The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 13, 2013

LTL Carrier Profile: UPS Freight. UPS Freight is the fourth largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $2.4B UPS Freight has 6.9% UPS Freight is based in Richmond, Virginia. UPS Freight is a business segment of United Parcel Service, Inc. Domestic Package, International Package, and Supply Chain and Freight. LTL Carrier Profile: UPS Freight Services. UPS is well known for it’s small package delivery business.

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Freightos

JANUARY 12, 2017

International Air Freight Shipping: Definition. While 90% of everything is shipped by ocean, air connects the world faster, cutting China-US freight shipping time from 20-30 days by ocean to only 3 days by air cargo. International air freight and express freight shipments are not the same thing. Express freight is typically handled by one company (like DHL, UPS or FedEx) that handles the entire shipment lifecycle, with shipping from door to door in under five days.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Carriers such as FedEx, UPS, and USPS use shipping zones to determine the shipping cost of a package. For example, if a package originates at Red Stag Fulfillment’s Knoxville warehouse, the origin ZIP code starts with 377. That is Zone 8 for a UPS package shipped from Knoxville. A shipment to Hawaii falls into Zone 45. For example, a 5-pound package shipped by FedEx Ground costs $9.87 Use this UPS tool to calculate the price to ship an individual package.

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Elementum

JULY 23, 2018

Isabella Adams used to leave its shipments in the hands of the national freight forwarders but ended up disappointed. Leg Avenue, a provocative costume manufacturer based in Los Angeles, California, chose to partner with UPS after seeing the challenge in delivering a large volume of small packages. Companies can save up to $5 per package by processing their waybills electronically, as shipping companies charge up to $5 for these documents.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Isabella Adams used to leave its shipments in the hands of the national freight forwarders but ended up disappointed. Leg Avenue, a provocative costume manufacturer based in Los Angeles, California, chose to partner with UPS after seeing the challenge in delivering a large volume of small packages. Companies can save up to $5 per package by processing their waybills electronically for shipping companies charge up to $5 for these documents.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Prohibited Item Fee will be applied to prohibited and restricted items found in packages. Value-added and other charges will be applied to packages returned as undeliverable. UPS Freight. Air Freight. Per Package. Worldwide Express Freight Accessible. Worldwide Express Freight Inaccessible. Large Package Surcharge. Hawaii. Worldwide Express Freight.

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