fuel
Apr
6, 2016

Fuel Prices and Fuel Surcharges – What’s the deal?

  • Betachon

While ongoing oil glut has been increasingly painful to both US truckers and traditional petroleum exporters worldwide, it’s also been a welcome relief to the average driver. As the fuel for our cars comes from the same oil as the airplanes and trucks that move our freight, common sense would dictate that the same lower …

shipping companies
Jan
25, 2016

6 Tips for Shipping Smarter this Holiday Season

  • Betachon

The holiday shipping season is officially upon us. The turkeys have all been carved and consumed, the cranberry sauce has been discarded and now the countdown to Christmas is on. For businesses, big and small, that means scrambling around and making sure that all products, ordered online and off, are packed properly and set to …

shipping
Jan
18, 2016

Few Ways to Cut FedEx and UPS Shipping Costs

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A company’s shipping costs usually comprise of at least 10% of their overall expenses. It is therefore imperative for shippers to be more knowledgeable in various cost reducing methods that will increase the company’s bottom line. Shipping with FedEx and UPS can be very expensive, so here are a few ways to reduce those costs. …

Jan
18, 2016

Comparing UPS and FedEx Rates

  • Betachon

UPS and FedEx are the dominant small parcel shipping carriers in the industry. Although both carriers are very competitive with their rates, each company has to know what their shipping details are to ascertain which carrier to use. For example, the trend seems to be that FedEx is known for their excellent international and express …

UPS
Jan
18, 2016

Top 5 Shipping Risks

  • Betachon

Shipping risks refers to the gamut of potential obstacles relevant to the shipping industry. The medical industry tries to avoid wrong diagnoses, electrical engineers attempt to steer clear of technical bugs and writers from all walks of life loathe writer’s block. Shipping companies as well has their own industry-specific risks, the most basic of which …

freight
Jan
18, 2016

Fulfillment Companies Beware: Unaudited Freight Costs Eat Away at Profits

  • Betachon

Since fulfillment companies are in the business of managing storage and shipping on behalf of other organizations, you’d think that they would spend an appropriate amount of time inspecting the details of their own freight costs in order to ensure maximum discounts and savings. And to a large extent, most fulfillment companies do spend a …

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