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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 […]
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 applies an additional handling surcharge on top of their base transportation charges to large packages that cannot go through the normal process and need
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
Ever wonder why it’s important to officially thank the 3.54 million professionals who keep most of our country’s essential goods moving? Here are just a
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