Category: Shipping Providers
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Logistics, a UPS Teamster Strike and Your Business
On Friday, June 16, 2023, UPS Teamster employees voted to authorize a strike. Let’s break this down. Background United Parcel Service (UPS) employees, particularly those engaged in package delivery and logistics operations, can join the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT). This labor union represents various workers across multiple industries, including transportation. IBT, on behalf of…
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Discretion, the Secret to Outsmarting Porch Pirates.
We are experiencing a resurgence of piracy, but not by the likes of Blackbeard. These modern pirates don’t sail ships on open waters, and they aren’t looking to commandeer a vessel from His Royal Highness’s fleet. No, they operate on land by foot, and by automobile, and they are looking to commandeer your orders. Our…
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Start-Up Checklist: Shipping Services & Rates
You just finished your work day at your full-time job and have come home to your true passion, your start-up soap business. You log onto your sales platform and see that you have sales, plural! Your customers selected different shipping services from multiple shipping providers. You anxiously check the time and your Shipping Provider Logistics schedule; with…
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All Things “PO,” ZIP Codes
Did you know the USPS assigned a ZIP Code for Santa Claus? It is 88888. How does knowing that help your (kids’) letters get to the North Pole? Okay, you don’t care about getting mail to Santa Claus, but I bet you care about your customers getting their orders. How do ZIP Codes factor into…
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Make Fulfillment of Orders on Federal Holidays as Easy as Pie.
Happy Presidents’ Day! Whether you’re observing George Washington’s Birthday or just another workday as usual, the world continues to spin; consumers continue to make purchases and expect their online orders to be shipped and delivered. As an online retailer, how can you prepare for modified holiday shipping services while still meeting customer expectations? Do your…
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Can I Ship FedEx to a Military Post Office (MPO)?
Don’t do it! When you are shipping to a Military Post Office (MPO), save yourself the headache and the expense; ship using the Military Postal Service Agency (MPSA) via the United States Postal Service (USPS). If you don’t want to take my word for it, here are three (3) reasons why you should avoid shipping through a commercial shipping service (i.e., FedEx,…
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All Things “PO,” MPSA & MPO
Did you know that the United States Military has an internal postal system that is incredibly efficient? By combining USPS’s existing infrastructure and the preexisting network of military bases worldwide, the military has taken the guessing game out of how to send mail to deployed loved ones. In All Things “PO,” USPS & PO, I scratched…
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All Things “PO,” USPS & PO
As an Army brat, I’m intimately familiar with the government’s appreciation of acronyms. At one time, I tried to memorize them all; eventually, I came to accept that there is a better use of that brain space and decided to remember a few of the important ones: USA, FBI, CIA, NSA, MIA… and with this…
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