62 posts tagged with “Parcel”

New data from 124M+ shipments shows only 3.5% of parcel volume generates late delivery refunds. The other 96.5% must be recovered through accessorial and surcharge audit — here's the breakdown that actually matters.

Amazon's May 2026 opening of its logistics network to third-party shippers is the biggest structural shift in parcel delivery since the rise of FedEx and UPS. Here's what shippers need to know.

Alternative parcel carriers are using AI to improve routing, customer service, and proof-of-delivery quality. Shippers still need unified milestones, scorecards, and exception governance.

Amazon’s new handling-time rules show why sellers, shippers, and forwarders need cleaner order-ready timestamps and tighter logistics data governance.

UPS is investing nearly $50 million in automotive and industrial logistics capabilities. The bigger signal is that service-parts networks need tighter orchestration across visibility, heavy freight, same-day delivery, and regional inventory.

ShipStation Global shows how SMB shipping software is merging with freight networks, pushing mid-market shippers to demand cleaner execution control.

Canada Post contract ratification removes an immediate labor risk, but parcel shippers still need carrier-tier rules, cutoff reviews, and contingency workflows.

USPS spending controls are a warning signal for parcel shippers: postal network financial health now belongs beside service performance, carrier capacity, and customer promise rules.

DHL eCommerce and USPS’s $10B-plus agreement shows why parcel strategy is shifting toward hybrid network design, postal injection, and stronger final-mile visibility.

Carrier rate optimization for e-commerce logistics works only when shippers feed the decision engine clean cost signals from dimensions, delivery promises, zones, returns, and service constraints.