At the G20 Summit in Argentina, a huge announcement was made – a “pause” was put on the ongoing trade war between China and the United States. The big concession…
As expected, the two biggest shopping days of the year – Black Friday and Cyber Monday – smashed all previous records. While it was no surprise, the sheer volume of…
A collective sigh of relief was heard throughout the shipping world as news of a newly agreed upon contract between the Teamsters and UPS has emerged. For the last 2…
It could be argued that no company in history has had the kind of dominant effect on an industry as Amazon, it even has its own name – The Amazon…
Continuing the trend of price increases for carriers, FedEx has recently announced changes to its pricing for 2019. Leading up to the 2019 changes, FedEx has made slight changes to…
As we’ve reported on several occasions over the last month, UPS management, the rank and file members, and the Teamsters leadership are embroiled in a contract dispute that has gone…
Recently, we reported on the dramatic developments relating to the UPS/Teamsters contract negotiations. While a tentative agreement was made between the Teamsters leadership and UPS management, the agreement was effectively…
Of the various things that are causing uncertainty in the shipping world and the economy as a whole, the re-orientation of the United States’ relationship with the rest of the…
USPS is considering a significant price increase that could have ripple effects across the entire shipping industry. The basic proposed changes are as follows: 10% Increase on First Class Stamps:…
Back in July, we reported that the Teamsters union and UPS had come to an agreement on a new contract. At the time, it seemed that the new contract was…
We’re seeing a lot of changes in the way carriers are structuring their pricing and surcharges. From FedEx’s recent surcharge structure change to this most recent change from UPS, it…
In a recent article on JOC.com, Hannah Testani, COO of Intelligent Audit, discussed why shippers need a robust freight audit solution for dealing with all types of billing issues across all…
