Freight downturn: bad for carriers, but good for shippers?

Nintendo Game Boy. Butterfinger BBs. The Ford Thunderbird. The pandemic-era freight boom. Nothing lasts forever. The shipping industry is seeing too many trucks and too little freight, resulting in a severe freight recession. It’s a problem for the carriers,

USPS 2024 rate hikes mirroring those by FedEx and UPS

Postmaster General and USPS CEO Louis DeJoy shocked the shipping industry with his September announcement: “We have been planning early and leveraging investments in our people, infrastructure, transportation and technology made possible by the Delivering for America plan. And

UPS introduces Hyperlocal service for next day delivery

For shippers with points of distribution close to their customers, UPS just launched a new service that may benefit your bottom line— just in time for peak season. Last month, UPS quietly rolled out Hyperlocal, a new product leveraging

FedEx encourages pilots to fly for American Airlines subsidiary

What would you think if your employer suddenly started encouraging you and your colleagues to leave the company and take a job somewhere else? You’d probably begin to question just how well your employer is doing, wouldn’t you?

Navigating Global Supply Chain Risk Amidst Middle East Conflicts

In our interconnected world, global supply chains have become the lifeblood of businesses, fueling economies, and ensuring the timely delivery of goods to markets around the globe. Yet, as intertwined as they are, these supply chains are vulnerable. One

UPS and FedEx 2023 Holiday Schedules

While you’re putting the finishing touches on your Halloween costume, UPS and FedEx are getting fitted for their Santa Claus costumes and have released their 2023 holiday shipping deadlines. The big man in red has Christmas magic on his

The Pendulum Swings Towards Shippers

Last week, we told you that UPS and FedEx were the only two carriers going all in on peak surcharges this season. USPS did away with them altogether, and Amazon got rid of its peak surcharges on ground shipping

Peak...er, DEMAND Surcharges 2023 - Who's In? Who's Out?

In a surprising turn of events, two major carriers dropped some, if not all, of their peak surcharges. Find out who’s cutting surcharges, who’s increasing them, and how you can benefit from the competition between carriers this holiday season.