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USPS Cubic Pricing - What you need to know!
Tyler Douglas •USPS Cubic Pricing can help businesses that ship small but heavy items save big on postage. Learn more about cubic rates and how you can leverage them by reading this post! -
Stepping over dollars to pick up dimes? Why volume based discounts can be counter-productive.
Tyler Douglas •If you’re considering shipping with a single carrier to receive volume based discounts, you may be stepping over dollars to pick up dimes. The carrot that carriers dangle in front of you is in fact usually too good to be true. Not only do you typically end up not saving money by shipping with only a single carrier, you end up with highly leveraged risk. Learn more about why you should consider using multiple carriers instead of just one! -
String for Cold-Chain
Tyler Douglas •String for Cold-Chain finds the lowest cost shipping method for your cold chain orders without sacrificing freshness on delivery. -
Should You Use ShipStation Automation Rules or Not?
Tyler Douglas •The cost of ShipStation automation rules might be higher than you think. While automation rules save you time, inaccuracies from static rules cause expense leakage on a meaningful portion of your shipments. Read this article to find out how high that cost can actually be. -
Top 12 Ways to Spend the $10,000 String Saves You Every Month
Tyler Douglas •Businesses using String save $1.07/shipment, which on average, comes out to about $10,000 per month! But, what should they do with that money? In this post, we talk about the top 12 best ways to spend the $120,000 that you save on shipping every year with String. -
How Your 3PL Can Reduce Adjustments From Carriers
Tyler Douglas •Using inaccurate dimensions to requests rates from carriers will result in your 3PL getting hit with adjustments. These adjustments cause negative short term cash flow positions and result in the selection of overly expensive shipping options. In this post we discuss the implications of using inaccurate dimensional weight for rate shopping and how you can fix it!