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Aug 18

2020

UPS and FedEx Announce New Surcharges

Posted: Aug 18, 2020

FedEx and UPS both recently announced new surcharges. Depending on your shipping profile, these new surcharges may impact your business. FedEx has continued the trend of applying surcharges to all International Services originating in Asia. UPS announced several new seasonal surcharges applicable to all Air Residential, Ground Residential and SurePost packages for all U.S. Origins and de...

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Aug 13

2020

Top Misconceptions Keeping Shippers from a Best-In-Class Carrier Agreement

Posted: Aug 13, 2020

Today we’re discussing some of the top misconceptions keeping shippers from a best-in-class carrier agreement. Let’s start by defining what a best-in-class carrier agreement is. What is a Best-in-C...

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Aug 11

2020

Applying Newton’s Laws to Parcel Negotiations

Posted: Aug 11, 2020

Editor's Note: This post has been updated with new links and content. Original Publication Date: January 18, 2016 Everyone's heard of Newton's Universal Laws of Motion. Today we’re discussing Lojistic's laws of parcel negotiation. ...

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Aug 06

2020

On Time Performance (Not So) Well Done

Posted: Aug 06, 2020

Editor's Note: This post has been updated with new links and content. Original Publication Date: April 14, 2016 Today we’re going to explain and provide a better understanding of service guarantees. Let’s start with an explanation of UPS and FedEx’s service guarantees. ...

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Jul 30

2020

Shipping Rate Negotiation Tactics

Posted: Jul 30, 2020

Editor's Note: This post has been updated with new links and content. Original Publication Date: December 2, 2011 Today we’re discussing one of our favorite topics, shipping rate negotiation tactics and negotiating carrier...

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