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Freight and parcel carriers, especially the UPS/FedEx duopoly, are really clever in how they squeeze profit from their customers. Accessorial fees are one of the largest profit generators for the carriers. Every UPS or FedEx invoice is littered with costly add-ons otherwise known as accessorial fees. And most customers simply pay it. It’s accepted as...

Curious about 2024 rates? Check out the 2024 UPS Rate Increase Guide and 2024 FedEx Rate Increase Guide. UPS and FedEx are increasing rates by 6.9% for 2023. For FedEx, this is the biggest year-over-year increase in its history! UPS hasn’t increased its rates this much in over a decade! That's why we keep ending...

The Send Costs Packing method outlines a number of cost savings strategies and tactics that any shipper can apply to control and reduce what they’re paying for shipping services. We’ll be rolling out this ten-part series (!) over the course of a few weeks, so be sure to check back regularly for new and updated...

Paying your UPS and FedEx invoices isn’t always as easy as it should be.  There's various payment methods to choose from, each with different rules that you're forced to follow. It's important to understand which payment method is the best for your business.  Because if you're not using an optimized payment method, you could be...

Every year, millions of people vow to make changes that’ll improve their lives. Maybe it’s learning a new language, being better with their budget or managing their time better.  One of the most common resolutions is to lose weight and get in shape.  “I want to be a healthier version of myself by this time...

We recently added the ability to nickname each carrier shipper number in your Lojistic account. Why is that a nice little update? For starters, it makes organizing and recognizing your carrier account numbers really easy. If you're just looking for the "how-to", check out the quick video below. There's also a step-by-step guide at the...

As the industry’s leading cost savings automation and analytics platform designed to help businesses control and reduce shipping costs, we’re constantly updating and improving the Lojistic platform based on the feedback we receive from platform users.  Editor's note: this post was originally published on September 23, 2021. It's been updated with new content and links....

Both UPS and FedEx are raising their rates by 5.9% for 2022. The general price increase (GPI) aka “General Rate Increase” or “GRI” is an annual carrier “tradition,” so it should come as a surprise to absolutely no one that shippers will once again be forced to adjust to even higher shipping costs. If you’re...

In a recent post from Business Insider, FedEx said that it’s rerouting more than 600,000 business packages every single day.  Why are so many packages being rerouted?  According to FedEx - one of the largest parcel handlers and employers in the US - packages are being rerouted because they’re experiencing a major labor shortage. Simply...

What’s the difference between actual weight, dimensional weight, and billed weight? The details can have a real impact on your shipping costs....