What do the Carriers See When They Look at Your Profile?

Articles, Featured, In the Press • Andrew Brueckner on December 10, 2018

The complexity involved with effectively utilizing your shipping profile data to achieve optimization can be daunting, but shippers can’t afford to ignore this issue.

5 (or More) Reasons Automating Parcel Bill Payment Makes Sense

Articles, Featured • Elaine Haverty on October 21, 2018

As a business leader, have you fully accepted such simplicity in paying your organization’s expenses? The answer is probably “yes, but not always.” Chances are how you pay your FedEx and UPS invoices currently fall under the “not always” caveat. Instead, it’s done manually and ad hoc. But there’s good reason to change that. Here’s why automating your parcel bill payment makes sense.

Exploring Blockchain in Logistics

Articles • Jared Steinshouer on October 20, 2018

Lately, Blockchain has become the buzzword headlining articles and industry keynotes. The parcel-shipping world is no exception.

ShipMate Spotlight: Meet Our Maui Loving Book Worm

ShipMate Spotlight • VeriShip Team on October 3, 2018

We continue our ShipMate Spotlight series by introducing Ashlee Yunker, Corporate Accountant for VeriShip and a key player in keeping our ship afloat!

ShipMate Spotlight: Meet Our Animal Tracking Family Man

ShipMate Spotlight • VeriShip Team on August 23, 2018

We continue our ShipMate Spotlight series by introducing JJ Johnson — 3rd party System Administrator, problem solver, collaborator, former Marine, father and animal tracker. He is our loyal SalesForce extraordinaire and we’d be lost at sea without him.

Challenge of Solving Last Mile Delivery

Articles • Anna Livengood on August 20, 2018

Surging demand for e-commerce deliveries pushed UPS and FedEx to invest billions into upgrading their networks. A big part of that upgrade is overcoming the challenges of last-mile delivery.

Why It’s OK to Switch Carriers (or Consider It, At Least)

Featured • Andrew Brueckner on August 12, 2018

If you’ve been with your parcel carrier – either FedEx or UPS – for a while, chances are you’re not getting the best rates. But you can change that calculus if you’re willing to engage their competition, even if you’re not sure you’d be willing to switch. 

Analyzing FedEx and UPS 2018 Holiday Season Surcharge Strategies

Breaking News, Featured • Andrew Brueckner on August 7, 2018

For the 2018 peak shipping season, FedEx and UPS aren’t deviating far from the strategy they established for 2017’s holiday season. In fact, this year expenses for shippers will go up, with some of the increases particularly audacious.

ICYMI: UPS Q2 Earnings

Breaking News • Anna Livengood on July 26, 2018

UPS quarterly results are in and Wall Street is happy with this earnings surprise. UPS earned $1.94 per share, beating Wall Street’s estimate of $1.93.

Up to 54% of UPS Customers Affected by New Shipping Charge Correction Audit Fee

Breaking News, Featured • Stephen Rolf on July 19, 2018

With most UPS shippers a few invoice cycles into this new normal since the Shipping Charge Correction Audit Fee went into effect June 4, the actual impact has come into focus. For nearly 54% of businesses, the results aren’t pretty.