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There is a lot going on in the shipping industry right now – from congested ports to the continued impact of the pandemic. To illustrate just how tough the situation is, this recent image [...]

One thing that’s come out of a rough 2020 for the shipping industry is that companies have become far too used to fees and surcharge announcements from the carriers. Extra fees like accessorials [...]

FedEx has announced the continuation of its 2020 Peak Surcharges for Oversize, Additional Handling, and Smartpost past the previously-scheduled end date of January 18, 2021. While the surcharges [...]

It’s been a crazy year for the small parcel shipping industry. But now is no time to think too much about what’s happened the past ten months. Smart small parcel shippers should be focusing on [...]

Transportation Impact’s own EVP, Brian Byrd, was a recent guest on the eTrac Podcast: THE FINAL MILE. Brian discussed the state of parcel as we finish 2020 and head into 2021. Brian begins [...]

The big unknown in any question about what small parcel shippers should expect in the “new normal” is, of course, how will COVID continue to impact customer behavior and the carriers’ ability to [...]

On Thursday July 23rd UPS made an update announcement back tracking on the decreases they made a month earlier. This announcement increases the surcharge amount for shipments from China up to [...]

Data shows the impact of COVID-19 from the perspective of the small parcel shipping market has accelerated. This trend was already occurring — which is the growth of ecommerce and increase in [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]