Back in January, we covered the launch of a pilot program by FedEx that was focused on shipping and delivery of large, “bulky” items that would be not only shipped…
At the end of September 2019, UPS announced a new service: UPS Simple Rate. The new program enables shippers to use their own packaging to ship to anywhere in the…
Throughout the month of October, you may notice something different – we’re turning our company logo pink to reflect the worldwide annual campaign taking place, involving thousands of organizations to…
During a recent earnings call, FedEx shared an extremely interesting – and telling – data point with regards to the Last Mile Carrier space in 2019. A graphic in their…
On September 16, 2019, one day before the company announced its quarterly earnings, FedEx announced several shipping-rate and surcharge increases for the coming year. While these changes are in line…
The Universal Postal Union (UPU) will meet on September 24th due to the possibility of a United States withdrawal in October. The reason for the potential withdrawal is due to…
UPS has announced what can be seen as a monumental change to their holiday pricing: No residential peak surcharges will be applied during the 2019 holiday shopping season. (except when…
It was only a few weeks ago that FedEx announced it would not be renewing its contract with Amazon to provide FedEx Express Air services. That announcement was seen as…
Amazon has always been the darling of Wall Street, even in the face of being unprofitable at times. However, the company recently experienced something rare – a down quarter. While…
The battle between carriers is heating up again. As we wrote about earlier this month, FedEx recently announced that it will start delivering 7 days a week starting in 2020….
This Spring, there had been considerable concern in the United States regarding the resiliency of the shipping industry’s meteoric success, particularly in the United States. That fear was triggered by…
Europe, like the United States, is feeling the effects of a hot economy. Even with all the uncertainty around the stability of the European Union, especially in light of Brexit,…
