a jacket when you left the house if she thought it might turn cool before you came home? You probably remember rolling your eyes and begrudgingly takin... View More
As you read through this issue of PARCEL, our final one of 2015, you may notice that much of it deals with our recent PARCEL Forum. All of our regular writers are, naturally, industry experts (a... View More
December 11, 2015 - STREETSBORO, OH – Automated Packaging Systems, the world leader in high-reliability bagging systems, is pleased to announce the launch of its new website at www.autobag.com... View More
In basic terms, the standardized (and ultra-frank) formula for negotiating contracts is this: Company A wants to renegotiate its carrier agreement. Company A compares its basic shipping profi... View More
AXIT goes international Cloud Solutions “made in Germany” now also in China and USA Frankenthal, December 10th 2015 – The IT specialist for cloud solutions in logistics,... View More
Rice Lake, Wis.—Dating back to Rice Lake’s origin in 1946, providing unmatched service has always been a focus. Today, Rice Lake offers more than 40,000 different products in stock and ready
When you are expanding your horizons, you are improving and adding experience, knowledge and know how to your life. This year at PARCEL Forum it was interesting to see a shift that I have not ex... View More
OREM, Utah, Dec. 09, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- International Bridge, a leading provider of small-parceldelivery services in the U.S. and Asia, is pleased to announce the appointment of Shoshana G... View More
MINNEAPOLIS (Dec. 3, 2015) – HighJump, a global provider of supply chain management software, announced today that the AccellosOne warehouse management system (WMS) now features expanded e-com... View More
Over the past decade, UPS & FedEx have increased their Ground tariff rates 54.9% and their Air tariffs 61.8-66.1%. Those aren’t exactly small numbers. Adding insult to injury... View More
For those of you who don’t remember Andy Rooney, he was the curmudgeon who appeared on CBS News’ 60 Minutes segment “A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney” that ran from 1978 to 2011.... View More
Each year, as the leaves begin to change and the holidays approach, ads for online shopping and massive sales begin to invade of our email inboxes and take over television commercials. Yet, many... View More
Why CFOs must challenge vendors to bring problem-solving ideas to the table.[1] “As chief financial officers move beyond traditional roles, many are finding that vendor selection is becoming... View More
Presort.com--The United States Postal Service expects to deliver about 15.5 billion cards, letters, flats and packages during the 2015 holiday season. In addition, it’s projecting about 600 mi... View More
Carlstadt, NJ – December 2, 2015 – W&H Systems, Inc., a full-service integrator of material handling systems, announces that the company has been acquired by Dearborn Mid-West Company. W... View More
With the holiday season quickly approaching, companies who ship packages will have one more thing to add to their plate: The United States Postal... View More
