Zero Down Supply Chain Solutions Blog
Transportation Spend Management: A Comprehensive Solution
The last few years have been a roller coaster ride for many industries. But, due to a confluence of factors, the logistics sector in particular has had an especially rough time of it. And according to...
Five Trends for 2023
In their December 2022 digital issue, Inbound Logistics identified five logistics trends that they predict will shape the industry in the coming months.
Digitization, Data and Visibility: Zero Do...
2023 General Rate Increase
In a completely unsurprising move, UPS announced that their General Rate Increase (GRI) for 2023 will match FedEx’s increase of 6.9%. While the two national parcel giants historically mirror eac...
Parcel Forum 2022: 5 Key Takeaways
That’s a wrap! Parcel Forum 2022 concluded last week in Chicago, and the Zero Down team was there to capture the latest and greatest news from all around the small parcel world. While getting to cel...
Freight Optimization: It’s Bid Time
As we enter Q4, it’s time to Go Bid or Go Home. In the latest report from the Logistics Manager’s Index, transportation capacity continues to rise, as businesses sit on already overstocked invento...
Innovation and Logistics
In a recent post, author and marketing expert Seth Godin explores the differences, as well as the synergies, between Innovation and Logistics. Here at Zero Down, both of these concepts are near and de...
Unavoidable Package Strike: UPS Contract Negotiation Looming Large
Twenty-five years ago, Teamsters Union members working for UPS went on strike, leaving thousands of packages sitting idle and disrupting distribution networks nationwide. The impact was felt at every...