Shipping Feature: Delivering a Profit
As if those increases weren't hard enough to swallow, FedEx and UPS changed the way they charge for ground services in 2015. Last year, these carriers only applied dimensional pricing if a ground package's volume exceeded three cubic feet; otherwise, pricing was based on the actual weight of the package. This year, however, the carriers apply dimensional weight pricing to all ground packages. Affected packages increased another 17 percent (on average).
Rob Martinez is the CEO of Shipware LLC, a professional services firm that transforms businesses through intelligent distribution solutions and strategies. Rob has helped some of the world’s most recognizable brands reduce parcel shipping costs an average of 25 percent through contract negotiations, rate benchmarking, modal optimization, invoice audit and other savings vehicles. A cum laude graduate of UCLA, Rob has 20 years of transportation industry experience, including executive positions at DHL and Stamps.com, in addition to his work as an outside consultant since 2001.
