How to Avoid the UPS and FedEx Late Payment Fee
If you’re like many companies, you have a high shipping expenditure with carriers like United Parcel Service (UPS) and FedEx. The shipment logistics are confusing to follow, especially when...
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Carrier Invoice Reconciliation: Get Refunds Now
When was the last time you went through your carrier invoice line by line? This could be any kind of carrier invoicing, like a freight bill or parcel invoice....
Understanding the Freight Audit Process
It would be nice if every freight invoice was accurate, and the shipper could feel comfortable paying the bill with no doubts that the amount shown and the details...
FedEx 2021 General Rate Increase: 6 Key Takeaways
Written By Matt Bohn, Sr. Consultant, Shipware. Original content published on Parcel Industry. Effective January 4, 2021, FedEx Express (Domestic, US Export and US Import), FedEx Ground, and FedEx...
How to Optimize Your Ecommerce Order Fulfillment Process
If you run an ecommerce store, you know that the order fulfillment process is the heart of your business. Without customer satisfaction, you have no customers. But without an...
How to Minimize Carrier Shipping Delays
While business is booming for carriers and many shippers during the COVID-19 pandemic, the carriers are not able to fully provide the capacity needed to deliver packages on time....
What is 3PL & Can Your Business Benefit From It?
An ecommerce company needs a lot of roles to get its products to customers in a timely and cost-efficient manner. Products need to be procured, transported, logged, unpacked, stored...
Does Your Business Need 3PL or 4PL?
Once your company’s shipping gets to a certain level, it makes sense to consider contracting with a logistics service provider. The terms 3PL and 4PL will start popping up...
The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Volume Freight Cost Benefits
Your company ships plenty of full truckload (FTL) and less than truckload (LTL) shipments. But sometimes you have cargo that falls in between those. That is known as volume...
How to Optimize Freight Contracts to Save Money
Freight contract negotiation is a prime way to improve operating expenses. Shipping is expensive and a vital function of many companies. Optimizing the transportation contract, whether with a shipowner,...