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The agency is poised to discount rates on shorter-haul parcel services.

Many players have entered the U.S. parcel-delivery market in the past five years. They all lack the scale to efficiently manage millions of diverted parcels should the Teamsters strike UPS, experts said.

FedEx and UPS don’t vary from the script as they match on base rates and surcharges.

Many shippers assume the carrier’s rate is fixed, but Shipware executive Josh Taylor says that is not the case.

Optimizing a broader carrier base can work wonders for shippers. The trick is how to balance new partners without tossing the benefits of the old ones.

Shipware will deepen SIB’s shipping analysis portfolio, while Shipware clients can get spending needs addressed beyond parcel delivery, Shipware’s co-CEO said.

FedEx and UPS suspended guaranteed delivery refunds when the pandemic hit. As shippers chafe under erratic service levels, they face the possibility that some programs may never return.

FedEx is paying customers that utilize their own equipment, a consultant says.

The company faces an optics challenge as many question the motive behind rate increases.

Double-digit surcharge hikes might be minimized or avoided if customers can adjust their shipping timetables.

Love it or hate it, the regional parcel carrier looks to clean up as e-commerce drives up demand for parcel-delivery services.

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The US Postal Service expands its program June 23 levying rates based on a parcel’s dimensions instead of its actual weight. The fallout has yet to be determined

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Shipware’s proprietary technology audits weekly carrier invoices to recover refunds on all billing errors, ensuring proactive compliance of contract rates and terms, as well as on-time service performance.