How to Lower Shipping Costs Rising shipping costs are the biggest challenge for more than half of eCommerce retailers. Small businesses may find it easier to weather the storm, but if your business ships a large number of domestic, freight, and international...
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Non-Conveyable Shipments: What it Means and How to Avoid it
What is considered a non-conveyable shipment? Non-conveyable shipments are items that don’t meet the dimension, weight, and shape requirements of certain material handling systems (MHS), such as flat or roller conveyors. These shipments need to sort using manual...
UPS Supply Chain Solutions: Examples and Alternatives
What are UPS Supply Chain Solutions? UPS Supply Chain Solutions™ (UPS-SCS) is part of United Parcel Service of America, Inc. (UPS), offering warehousing and distribution, customs clearance, global freight forwarding, and other supply chain services. Its sophisticated...
Amazon Trends for 2023: What’s Next for FBA Sellers
These last few years for Amazon sellers have been…interesting, to say the least. But through this mountain of change, brands have adapted, survived, and even thrived! How can FBA sellers keep that momentum going into the new year? First, you don’t want to be left...
What Are the Top Trends in Supply Chain Logistics for 2023?
3, 2, 1... blast off! Into 2023 we go! Let's take a peek into what the future holds. Heading into 2023, there’s still a lot of uncertainty for shippers. Inflation remains stubbornly high, consumer spending has slowed on non-discretionary categories, and FedEx and UPS...
Amazon Holiday Shipping Deadlines & Cut-Off Dates for 2022
Amazon sellers, are you ready? Because the 2022 holiday shipping season is here. And in case you weren’t, we’ve got all the key dates you need to know for Amazon’s holiday delivery schedule. 2022 Amazon Holiday shipping Shipping Deadlines & Delivery...
2022 Holiday Shipping Deadlines
Ready or not, carriers have announced their holiday shipping deadlines for 2022! You don’t want to be the Grinch that stole Christmas, do ya? Use these shipping deadlines to ensure your customers get their gifts on time. FedEx 2022 Holiday Shipping Deadlines If...
Freight Transportation: The Ins, the Outs, and How it Affects Logistics
What Is Freight Transportation? Freight transportation is the movement of goods, merchandise, and cargo using various methods. Common types of freight transportation include road freight, ocean freight, air freight, FTL (full truckload), LTL (less than truckload), and...
What is a UPS Residential Surcharge?
As a shipper, you can request delivery to any address. However, when your packages are shipped to a residential area, shipping companies like UPS charge additional fees called a residential surcharge. These added fees cover the higher costs of delivering a single...
Shipping Contracts: Key Responsibilities You Can’t Miss
What Is a Shipping Contract? Whether you are a high-volume shipper or run a small business, you must understand the responsibilities of your carrier company and your obligations in the shipping process. Shipping contracts are documents that clearly define the costs,...