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Dec. 23 2015
“Hope is not a strategy” The speaker was Ivan Hofmann, a 35-year veteran of the transportation industry. This former Executive Vice President & CEO of FedEx Ground offered his perspec... View More
Nov. 12 2008
You might say that the ground parcel industry has undergone a dramatic transformation in the last century. In 1914, in one of the earliest and most unusual ground deliveries, the parents of May Peirstorff... View More
Oct. 14 2008
Earlier this decade, word went out that last-mile delivery was a tough genre to master. Karl Meyer apparently didn’t get the memo. In 2001 — at a time when “e-tail” enthusiasm was... 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
Feb. 16 2007
At the Parcel Shipping & Distribution Forum in Chicago this past fall, we were privileged to be introduced to several new U.S. Postal Service products developed expressly to assist parcel shippers. For... View More
Jan. 31 2007
At the Parcel Shipping & Distribution Forum in Chicago this past fall, we were privileged to be introduced to several new U.S. Postal Service products developed expressly to assist parcel shippers. For... View More
Aug. 8 2006
When a company is built on relationships with small, individually owned companies, those relationships are not to be forgotten, even in an age of massive everything. And Jim VanderMeer and his colleagues... View More
Aug. 8 2006
The days of interoffice mail envelopes and mail carts as the chief means of moving documents and parcels within a company are long gone. Todays corporate mail centers must not only manage deliveries down... View More
Aug. 8 2006
Were just doing what we can to bring a little red, white and blue into a Big Brown world. So says Parcel Connections President Stephen Donovan about his companys successful partnership with the United... View More
Aug. 8 2006
DDU delivery. You�ve heard about it. It has been advertised as both a strategic advantage and a means to cost savings. You probably have more questions than answers: What is it? Who benefits from DDU delivery?... View More
Aug. 8 2006
I am in a unique position of meeting thousands of shippers. And here�s what I like best about my job: I get to visit companies, big and small, and see how they use package management technology to improve... View More
July 26 2006
As consultants, we�re often asked where we think certain logistics trends are headed. We have the advantage of viewing the supply chain from multi-dimensional perspectives, so we keep a watchful eye out... View More
July 24 2006
You face it every day: The ever-increasing pressure to move parcels faster, more cost effectively and with greater control. The delivery service provider you choose plays a key role in achieving these... View More
July 21 2006
After an unprecedented level of growth during the late 1990s, retailers have struggled during the past few years to overcome uncertainty in the economy and maintain sales growth trends. Proactive... View More

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