On January 1, 2015, Dimensional (DIM) weight charges for Domestic small parcels were implemented by FedEx, UPS, and USPS. Now shipping charges are calculated by the greater of actual weight or DIM weight.... View More
While the prevalence of omni-channel retail continues to rise, so do competitive pressures, supply chain complexity and consumer expectations. To deliver, retailers must offer consumers rapid fulfillment... View More
ALPHARETTA, Georgia (September 9, 2015) – Intelligent Audit was named a semifinalist in the Outstanding Tech Company category of the High-Tech Innovation Awards given annually by the Orange County... View More
IMEX Global Solutions (www.imexglobalsolutions.com) announced today the results of their most recent transit test study for traceable parcels exiting the United States and destined to the United Kingdom.... View More
Englewood Cliffs, NJ — Alliance Shippers Inc., a leading provider of global logistics services, has been selected as a 2015 Top 100 Third-Party Logistics Provider (3PL) by Inbound... View More
Rocky Mount, NC — Ossid, powered by Pro Mach, features the 500Si high-speed stretch overwrapper at Pack Expo 2015, September 28-30 in Las Vegas. The 500Si produces tightly... View More
Washington, DC, Sept 8, 2015 – The deadline to register for the CLDA Fall Forum in Conjunction with PARCEL Forum ’15 is quickly approaching. The conference will be held at the... View More
WATERLOO, Ontario, Sept. 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Argix Logistics,... View More
HARTSVILLE, S.C., Sept. 08, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sonoco Alloyd, part of Sonoco Display and Packaging, a unit of global packaging company Sonoco (NYSE:SON), has developed an innovative new package that... View More
If you have been a reader of PARCEL for some time you are aware of my work and my passion for the industry. Every day I begin my morning by reviewing the articles on UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL, TNT, Ontrac... View More
Most parcel shipping carriers have altered their method of calculating the weight – and by extension, the price you pay – of packages you want to ship. In 2014, major shipping carriers announced... View More
Salt Lake City, Utah – For the fourth consecutive year, Unishippers Global Logistics, LLC, the nation’s first and one of the largest small package and freight shipping resellers,... View More
How much do you know about international trade? This fall’s PARCEL Forum Monday preconference session will provide a seminar that addresses development of international trade skills. Tom Stanton... View More
FIFE, Wash., Aug. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- American Fast Freight, Inc. today announced that it has won a top award for Western Region Less-than-Truckload (LTL) Carrier of the year for 2015 by Logistics... View More
WASHINGTON, DC, Aug. 17, 2015 – Industry veteran Henry Dixon recently received his industry’s highest award from the Customized Logistics and Delivery Association – Induction into the... View More
Direct Marketing News--The exigent surcharge's expected demise next April is, of course, a good thing for mailers. Even better, the CPI-U (urban consumer price index), which is used to set the... View More
OK, Amazon has made believers of us all. They've grown to a market cap bigger than Walmart and their shipping approach gets a lot of the credit. (Interestingly their low earnings gets blamed on their shipping... View More
Frankenthal, August 13th 2015 – Fewer traffic jams, shorter turnaround times, less fixed assets in the process: By joining two different IT application fields Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport... View More
