If you’ve been feeling the pinch lately in regard to shipping and transportation costs, you’re not alone.

With online shopping at an all-time high, shipping companies like UPS are having trouble keeping up with the volume of packages. A new agreement between UPS and the Teamsters labor union seeks to address this problem via UPS hybrid delivery drivers and could result in a mixed bag of changes for shipping clients.

Will shipping rates increase? Our prediction: 2019 shipping rate climb: For one, both the labor shortage and Trump’s new corporate tax law will

What happens if a package arrives after scheduled time? A Guaranteed Service Refund is your insurance. Find out how a GSR works.

When it comes to FedEx and UPS contract negotiation, no matter which carrier you use, you can negotiate the rates and other terms of your contract.

Considering regional parcel carriers? The right answer depends on your company’s individual profile and shipping needs. Here’s how to find out.

No company likes to hear the phrase “rate increase,” particularly when it comes to shipping. Both UPS and FedEx have announced general shipping rate increases for 2018. The bad news: Those increases are significant. The good news: Sometimes changes like these increases lead to opportunity.

Before you can optimize your shipping costs or really just understand them, it helps to know how FedEx & UPS Shipping rates are calculated. Many people believe that the small parcel carrier shipping rates are simple. But it’s not so simple, and here’s why.

UPS and FedEx work together with the United States Postal Service with their cooperative shipping services—UPS SurePost and FedEx SmartPost. Learn about the differences between these shipping services, as well as how they can save your company on shipping costs.

For every retailer, there comes a time when keeping up with shipping becomes a challenge. Maybe sales are increasing, and a bigger subscriber base has upped the demand for packing and shipping. This is great news for your business, but it does present some fresh challenges. Or, perhaps your company just wants to save money on shipping costs. Whatever the reason may be, if shipping feels overwhelming, it may be time to think about a fulfillment partner.

UPS announces 2018 UPS Rate Changes and the impact may be large for many shippers. Read about the UPS rate changes here.

UPS just announced a notable increase in shipping rates. Find out the details and how it might affect your shipping profile.

The introduction of the Third Party Billing Fee will affect many industries who already see low-margin profits.

Parcel Auditing is the act of going through all your shipping bills, analyzing what you have been charged for, and applying for refunds. Find out more!

Why is this a concern for your business? Well, in combination with recent UPS and FedEx increases, DIM weight pricing can have a substantial impact on your shipping costs.

Shippers that have packages that exceed size and configuration guidelines established by the carriers are subject to an additional charge which UPS and FedEx define as either Large or Oversize Package Fees.

If your company ships frequently to rural and remote locations, there are two additional fees that could significantly increase your cost of package delivery. It is very important for shippers to understand how fees like these can impact their delivery costs. Regardless if shipped to commercial or residential addresses, each are going to have these fees assessed.

UPS provides third party billing services, or will bill shipping charges to someone other than the shipper or receiver. UPS accepts shipments for third-party billing as long as the receiver or third party has a valid UPS account number and has agreed to accept the charges.

One of the more significant changes UPS and FedEx have made recently is to the Additional Handling Surcharge. As we have typically seen over and over again, when one carrier makes a change, the other typically follows suit not long after.

The FedEx Additional Handling Surcharge is the somewhat nefarious charge that FedEx first announced on June 1st of 2016, only to be followed about a week later by a similar announcement.