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Blog: Shipping

FedEx Follows UPS in Adding Additional Domestic Delivery Surcharges

August 14, 2020
Quick Takeaways FedEx® added multiple Peak Surcharges to be applied as of June 8th, following UPS's example in late May 2020. FedEx's additional surcharges apply to their SmartPost®,...

UPS Announces Simple Rate a New Flat Rate Shipping Option

December 12, 2019
Author: Caroline McManus
If you are a fan of USPS Priority Mail® flat rate shipping or FedEx®’s One Rate flat rate shipping service, I’ve got good news:UPS® is joining the flat rate shipping game with UPS® Simple Rate....

UPS Announces 2020 Rate Increase and New Shipping Fees

December 11, 2019
Author: Caroline McManus
The major carrier is increasing rates by 4.9% and adding some shipping fees to watch out for How much are the rates increasing? UPS announced it’s 2020 rate increase last month that will take...

Top 7 Ways to Save with the USPS

August 1, 2019
Author: Caroline McManus
The hottest days of the summer are upon us and so is our list of burning hot ways the USPS® can help small businesses save big. The USPS has certain services, basic perks and even special...

The Top 3 Ways to Avoid DIM Shipping Costs

July 8, 2019
Author: Caroline McManus
When it comes to avoiding dimensional (DIM) weight pricing the key is to work smarter, not harder! Dimensional weight pricing is used by the major carriers including the USPS® to limit the...

5 Costly Shipping Charges and How to Avoid Them

May 31, 2019
Author: Caroline McManus
If shipping costs are making you feel like a sourpuss, we have a solution! We advise all our shippers, small and large, to audit their shipping invoicesregularly. It’s important because these...

Flat Rate Boxes: Sizes, Prices, and Benefits

May 3, 2019
Author: Caroline McManus
As part of our effort to make sure our customers get the best deals on shipping, we aretalking about some of our favorite cost-saving services. I can say with confidence that flat rate shipping...

The 5 Need-to-Know Benefits of NeoShip

March 8, 2019
If you are in charge of your company’s mailing and shipping, you know how important it is to reduce costs and save time. Cost-saving is even more essential now that the USPS® shipping and...
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