Three Ways to Minimize Carrier Accessorials
Carrier accessorials can be difficult to predict and can significantly increase freight bill totals, especially when it comes to LTL shipments. These additional fees can take the form of [...]
Five Local High Schools Seniors Earn $2500 Scholarships from Transportation Impact
Emerald Isle, N.C. (May 28, 2020) — Five high school students from Carteret and Onslow counties, North Carolina, have been awarded $2500 scholarships towards their college tuition by local [...]
UPS Expands Peak Season Surcharges to include Ground Residential, Large Packages, and SurePost – Effective May 31, 2020
UPS has made the following announcement regarding additional Peak Season Surcharges that will go into effect May 31, 2020. From the UPS website: Peak Surcharge – Applied to UPS® Ground [...]
Reduce Your Shipping Costs with Logistics Technology
Shipping rates and surcharges are still increasing, with the result that for many ecommerce companies logistics-related expenses — such as shipping, packing, and storage —now account for as much [...]
UPS Announces Increase to Peak Season Surcharges Effective May 24, 2020
UPS has made the following announcement regarding the Peak Season Surcharges that went into effect on April 12, 2020. The forthcoming percentage increases to the existing surcharges are [...]
Ecommerce: Easy Returns Process Wins Customers
Shoppers return more than three times as many products bought online (30%) as they do items bought in store (8.8%), according to research by conversion specialists Invesp. For ecommerce [...]
4 Tips for Renegotiating Your Small Parcel Shipping
Smart shippers, from small businesses to ecommerce giants, know that the best way to manage the bottom-line impact of their small parcel service agreements is to renegotiate whenever their [...]
Transportation Impact named one of Inc. magazine’s BEST WORKPLACES 2020
Emerald Isle, NC (May 5, 2020) – Transportation Impact is thrilled to announce that for the fourth consecutive year the company has been named one of Inc. magazine’s Best Workplaces in the [...]
TI Analysis: UPS Notes New ‘customer by customer’ Price Negotiation Strategy on Recent Earnings Call
The recent earnings call from UPS brought several important details to light about changes to the marketplace the company is facing (see United Parcel Service Inc (UPS) Q1 2020 Earnings Call [...]
