Do I Need Shipping Insurance? What Shippers Need to Know
There are many questions that come up when deciding which shipping carrier to use for your company’s shipping needs. Which is the most cost-effective? How quickly will the customer...
The Parcel Budget Parasite: Fuel Surcharge Matrix Increases and How to Mitigate Them
Fuel surcharges for parcel shipments have gotten out of hand. If you’re responsible for your company’s shipping costs or product margins, there’s a good chance you feel the same....
Removing Parcel Carrier Diversification Risks: Volume Discounts & Implementation Time
Shipware and Sendflex Remove Parcel Carrier Diversification Risks by Shipware & Sendflex More and more shippers are beginning to see the light when it comes to carrier diversification. A...
Find a True Logistics and Fulfillment Partner, Not Just Another Vendor
By Shipware’s Fulfillment Optimization Team: Steve Givens, Mark Pierce, and Majeed Peffley Key Takeaways: If your Third Party Fulfillment (3PF) provider fails to deliver on cost, quality, value, scalability,...
UPS’s Delivery Area Surcharges Changes in 2024
[March 7, 2024 Update: Effective April 8, 2024, UPS will add 82 new zip codes to its Delivery Area Surcharge zones, totaling just under 2,950,000 in population. UPS also...
Carrier Mix Optimization – When and Why It’s Worth It (Even for SMBs!)
If you ship all your packages with one carrier, you are a single-sourcer. Single-sourcing isn’t necessarily bad, especially as a new company. It’s easy to process packages and it...
16 Shipping KPIs to Consider [2024 Updated]
There’s a lot to shipping and getting it right for client satisfaction and company profitability. One way to ensure success is to monitor key performance indicators for the shipping...
Types of Shipping Surcharges: A 2024 Guide
The cost of shipping continues to rise – making it very challenging for merchants to maintain profit margins in today’s competitive markets. One of the major sources for the...
How to Get Shipping Discounts with UPS
Shipping is a big cost for companies. Many companies turn to United Parcel Service (UPS) for their shipping needs, as a shipping carrier that offers wide coverage and high...
How to Calculate Shipping Costs as a Small Business
Calculating shipping costs is not always as easy as plugging data into a shipping calculator. Yes, that will give a general idea of what one package weight costs to...