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The era of parcel price increases announced on a predictable, annual cadence with plenty of advance notice for shippers is over. Competition from the United

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If parcel carriers changing payment terms and late fees sounds familiar, it should. Just last year, FedEx and UPS unleashed a wave of changes to

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We’ve always felt like AFS was an amazing place to be employed. But now we have the hardware to prove it. We’re pleased to announce

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Is it just me? Or does the recent change to UPS’s latest Additional Handling surcharge make some of my packages look heavier? It’s not just

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Halloween has come and gone. But FedEx is still planning to treat itself to a bigger share of your pocketbooks courtesy of its latest GRI

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While many students are preparing to hit the books again, one of the country’s largest parcel carriers is preparing to hit you with higher costs.

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Fill in the blank: The biggest news to come out of UPS and FedEx over the past couple of years has been related to ______.

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If you like switching things up, you’ll love the latest from the National Motor Freight Traffic Association. On June 12, the organization announced that major

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Are you hot under the collar about parcel carriers’ continuing price increases? It’s probably not because of the weather. Check out these uncool findings about

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Is it just me, or has staying on top of LTLs’ latest rules tariffs gotten a lot more challenging? Sometimes I feel like I need

The Q1 TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index showed Truckload rates still “hovering near the bottom” even though other modes’ rates seem to have increased or leveled

It may be close to April 1 but that doesn’t mean you should be fooled into thinking your trucking charges are letter-perfect. Here’s a quick

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THEY SAID IT

Notable Quotes From Around The Industry

"Regardless of who wins in November, we can expect to see an activist industrial policy stance and continued or increased tariffs. Both candidates’ platforms will have massive effects on global supply chains, and changes could happen very quickly, so it pays to prepare and enable business agility.”

- Alex Saric, Ivalua CEO, in Logistics Management

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