Insight & Advice from iDrive's team of shipping experts

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.

Many global companies (and we've seen this especially from those in Australia) are now exploring how to move fulfillment operations into the U.S. to reduce tariff exposure and improve the customer experience.

There has been a recent influx of Australian brands coming to iDrive Logistics to help them set up logistics in the U.S., and we are grateful to our wonderful Australian customers for recommending us to their friends in the industry. Thanks to you, we've developed this practical guide for Australian and international brands expanding into the U.S. market and are sharing it freely here.