A Detailed Guide to Small Parcel Shipping
Parcel shipping has been booming globally, thanks to increased shipping volumes and the rise of e-commerce businesses. In 2021, the global parcel shipping volume amounted to over 159 billion parcels. By 2027, the volume is expected to reach 256 billion parcels at a compound annual growth rate of 8.5%. Most small businesses and e-commerce enterprises […]
Fuel Prices and Fuel Surcharges – What’s the deal?
While ongoing oil glut has been increasingly painful to both US truckers and traditional petroleum exporters worldwide, it’s also been a welcome relief to the average driver. As the fuel for our cars comes from the same oil as the airplanes and trucks that move our freight, common sense would dictate that the same lower […]
6 Tips for Shipping Smarter this Holiday Season
The holiday shipping season is officially upon us. The turkeys have all been carved and consumed, the cranberry sauce has been discarded and now the countdown to Christmas is on. For businesses, big and small, that means scrambling around and making sure that all products, ordered online and off, are packed properly and set to […]
Few Ways to Cut FedEx and UPS Shipping Costs
A company’s shipping costs usually comprise of at least 10% of their overall expenses. It is therefore imperative for shippers to be more knowledgeable in various cost reducing methods that will increase the company’s bottom line. Shipping with FedEx and UPS can be very expensive, so here are a few ways to reduce those costs. […]
Comparing UPS and FedEx Rates
UPS and FedEx are the dominant small parcel shipping carriers in the industry. Although both carriers are very competitive with their rates, each company has to know what their shipping details are to ascertain which carrier to use. For example, the trend seems to be that FedEx is known for their excellent international and express […]
Top 5 Shipping Risks
Shipping risks refers to the gamut of potential obstacles relevant to the shipping industry. The medical industry tries to avoid wrong diagnoses, electrical engineers attempt to steer clear of technical bugs and writers from all walks of life loathe writer’s block. Shipping companies as well has their own industry-specific risks, the most basic of which […]
Fulfillment Companies Beware: Unaudited Freight Costs Eat Away at Profits
Since fulfillment companies are in the business of managing storage and shipping on behalf of other organizations, you’d think that they would spend an appropriate amount of time inspecting the details of their own freight costs in order to ensure maximum discounts and savings. And to a large extent, most fulfillment companies do spend a […]
How do you reduce shipping costs by analyzing your shipping invoice?
It’s no secret that a company’s shipping expenses can be crucial to its success, but let’s face it: we often tend to underestimate the financial impact they have on our businesses. Shipping costs may seem like a necessary evil, but we can save a lot of money by analyzing the phenomenon correctly and handling it […]
How to Write a Freight Claim?
In this short article we’d like to share some of the most important things you’ll need to consider should you decide to file a freight claim. So, first and foremost: What is a freight claim? There are alternative words, such as shipping/cargo/ transportation claim or loss and damage claim, and one would file such a […]
Shippers and Buyers Beware: FedEx Ground is Going DIM
Effective January 1, 2015, FedEx Ground services will be upping the ante and applying a DIM weight pricing guide to all their packages, a change that will likely add up for all U.S. shippers and e-commerce customers in the coming the year. dim weight What is DIM? DIM stands for Dimensional Weight. Currently, FedEx Ground […]
