The holiday season is almost here, just T-23 days as we are writing this article away from things getting really hectic. For e-commerce businesses, this means it’s time to prepare for the busiest time of the year. And...
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Tag - Shipping Carriers
Sashank Ravindranath
DHL Vs. FedEx Vs. UPS: Shipping Carriers Compared
Choosing the carrier from the list of companies is obviously a tedious process. Each carrier has its own set of strengths and weaknesses, it is important to understand what they are and how well they suit your business...
Joelah James
Rohan Rinaldo Felix
Do You Ship Fragile Items Frequently? Here’s What You Need To Know
Are you an e-commerce merchant that deals with fragile items such as glassware, ceramics, electronics, musical instruments, etc? Then you are in the company of businesses that are ever under threat of shipments getting...
What is a Delivery Exception and How E-commerce Business Can Handle It?
You don’t need major issues such as packages getting lost or damaged, even small incidents like a ‘delivery exception’ can create unexpected roadblocks that disrupt the smooth journey of a package to its destination and...
Meet Carbon Surcharge: The newest addition to your shipping invoices
Major carriers all around the world increase the rates of their services at an average of 4 – 6% YoY. While carriers transfer this burden of inflation to shippers via increased merchants, most merchants do not do...
A Guide to FedEx and UPS Delivery Signature Options
In the world of shipping and logistics, ensuring your packages reach their destination safely and securely is crucial and carriers ensure their full-on commitment to it. One aspect of this process is the carrier getting...
FedEx & UPS Rate Increase for 2024
Introduction To The Rate Increase By Fedex And Ups In 2024 Counterparts, rivals, competitors — call them what you want. Shipping behemoths FedEx and UPS follow almost identical practices when it comes to services or...
How to Ensure Better Performance from Shipping Carriers
The Importance of On-time Delivery On-time deliveries are a business’ best practice. Yet they do not captivate customers like same-day delivery or free shipping promises do. However, failing to make on-time deliveries...
Last-mile Carrier Tracking: A Competitive Edge for Your Ecommerce Business
Last-mile carrier tracking can be the most expensive and time-consuming part of your ecommerce business’ shipping and delivery process. Adding fuel to the fire is your customers’ growing demands of wanting complete...
How to File FedEx Claims for Late Deliveries
FedEx is one of the top-three behemoths in not just the US but in the worldwide shipping carrier and delivery services space (the other two being DHL and UPS).Did you know that FedEx delivers more than 12 million...
2021 State of Holiday Shipping in the US
The pandemic has largely disrupted holiday shipping in 2021, with a surge in online purchases, record shipping costs, port congestion, and inventory shortage.Not to forget, the heavy weightage that has fallen on the...
5 Tips to Get the Best out of Your Package Shipping Carrier
Millions of international packages make their way to destination points and cross borders every day. And the vast majority of them are the goods people buy from eCommerce businesses operating globally. While it’s no...
Ian
Everything You Need to Know about the Changes Made to Canada Post, UPS, FedEx and Purolator’s Money-back Guarantee
This article has been updated as of 23rd August, 2021. It’s been a year since the COVID-19 pandemic debuted and created panic across the globe, dramatically changing the way we live our lives. The eCommerce retail...
Lost Packages 101: How to Handle Them
When you ship through DHL, FedEx, UPS, or USPS most packages make it to their destinations intact and on time. But, what about those rare occurrences when packages are lost in transit? Who exactly gets blamed when this...
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...
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...
FedEx, UPS Waivers To Watch Out For This Holiday Season!
News flash: Money back waivers are not in effect during particular days of the year, especially during the holiday rush. I know you’re shipping out a lot more packages then, and didn’t probably look into your contract...