Purchasing shipping insurance coverage from Shipsurance is a smart decision from a cost perspective. However, did you know that FedEx and UPS have limitations of coverage for specific commodities? These are defined coverage caps that you, the shipper, must know and understand when shipping merchandise. As a matter of fact, see how FedEx explains themselves here. Once there,  click on “Declared Value and Limits of Liability (Not Insurance Coverage)”. It states “Contact an insurance agent [...]

The USPS has launched a website on to provide information about its proposal to implement a five-day street delivery schedule. They propose to end regular Saturday mail delivery to street addresses as part of a plan to ensure that it can continue to deliver affordable service to the American people. Post Offices will remain open on Saturdays but no street deliveries will be made. The website is located here: http://www.usps.com/communications/five-daydelivery.

Keeping the landscape the same with UPS, FedEx has raised their rates for 2010 effective January 4th. As listed here: http://www.fedex.com/us/rates2010/surcharges.html: “FedEx Express declared-value charges will increase from $0.65 to $0.70 per $100 of value. For U.S. package services, the charge will apply to shipments valued in excess of $100, and the minimum charge will increase from $1.95 to $2.10…” Also effective Jan. 4, 2010 FedEx Express package and freight rates will increase an average [...]

UPS has announced their 2010 rate changes today, effective January 4th, 2010. Small package Daily and Retail rates will change as follows: UPS Ground service will increase 4.9%. UPS Air and International Services will increase a net 4.9% through a combination of a 6.9% increase in the base rate and a 2% reduction in the Air and International Services fuel surcharge. Also of interest to us are the following: The Daily Rate charge for Declared [...]

WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) – The U.S. Postal Service offered cash incentives on Tuesday in a bid to cut its workforce by up to 30,000 people by the end of September and save up to $500 million next year. The Postal Service said it is seeking voluntary resignations and early retirements as advances in mail processing technology and a falloff in business due to recession have accelerated cost-cutting efforts and reduced personnel needs. Management negotiated [...]

Local postal stations may be on chopping block as post office faces large losses

We have just issued an update to our  eReport for Endicia Dazzle program. The new version number is 2.3. ————— Whats New? Declared values can be entered in the “Group Code” field in Dazzle. ————— If you are a current eReport for Endicia Dazzle user, you can click on the “Check for Updates” button to update the program. More details about the program are can be found here: http://www.shipsurance.com/ereport_dazzle.asp

Over the next three months, more than 3,200 post offices and retail outlets — out of 34,000 — will be reviewed for possible closure or consolidation. Downsizing is a business imperative, says Linda Welch, acting vice president of delivery and post office operations at USPS. “Revenues have declined, and mail volume continues to decline,” she says. Not only have e-mail and electronic bill-paying made for a thinner mail stream, the recession has added a sharp [...]

As per the UPS website, the following days are included in their holiday schedule: In the United States, UPS observes the following holidays: Memorial Day – May 25, 2009* Independence Day – July 4, 2009* Labor Day – September 7, 2009* Thanksgiving Day – November 26, 2009* Day after Thanksgiving – November 27, 2009** Christmas Day – December 25, 2009* New Year’s Eve – December 31, 2009** New Year’s Day – January 1, 2010* In [...]

As per the FedEx website, the following days are included in their holiday schedule: Memorial Day 5/25 Closed Closed Closed1 Closed Independence Day 7/3 Open Closed Open Closed 7/4 Closed Closed Closed Closed Labor Day 9/7 Closed Closed Closed1 Closed Thanksgiving 11/26 Closed Closed Closed Closed 11/27 Open Open Open Open Christmas and New Year’s holiday schedules will be announced later in 2009. More details here.