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Doug Caldwell
Doug Caldwell is Vice President of International Development, International Bridge, Inc. He can be reached at doug.caldwell@myib.com.
Aug. 16 2016
Globally, the shift in trade models has happened rapidly in westernized economies... View More
Oct. 21 2014
Fewer and fewer price differences between the two carriers; UPS & FedEx prices will now be nearly identical for many services This morning, UPS announced their 2015 UPS rates and for the first time in... View More
Sept. 21 2014
If you are a US shipper, you probably have at least some shipments to Canada, and you already know that those Canadian shipments can be a lot more expensive than your US domestic shipments. Here are some... View More
July 2 2014
Yesterday afternoon, the Postal Service dropped an early 4th of July bombshell, and announced some dramatic reductions-yes, you heard right-in Priority Mail rates available to shippers. The new rates will... View More
June 22 2014
Late on a Friday afternoon in early May, FedEx dropped a bombshell — effective January 1, 2015, all Ground shipments, regardless of size, will be subject to DIM (short for dimensional) charges. For... View More
Oct. 22 2013
In the world of small package shipping solid shipment data analysis can help you reduce costs and increase efficiency of your shipping. Here are a few things you might want to look for: Dimensional charges: What... View More
Sept. 25 2012
Following on the heels of FedEx recent announcement of a net 3.9% increase, DHL has announced an average 5% rate increase, effective January 1, 2013. DHL provided few specific details, other than stating... View More
April 10 2012
When it comes to global parcel and freight forwarding agreements, caution should be the rule of the day. Why? Because these agreements can often contain difficult to interpret terms or condition, which... View More
Feb. 25 2009
We have just learned that the Postal Service plans to undertake a significant transformation of their entire Bulk Mail Center network-likely the biggest change since the 21 BMCs were created more than... View More
Jan. 26 2009
The Postal Regulatory Commission has recently issued an exhaustive analysis over a year in the making of the “Universal Service Obligation,” or USO, which defines the meaning and scope of universal... View More
Nov. 18 2008
The recent rash of DHL announcements may have left you with more questions than answers. To paraphrase Mark Twain, “The rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated”. And in... View More
Nov. 14 2008
USPS Announces 5 % Increase in Shipping Rates The Postal Service has just announced their 2009 shipping rates, which will be effective January 18th. An announcement on rates for other mailing classes will... View More
June 2 2008
The newly renamed Postal Regulatory Commission has made its final recommendations for the 2007 rates, which are expected to go into effect in early May. In December, the sweeping Postal Reform Act was... View More
April 29 2008
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
April 11 2007
Plantation, FL (BUSINESS WIRE) April 10, 2007DHL, the world's leading global express delivery and logistics company, announced it has reduced delivery times from multiple points in Europe to the U.S. market.... View More
April 2 2007
As we go to press, the newly renamed Postal Regulatory Commission has made its final recommendations for the 2007 rates, which are expected to go into effect in early May. In December, the sweeping Postal... View More
Sept. 8 2006
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
Sept. 8 2006
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
July 24 2006
We all know that postal rates went up as of June 30, 2002. But more important to our industry is the big change in Priority Mail, which could affect both how you ship Priority Mail parcels and the cost... View More
July 24 2006
As we go to press, the commercial small package carriers are announcing their new 2002 rates. And in their infinite wisdom, the carriers have deemed that you, the shipper, should benefit from these higher... View More
