Risk is a constant in today’s complex supply chains and the parcel shipping operations within them. Whether from natural disasters or geopolitical events, disruptions have the potential to i... View More
Shipping and package delivery operations are fundamental to both customer satisfaction and business performance. As consumer expectations rise for faster, more affordable delivery, businesses... View More
Remember the good old days when parcel carriers would increase rates and surcharges once per year? I certainly do. Annual General Rate Increases (GRIs) rarely touched underlying logic. They we... View More
Shipping contracts are filled with fine print, and one of the most impactful — but often misunderstood— components is the revenue tier structure. In our latest YouTube video, Jack McCrum
With 2024’s holiday season in the rearview and the 2025 GRIs now in effect, parcel carriers are gleefully watching their new and improved revenue numbers trickle in. Though thankfully not th... View More
For most shippers, 2024 was a mixed bag. On the one hand, shipping costs continued to increase, something we saw right out of the gate with FedEx and United Parcel Service (UPS) instituting ge... View More
Once upon a time, in a magical land called "Parcel Shipping," carriers would change the fuel surcharge tables no more than once a year, the delivery area surcharges were (sort of) logical, h... View More
The piping hot pandemic-era parcel market has cooled, giving way to softer demand. But while shippers currently navigate calmer seas, peak season looms on the horizon. Forecasts for this year call for
When my business partner Chad Beville and I left our positions with carriers nearly two decades ago to create Reveel, our vision was straightforward – to help shippers level the playing fiel... View More
Parcel spend management of course is not a new concept. Shippers have always looked for ways to lower their costs, toiling over ledgers and spreadsheets in an effort to find opportunities for sa... View More
The growing importance of data, in all forms, has been one of the most definitive business trends of the 21st century. For example, board rooms have learned lessons from Moneyball, Matthew McC... View More
Explaining the importance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) can be tricky to those who don’t have familiarization with parcel shipping and logistics terminology - more so when it’s your own
Imagine a company regularly shipping goods using various carriers to fulfill customer orders. The company doesn't regularly audit its freight bills despite negotiating contracts with specific... View More
Over the past few years, I have seen, among business leaders, a growing realization of the dramatic impact that parcel shipping operations, acumen, and performance have on overall business suc... View More
At 5.9%, the 2024 general rate increases introduced by FedEx and UPS represent a significant added outlay only eclipsed by last year’s record-breaking increase, but shippers are now in a far... View More
General Ledger (GL) coding and order matching are critical components in the realm of parcel shipping, offering a systematic approach to financial compliance and governance in order processing... View More
Parcel rates keep going up. Shippers like you know that at the beginning of 2023, small parcel list rates went up about 7% for FedEx and UPS, but that is not the whole story. You may feel li... View More
With shippers still reeling from high costs incurred during the pandemic and its aftermath, businesses are setting aggressive cost-reduction goals for their logistics operations. General rate... View More
Now that the carriers’ GRIs are in effect and 2023 is well underway, it’s a good time for companies to evaluate their small parcel shipping costs. Here are three tips for what companies can... View More
It’s been nearly 35 years since FedEx transitioned to EDI billing, and not a single shipper today would accept what was a standard FedEx or UPS parcel invoice prior to 1990. Imagine a paper... View More
