How Does “FedEx One Rate” Compare to USPS Flat Rate Products?
“Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery – it’s the sincerest form of learning.” — George Bernard Shaw It seems FedEx has taken a page right out...
Impact of 2015 UPS & FedEx Dimensional Pricing Changes
In our observations, the vast majority of volume parcel shippers have tried to mitigate the impact of the 2015 dimensional pricing changes through a number of strategies including: Carrier...
Attention Fedex and UPS Ground Shippers: New Carriers Policies for 2015 Amount to Largest Rate Increase Ever!
By now it’s likely you’ve heard that both FedEx and UPS are revising pricing policies for Ground packages, moving from weight-based to pricing based on package size starting in 2015....
Amazon Becoming a Parcel Delivery Company, Competing with the Likes of Fedex and UPS?
Amazon has been testing the use of its own delivery vehicles in Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco following an earlier pilot in the U.K. Industry insiders...
5 Ways Retailers Can Survive Amazon
Amazon’s recent announcement that it will acquire Whole Foods for the small price of $13.7 billion represents the latest chapter in the company’s unprecedented evolution from apparent bookstore to...
Hey Regional Carriers! Shippers Want to Do Business With You. What Are You Waiting For? Interview with Rob Martinez
Shippers want to do business with regional carriers, but most don’t. In fact, less than 10 percent of shippers with billion dollar parcel spends say that they make significant...
Reach ‘Yes’ Successfully: 3 Strategies for Effective Negotiating
Negotiation isn’t just a part of business. It’s a part of life. Every single day, we negotiate to get what we want, whether it’s with a spouse to determine...
Five Easy Ways to Reduce Your Parcel Expenses
Here are 5 tips you can use to reduce your parcel expenses: 1. Modal Optimization: Restructuring business rules to route packages by cost of transit and service times....