As the world becomes more global, people are buying more products from other countries. Many of those purchases are from countries overseas in Europe, Asia or Australia. While the global economy and improved shipping has resulted in this possibility, shipping…
The global economy has made our world smaller with more international commerce requiring shipments from one country to another. Global companies are also sending their employees overseas to live for short- and long-term assignments. This situation means that during holidays…
Anyone that ships packages nationally or internationally is probably aware of how winter weather can affect important shipments. Cold weather ice and snow can severely impact how quickly shipments arrive at their destination. Winter weather can affect both ground and…
When it comes to international shipping, getting a package from point A to point B isn't always a straightforward task. As a business, however, you don't want your customers to feel that. Individual customers order products and often they not only…
Chocolate is one of the traditional gift items for the romantic holiday of Valentines Day, and your Valentine may be across the country at college, or on a business trip. If that is the case, you will need to ship…
The main focus of a product based business involves either manufacturing a product to sell, obtaining other products from outside vendors to use in production, or to sell, or some combination of these. The wider a business is able to…
Overseas Shipping can have unanticipated problems if you are not familiar with customs, their processes for examining packages and the time it takes to ship from the United States overseas and the reverse. For any package that is going to…
During the last quarter of the year, shipping often becomes a critical issue because of holiday shipping. Consumers and retailers ship many more packages during the last month of the year than any other time. This can cause issues for…
If you ship often, you know that there are many issues that can affect your shipment, its condition upon arrival and the fees you have to pay for transport. One of those issues is whether to ship on a pallet?…
Once you have packages over 70 lbs (although some carriers will go a bit higher), or above a certain size, carriers such as UPS, FedEx and the U.S. Postal Service can no longer carry them. Their vehicles are not outfitted…
