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Some Logistics Side Effects May Vary: An Honest Look At Why The Vaccine Mandate May Add Another Stressor To The Supply Chain Industry

Less than a year ago, members of the media were hailing the logistics industry as a vital cog in the massive cooperative effort required to get a COVID-19 vaccine rapidly distributed to most of the world. Our industry is still making COVID-19 headlines today – but for a different reason. In a nutshell, many of […]

Fourth And Wrong – 5 Ways To Head Off Peak Season Issues

Fall football season may have just kicked off. However, it’s already starting to feel a lot like Christmas for many eTailers. According to research from Creditcards.com, 27% of consumers have already started their holiday shopping, and 51% will have done so before Halloween. But you probably knew that already, didn’t you? After all, you’ve probably […]

UPS driver delivering large additional handling packages

UPS 2024 Additional Handling Qualifications

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December 4, 2023

UPS applies an additional handling surcharge on top of their base transportation charges to large packages that cannot go through the normal process and need

Parcel Delivery Driver Carriers Heavy Packages on Dolly

Additional Handling Costs Double in 25 months

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December 4, 2023

In 2021, FedEx and UPS introduced zone pricing for Additional Handling costs, diverging from their previously uniform cost across all zones. By January 2024, once

FedEx driver delivering large additional handling packages

FedEx 2024 Additional Handling Qualifications

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December 4, 2023

FedEx applies an additional handling surcharge on top of their base transportation charges to large packages that cannot go through the normal process and need

Man confused about Managed Transportation and cost management

Ask AFS: How Can I Tell The Difference Between Managed Transportation And Transportation Cost Management (And Other Near-Doppelgangers)?

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November 30, 2023

Is it just me, or do Managed Transportation and Transportation Cost Management sound a lot like the same thing? It isn’t just you. A lot

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Stat’s Incredible: Parcel And Cargo Theft

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November 30, 2023

The Grinch may have stolen Christmas, but apparently he’s the least of your worries when it comes to keeping your shipments secure this holiday season

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An Overview of the 20% Cost Increase on Small Package Shipping in 25 Months

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November 16, 2023

The General Rate Increase (GRI) or as I like to call it, the Annual Small Package Shipping Cost Increase (ASPSCI) has come and gone. I

Small Parcel Packages with Rising Costs associated with general rate increases

What is a GRI?

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November 15, 2023

A General Rate Increase, also known as a GRI, is basically an annual increase to your small package shipping costs. The national carriers like UPS

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Prepping For The Next Disaster: Four Lessons Learned From The Estes Cyberattack

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November 9, 2023

Sometimes the only good thing you can say about a month is that it’s over. Just ask Estes Express, which spent much of October recovering

Person looks at the Q4 TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index on her MacBook Pro

Stat’s Incredible: Highlights From The Q4:2023 TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index

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October 25, 2023

Don’t just carve a turkey. Carve out some time to read the latest TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index, which is chock-full of notable findings like these.

Santa's warehouse with the text "Reduce holiday shipping costs" overtop

Ask AFS: How Can I Reduce Parcel Shipping Costs This Holiday Season?

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October 23, 2023

Each year, we have to charge my customers a lot more for holiday parcel delivery than we did the year before – and we’re concerned

FedEx freight trucks driving down a highway

Unpacking The What’s And Why’s Of FedEx’s 2024 GRI Announcement

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October 6, 2023

If the early bird gets the worm, you might want to send FedEx a whole can of them. On August 29, the carrier shared plans

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Ask AFS: Will There Be A Peak Season This Year?

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September 25, 2023

We’ve been hearing a lot of reports that suggest this year’s peak season could wind up being a bit “eh” for many businesses. What’s your

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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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