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Zone Skipping & Other Ways to Save on Your Shipping Logistics
With yearly rate increases and recurring surcharges, the cost of shipping can quickly add up. That, coupled with inflation, can cut into your revenue more than ever. With these new challenges in shipping, it’s time to consider a practice that will save you on time and shipping costs: zone skipping. Zone Skipping: Wha
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5 Common Misconceptions About Parcel Contract Negotiation
Parcel carriers hold much of the power in the shipping industry by controlling the rates we pay, changing the services they offer, and by contributing to your customer’s experience with you. So, it’s only safe to assume that they control our contracts with them, right? Not quite, but that’s not the only myth busi
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How to Use Shipping Data to Improve Your Logistics Management
Shipping data is the window into your business’s performance and no matter what your growth goals are, they can be achieved by leveraging your unique data. With all the information available at your fingertips, it’s tricky to know exactly how to use the numbers and statistics you review each day to drive success. T
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5 Shipping KPIs to Monitor & 1 That Never Works
With more and more new businesses emerging every day and contributing to the already competitive market, it’s vital to monitor the factors that contribute to your growth and keep you accountable for your success. However, with all that you have on your plate, how are you supposed to know which aspects of your shippin
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FedEx’s Q4 Earnings: Revenues, RPP and Fuel Surcharges Continue to Increase
If the carriers’ earnings calls increasingly leave you with a sense of déjà vu, you are not alone. Regardless of shipping volumes, macroeconomic conditions or geopolitical events, revenue increases for carriers and price increases for shippers are the new normal. FedEx’s Q4 and FY 2022 earnings reported on June 2
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Shipping vs. Logistics: What’s the Difference?
We often use the terms shipping and logistics management interchangeably, so it’s easy to think that they address the same subject. While both discuss the planning, implementation, and execution of the shipment system, there is a big difference between the two. No matter if your business focuses on serving B2B or B2C
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