Every year, shipping carriers increase the rates for their services, hitting retailers below the belt, as if the damage they do during the holiday season weren’t enough. This year, there have been identical rate...
Category - Global Shipping Carriers
Joelah James
Guide to Cross-Border Shipping in 2020 (And How to Easily Save up to 20% on Shipping)
Your business is doing well locally and you are looking to ship overseas, but you don’t know where to start. Does this sound like you? Help is at hand, so read on! If you’re from Canada or the US, there’s...
Rohan Rinaldo Felix
Know What Service Alerts In The US By UPS and FedEx Mean (And How To Handle Weather Delays)
Winter is here We knew winter was coming, but not exactly like this. The blizzard caused by the arctic blast in certain parts of the US and Canada has made life difficult for many. Several states in the Midwest...
10 Must Know Tips to Negotiate Shipping Contracts With FedEx or UPS
When was the last time you celebrated after closing in on a tough negotiation? The ability to successfully negotiate a contract hinges on several factors. Especially when it comes to negotiating deals with your shipping...
Deepa Shankar
What the recent FedEx price hike means for retailers
By now, you’d have heard about the FedEx price hike for Additional handling and Ground Unauthorized surcharges. Effective since September 3, this recent hike comes right on the heels of the January price hikes for...
Green Logistics: DHL Treks Toward Zero Emissions 2050
The green fever is catching. Slowly but surely, Green technology has infiltrated almost every field there is. Including logistics. A notable example would be DHL’s attempts to stem the production of greenhouse gases in...
Compare Shipping Rates of USPS vs UPS vs FedEx vs DHL in 2018
Dimensional Weight Pricing UPS and FedEx have recently started to charge a dimensional weight fee. Until recently, your shipping rates with these two carriers depended on package weight. Now, the package size matters...
Bianca Barath
5 factors to consider when choosing a reliable shipping partner
If you are an ecommerce organization looking to zero in on a freight partner, you should look at the various factors they offer and choose one based on what you need. Here is a list of parameters that matter the most...
5 Smart strategies to master International Shipping
In the era of ecommerce, shopping is seldom limited by international border lines. It’s not uncommon for someone across the globe to find your site and place an order with you. It’s almost as similar as a local order...
Does fluctuating fuel surcharges affect your shipping cost?
The major shipping carriers that are widely trusted in the US and outside have all raised their fuel surcharges, over sized package pricing and third-party shipping. This has been declared recently, by FedEx, UPS and...
Ian