newsworthy Five years on, DHL's U.S. exit continues to cause pain—for parcel shippers November 25, 2013 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Company, former Ohio hub have moved on, but shippers remain caught in the great duopoly vise.Read More
newsworthy FedEx unit rolls out flat-rate shipping option in U.S. October 25, 2013 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Service appears to mirror USPS's Priority Mail offering.Read More
transportation report Mailing in the future September 13, 2013 Mark B. Solomon No Comments The Postal Service's revamp of Priority Mail signals a serious push to dominate e-commerce deliveries and to chart its course for the decades to come.Read More
newsworthy Abstractions trump logic as UPS walks from TNT Express January 15, 2013 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Brown bids "hasta la vista" as European regulators say no, but don't say why. Read More
newsworthy Memphis, we have a problem January 14, 2013 Mark B. Solomon No Comments A two-year breach of contract case over FedEx surcharges morphs into a RICO complaint, threatening a black eye for the purple and gray.Read More
newsworthy UPS' announced rate hikes understate real impact to customers, parcel consultants contend November 19, 2012 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Shippers unlikely to get pricing relief from FedEx, they caution. Read More
web exclusive The U.S. Postal Parcel Service March 14, 2012 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Parcels may not save the USPS, but they may help the Eagle fly above the digital tsunami until it somehow rights itself.Read More
newsworthy Parcel fight heads to California court as industry debates the fallout February 22, 2012 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Damage to consultants in the eyes of the beholder.Read More
newsworthy Will FedEx bid for TNT Express? February 20, 2012 Mark B. Solomon No Comments UPS buyout offer prompts talk of possible bidding war.Read More
newsworthy Higher revenue streams from parcel carriers' dimensional pricing seen continuing into 2012 December 22, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Dim weight changes implemented in 2010 are expected to continue generating more cash for FedEx and UPS—and more pain for shippers.Read More