ShipRush offers a midmarket web tool that gives merchants a real-time view of parcel rates across multiple carriers, including UPS, FedEx and the USPS. See what it features and what competitors offer.
A new index from Pitney Bowes projects that global parcel shipping will increase 5%-7% per year, increasing 20% by 2018, driven largely by ecommerce growth. See what else the company discovered while surveying parcel shippers in 12 markets.
Delivering a quality experience means customers are more likely to become advocates, telling their friends and coming back to buy more. But undeliverable shipments will move things in the opposite direction fast this peak holiday season. Here are some tips to help you avoid that worst-case outcome.
The U.S. Postal Service reported operating revenue of $17.7 billion in Q2, up $788 million or 4.7% from 2015. The increase was primarily due to an 11.4% gain in shipping and package volume and pricing changes. While the USPS keeps posting double-digit parcel gains, it continues to drown in pension-driven red ink, with a $2 billion quarterly net loss, up from $1.5 billion a year ago.
While the USPS’ new parcel shipping price increases are the first in three years, the move is not expected to drive significant volume or market share away.
Digital disruption is cutting across nearly every aspect of the global post and parcel industry, including the customer experience and last-mile delivery.
Business owners are seeing the cost impact of new dimensional weight pricing from FedEx and UPS and exploring their options.
A quick primer on imminent dimensional weight pricing changes from UPS and FedEx, how to calculate them, and what you can do if your business is affected.
FedEx reported Q1 revenue and earnings that beat analyst expectations, and announced plans for 50,000+ seasonal hires to deal with holiday shipping volumes.
A federal court ruled that FedEx Ground drivers who worked in California and Oregon were misclassified as independent contractors instead of employees.