Shipping Feature: Delivering a Profit
Evaluate Regional Parcel Carriers
As parcel shippers contend with the dual challenge of rising shipping costs and fewer carrier options in the U.S. market, many are being forced to find lower-cost shipping alternatives to FedEx and UPS. Regional parcel carriers like OnTrac, Eastern Connection, Spee-Dee, LaserShip, PITT-OHIO, LSO, UDS, Courier Express and others offer multiple shipping solutions to complement UPS and FedEx air and ground deliveries.
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.
