Category: Shipping

Cheap shipping isn’t smart shipping. Learn why sub-$4 residential delivery rates are unsustainable and how to protect your margins as lightweight economics correct in 2026.

This comprehensive guide breaks down everything you need to know about last-mile delivery, including additional resources to learn more, hone your strategy, and implement solutions that reduce costs while improving customer satisfaction.

When FedEx and UPS change the rules together, old negotiation tactics stop working. Learn how to use your shipping data to rebuild leverage, uncover cost drivers, and negotiate smarter in the new parcel landscape.

FedEx and UPS’s quiet rounding rule is inflating parcel costs. Learn the 5 KPIs to spot hidden increases and how to navigate conversations with your rep confidently.

FedEx and UPS changed how they round package dimensions, triggering hidden cost increases up to 231%. Here’s what’s happening and how to protect margins.

By understanding key differences between carrier GRIs vs surcharges, you can track and forecast your spend, and prepare your shipping plan (and carrier negotiations) appropriately.

Whether you're staying loyal to a single carrier, making a switch, or adding more carriers to the mix, here's how you can attain the most shipping savings during negotiations.

There are many ways carriers can lock shippers into contracts without outright saying they demand complete loyalty. Here's how to push back and reclaim your shipping spend.

GRIs, once the industry standard for carrier rate increases, are now just another shipping surcharge to keep an eye on. Rather than basing your strategy on GRIs, shippers must take a wholistic view of all carrier costs YoY.

Shipping fees aren't just tied to the heaviness of a parcel anymore. Carriers have adopted dimensional weight (DIM) pricing to reflect how much physical space a package occupies in their trucks or planes. This shift...