by Dan Ramella | Apr 27, 2017 | Parcel
Fuel surcharges are just one of the many ways that business owners lose money each year on parcel shipments. Expensive, inflexible, and constantly changing, it’s hard to determine how much it will be, let alone figure out how much it was before. This can make...
by Dan Ramella | Mar 30, 2017 | Parcel
One of the biggest challenges facing retail business owners is navigating parcel carrier agreements. In other business situations, you and the other party are on the same page, speaking the same language, and sharing a common goal. But in a situation where you’re...
by Dan Ramella | Feb 22, 2017 | Parcel
Inadequate preparation is of one the biggest mistakes shippers make before parcel agreement negotiations. One of the best things that you can do to prepare as a shipper is to understand what is negotiable in a parcel carrier agreement. Why a Parcel Agreement? If your...
by Dan Ramella | Feb 21, 2017 | Parcel
While it may not seem so, parcel shipping can be a complicated, time consuming, and often costly operation for many businesses. Substandard planning can result in over payment and lost sales if the company can’t provide consistent and cost-effective delivery to...
by Dan Ramella | Dec 8, 2016 | Parcel
While the basics of parcel shipping remain the same for both residential and commercial parcel shipments, there are a couple significant differences. Cost – whether it’s a business or individual shipping a package to a residence, residential deliveries are...
by Dan Ramella | Dec 8, 2016 | Parcel
Determining your annual eCommerce shipping and handling fees can be tricky business, with pitfalls on both ends of the spectrum from setting them either too high, or too low. Charging too much can leave customer orders in the limbo of cart abandonment, and assessing...
