As a shipper, you can request delivery to any address. However, when your packages are shipped to a residential area, shipping companies like UPS charge additional fees called a residential surcharge. These added fees cover the higher costs of delivering a single...
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How Companies Can Reduce Parcel Shipping Costs in 2022
Different Factors to Consider One of the top priorities for eCommerce businesses and shippers alike is finding ways to manage and reduce parcel shipping costs. There are different factors that affect your business’s bottom line lead to higher profits overall. Finding...
Delivery Exceptions: How to Handle Them
What Is a Delivery Exception? A delivery exception (also known as shipment exception) is when package delivery gets delayed for unavoidable reasons such as a damaged or lost package, missing labels, or bad weather conditions. Here’s how major shipping carriers define...
A Shipper’s Guide to FedEx Parcel Shipments
Overview of FedEx’s Parcel Shipping Operations FedEx offers various shipping services that deliver parcels to residential addresses such as FedEx Home Delivery®, FedEx Ground®, FedEx 2-Day®, FedEx Express®, and FedEx® International shipping. Shippers can compare these...
Parcel Data Submitted to Carrier—What does that mean?
What happens when parcel data is submitted to the carrier? When a sender submits shipment data to the carrier, the carrier receives the information and prepares to pick up the package. After a sender ships your package, it is received at the carrier service’s...