Auctane reaches deal with Postal Service on shipping rates

USPS van

A key player in the e-commerce shipping market has reached an important agreement with the U.S. Postal Service, ensuring its customers continue to receive the best shipping rates available.

Auctane, which counts among its brands ShipStation, Stamps.com, ShippingEasy, ShipEngine, ShipWorks, Metapack and Endicia, announced Wednesday that it had reached an enterprise-wide agreement with the Postal Service covering all its brands.

“This direct agreement between Auctane and the United States Postal...

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No holiday for delivery firms as fuel prices remain elevated

Fuel prices hurting delivery firms

As fuel prices have surged in the U.S., last-mile delivery companies have been put in a precarious position. Some have tried to implement surcharges to cover the added costs, while others already had surcharges in place for this scenario. But with fuel prices doubling in some areas in less than two weeks’ time, even surcharges will take time to recoup some of that increase.

In the last week, Uber (NYSE: UBER) and Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) have announced surcharges, and DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) has...

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