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5 of the Most Avoidable Carrier Surcharges Explained
As each major carrier continues to increase their rates year after year, surcharges are one of the biggest areas shippers see snowball into a major expense. As frustrating as this can be, there are ways to avoid some of the most common surcharges applied by UPS and FedEx so you can save your bottom line. Five Common Su
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Discussing Digital Logistics Management with SupplyChainBrain
SupplyChainBrain is the most comprehensive resource for supply chain management information today. The wide range of multi-media formats addresses everything from the fundamental principles of supply-chain management and emerging trends to the latest technologies and cutting-edge solutions and features pieces written b
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5 Essential Tips to Optimize Your Internal Shipping Processes
With the regular general rate increase of each major carrier hitting shippers year after year, there are a variety of shipping management processes and strategies anyone can implement to save both time and money, and minimize downtime or additional surcharges to help offset the rate increases. If you’re looking to gi
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2022: What Do You Call Peak Season Surcharges in the Absence of Peak Shipping Volume?
Shippers are accustomed to paying peak season surcharges. Many will even tell you that theyare understood. After all, historically FedEx and UPS hire an army of extra seasonal employeesto handle what typically is a dramatic increase in shipping volume that pushes their networks tothe limit during the holiday shopping s
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UPS & FedEx Address Correction Fees: What You Need to Know
As a shipper, you’ve likely encountered the long list of accessorial fees and surcharges that major parcel carriers lean on for revenue. While this mountain of additional expenses may seem insurmountable, it’s one of the best areas to find savings on your shipping logistics each month, one of which is the FedEx and
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What LaserShip & OnTrac’s New Transcontinental Delivery Service Means for Shippers
In late 2021, Virginia-based LaserShip and Arizona-based OnTrac announced that they had reached a definitive agreement to merge. Then, we heard news from the newly merged companies again in July 2022 with another announcement, this time to unveil their new Transcontinental Delivery Service. This service would utilize b
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