Nate Skiver

Postal Service wishes e-commerce shippers happy holidays — until Jan. 9

Once e-commerce shippers using the U.S. Postal Service plow through the frenzied holiday delivery season, they will face a slew of 2022 rate increases that for some parts of the agency’s shipping portfolio will be significantly higher than current prices.

The Postal Service said Friday that it expects to deliver 850 million to 950 million packages over the holiday season, which runs from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day. The agency said it will expand its Sunday delivery network, effective Nov....

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Combining Roadie with UPS — Great Quarter, Guys

Great Quarter Guys 11/17

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UPS just announced its acquisition of Roadie in a move that Andrew Cox thinks is similar to the Knight-Swift and AAA Cooper merger. Cox dives into this acquisition and other top stories with FreightWaves Lead Economist...

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Prep for peak season before it’s too late — At Your Doorstep

It’s going to be tough to match the stress the 2020 holiday shopping season put on the parcel delivery network, but continued COVID-19 spread and lack of capacity in freight networks could lead to shippers being out of luck again this year around peak season deliveries. 

There are some steps shippers can take now to prepare for what’s to come, and Kaylee Nix breaks down those steps on this episode of At Your Doorstep. Nix welcomes Nate Skiver, founder of LPF Spend Management, to talk about how a...

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