What is Void Fill & How to Reduce the Need for It
Understanding Packaging Terms for eCommerce Businesses Void fill, also known as cushioning, is a common term used in the shipping logistics industry to describe the materials used to fill any empty space in packages to prevent damage to the contents during transit. Void fill materials are typically made of foam, bubble wrap, packing peanuts, or […]
Understanding the Differences Between FedEx and UPS
5 Ways to Spot the Differences FedEx and UPS are two of the world’s largest courier and logistics companies. It’s well known that both companies offer a range of services, including package delivery, freight shipping, and logistics solutions. While they share many similarities, there are also crucial differences between the two companies that set them […]
5 ways to reduce shipping costs
Strengthen your shipping strategy Ecommerce has revolutionized how businesses sell products, but with the rise of online shopping comes the challenge of shipping. Shipping costs can be a significant expense for many eCommerce businesses, no matter the size, eating into profits and making it difficult to remain competitive. Here are five ways to lower shipping […]
Connect Live Shipping Rates to Your Store
Get Live Shipping Rates From Shipping Pilot at Checkout! Shipping Pilot is excited to announce live shipping rates and services directly from our platform, into yours! Getting started is easy, and requires little technical knowledge. What are Checkout Rates? Checkout Rates lets you choose the shipping options and rates displayed on your store’s checkout page. […]
Driver Appreciation
Making Things Move At some point, every package you receive will likely be on either a truck or a van. The lifeblood of the shipping industry is the drivers who move goods from place to place. Whether these are long-haul drivers transporting food across the nation or short-haul cargo trucks delivering packages from planes and […]
Rising Fuel Costs
An Unfortunate Reality The crisis in Ukraine doesn’t appear to be ending anytime soon, and that is having consequences for us here in the United States. Fuel costs have increased and are unlikely to decrease at any point in the foreseeable future. For the average American, this means an added expense to their monthly budgets. […]
Shipping Innovations
A New Shipping Year The New Year is a time for remembering what came before. It is also a time for looking at what is coming in the future. The shipping industry has a very strong case for being the industry most impacted by innovation throughout history. Virtually every social and technological shift has impacted […]
Post-Holiday Shipping
The Holiday Shipping Period December is a complicated and busy time for shipping and delivery. The hard deadline of December 25th causes customers to be somewhat inflexible on their deadlines, and more likely to pressure you to deliver products early. This is compounded by the fact that the number of orders increases fairly dramatically over […]
Winter Shipping Management
Winter Shipping Necessitates Caution Shipping in recent years has been a game of expectation management. Delays have become fairly routine, to the point where most clients have long since had to adjust to the reality that their orders are likely going to take far longer to arrive than they would have over other years. These […]
Holiday Shipping Prep 101
Holiday Shipping Delay Holiday shipping delays would be enough to make the most wonderful time of the year difficult during normal years. These last few years have been anything but normal. For many of you, this will be your first time handling holiday shipping since the pandemic started. You may still be dealing with Covid […]
