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At this time of year, social media feeds are flooded with ads for gyms, self-improvement coaches, and budgeting classes inviting you to “be a better you” in 2024. Individuals aren’t the only ones making changes in the new year,
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The end of 2023 is barreling towards us, and most companies are completing year-end reviews and 2024 budgets. If saving money on shipping, without compromising service quality or delivery terms, is a priority for 2024, this blog post will
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The carriers are competing again— and the customers are losing (money). Last month, UPS increased its fuel surcharge by 50 basis points. Not to be outdone, FedEx raised its diesel fuel surcharge by 100 basis points— effective now.
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In the minds of most Americans, Amazon is the online retailer that can fulfill any order— usually in just a day or two. They think about the product, not the delivery process. While the country was busy shopping, Amazon
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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,
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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
Brittany ShipRx Contributor
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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
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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?
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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