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Delivery Area Surcharge: How to Reduce Added Shipping Fees
A delivery area surcharge (DAS) is an added fee used to compensate carriers for shipping to remote or hard-to-reach locations such as mountainous regions, islands, or rural areas with limite...
Freight Claims Management | All Modes
Freight claims management is the process of recovering costs from lost, damaged, or delayed shipments and ensuring uninterrupted operations. It helps you minimize your shipping costs and...
A Guide to Duty Drawback: How to Recover Import Costs
Duty drawback allows businesses to get refunds on customs duties, taxes, and fees paid on imported goods that they eventually export or destroy. This practice can drastically reduce costs and increa...
Transportation Management System: Key Features & Benefits
A Transportation Management System (TMS) helps you streamline logistics, saving time and money. It simplifies shipment planning, execution, and tracking, making the supply chain more efficient a...
How Freight Analytics Helps Make Data-Driven Decisions
Freight analytics is the process of collecting and analyzing shipment data to improve logistical efficiency and make data-driven decisions. It can help to reduce costs, optimize transportation routes,...
A Guide to Understanding Freight Payments
Freight payments are payments made to carriers for the transportation of your packages to customers or other recipients. The amount you’ll pay varies based on shipping rates, package sizing, the spe...
What Is Packaging Optimization? A Guide to Better Shipping
Packaging optimization is the process of improving your packaging efficiency, effectiveness, and reliability to reduce damage and shipping costs. It optimizes the materials, designs, sizing, and man...