Ground vs Air: FedEx and UPS Shipping Compared
Ground vs air FedEx and UPS shipping: real transit times, cost gaps, surcharge differences, refund rules and when air is actually worth paying for.
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Beth Evans
Posts tagged “shipping costs”
Insights on parcel auditing, FedEx & UPS refunds, and cutting shipping spend — from the AuditShipment team.
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Instagram Marketing for Halloween Sales: A Shipper's Plan
A practical Instagram marketing plan for Halloween sales, built around real ship-by dates, carrier cutoffs and the shipping costs that eat your margin.
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Beth Evans
Roundup of Top 10 Shipping Software Services (2026)
A practical roundup of the top 10 shipping software services for eCommerce and 3PLs, with pricing models, best-fit use cases and what each one misses.
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Beth Evans
Dimensional Weight Pricing: How to Stop Overpaying
How dimensional weight pricing works, how carriers calculate DIM charges, and the packaging and audit fixes that cut billable weight on every shipment.
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Beth Evans
FedEx Fuel Surcharge 2025: How It Works and What to Do
How the FedEx fuel surcharge works in 2025, why it changes weekly, what it costs per shipment, and the levers shippers can actually pull to reduce it.
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Beth Evans