We don’t think it will come as a surprise to anyone that the US Postal Service has again reported huge financial losses. But there is some good news as well as some obvious bad news behind those numbers; and some interesting information to boot. First the good news: · The USPS delivered 589 million more packages […]
–Be sure to email us to get the UPS and FedEx Rate Comparison Charts for 2017 vs 2018– In the Parcel shipping game of “Follow the Leader”, UPS, as expected, has followed FedEx’ footsteps by announcing their Annual General Rate Increases which will become effective on December 24, 2017. As usual, the UPS General Rate Increase will […]
Today we continue on our mission of highlighting and expanding upon the Checklist for Transportation Spend Management created by Transwide and Supply Chain Media. The second item on their checklist is as follows: “We source and negotiate freight rates and award contracts to the optimal carrier trading off between quality, speed and cost.” So, what does this really […]
A recent White Paper published by Transwide and Supply Chain Media provided a checklist for shippers to use to ensure they have their transportation spend under control. This is a very thought provoking list that every shipper, large or small should keep handy. You can download it here. We’re not sure the authors intended to […]
— Retailers Left with More Questions than Answers– UPS, The nation’s largest package delivery carrier is in the beginning stages of implementing a new pricing concept which in our opinion, could be interpreted as penalizing its largest retail customers. Here’s how the program would work. If during the peak shipping season, large retail shippers fail […]
Check out the February Issue of Trans Digest featuring ICC Logistics. TD_228 Feb 2017
