FedEx and UPS raised fuel surcharges in late 2024 despite falling fuel prices. Understand how these hidden rate increases affect your total parcel shipping costs.
Accessorial Charges: Hidden Parcel Fees
Learn how accessorial charges like residential delivery and dimensional weight adjustments inflate your parcel shipping costs, and strategies to minimize them.
Hidden Fees Destroying Your Budget
Your finance team approved a shipping budget based on quoted carrier rates. You negotiated volume discounts. You selected service levels that balance cost and speed. Everything looked reasonable on paper. Three months later, your actual shipping costs are running thirty percent over budget. Nobody can explain why. The culprit? Accessorial charges. These additional fees slip […]
Why Your Shipping Contract Isn’t Saving You Money (And What to Do About It)
You spent weeks negotiating your carrier contract. Your procurement team ground out every discount. You fought for better accessorial rates. You secured commitment tiers that should save your company thousands each month. Then the invoices start arriving, and somehow, the savings never materialize. This scenario plays out in shipping departments across the country every day. […]
Contract Negotiation Mistakes That Cost
Contract Negotiation Is Not Where Most Companies Lose Most companies assume parcel contract negotiations go wrong because they didn’t push hard enough on rates. That’s rarely true. The biggest losses happen long before negotiations begin — through poor preparation, incomplete data, and misunderstanding how contracts actually work. Waiting Until Renewal Season to Start Preparing The […]
5 Parcel Contract Mistakes to Avoid
Avoid the 5 most common parcel contract mistakes that cost businesses thousands each year. Learn what to watch for and how to negotiate better shipping rates.
Small Business Shipping Solutions
Discover how ParcelLogix helps small businesses compete with e-commerce giants by reducing parcel shipping costs and negotiating better carrier contracts.
5 Ways ParcelLytics Improves Contracts
ParcelLytics gives you real-time visibility into parcel spend, carrier performance, and contract compliance. See how data-driven insights improve negotiations.
Comparing Parcel Carriers for Business
Compare FedEx, UPS, DHL, USPS, and regional carriers to find the best fit for your shipping needs. Evaluate rates, services, and contract terms side by side.
FedEx Earnings Call Notes: September 2024
Key takeaways from FedEx’s September 2024 earnings call including volume trends, cost-cutting measures, and what these changes mean for parcel shippers.