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[Timur Eligulashvili @timureli]

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[Timur Eligulashvili @timureli]

@awilkinson @AntonioGracias @GavinSBaker Yes, happy to buy you a coffee. Learned about you from early interview on MFM podcast. I’m building https://t.co/HQ3dlmnRKe. Would be great to get your advice and enjoy a good cup of coffee or tacos, on me. Happy to join a group as well. Let me know

[Timur Eligulashvili @timureli]

There are way more parcel carriers than UPS, FedEx, and USPS. We just made it easy to find them and get in touch.

Meet the Carrier Finder on SmallParcel(.)com. Over 25 regional and alternative carriers, searchable by state, delivery days, accepted items, and integrations with the systems you already use. It's free for shippers to use and free for carriers to be listed.

A big thank you to the carriers that have already provided and confirmed their details.
Shippers: Give it a try and let us know what you think: https://t.co/LThSmXpnqC
Who should we add next? Tag a carrier in the comments!

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@JKay2412 Try https://t.co/wkTy7VsDoF, they can help you.

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@blakeeecom Nice growth, congrats! Keep it going. Check out https://t.co/wkTy7Vs5z7 if you need any help finding a 3PL.

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@Molson_Hart @OrlandoBravoTB @thomabravo Have you looked at @ordoro ? Happy to intro you.

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@carlabrenner007 Not a bad idea! Unfortunately, the rates will increase annually like clockwork.

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@kwoknation Try https://t.co/wkTy7Vs5z7 they'll find you one.

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@FastWrecks @UPS @eBay Do you always print your UPS labels through eBay?
Those adjustments can add up fast.

Depending on your lanes, a regional carrier might be cheaper and charge fewer surprise fees.

This tool shows which ones cover your area: https://t.co/bn9v0lH0Mr

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@NeoDiscoverycl check out https://t.co/bnfdssJ92x and you can tell them I sent you. They'll help find a 3PL that can help.

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@OpsWithKeyan Nice! Plus if you ever wanted to use AI for it, you’d have some great training data for this skill.

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[Timur Eligulashvili @timureli]

Founder led sales is still super important at this stage. No one knows your service better than you.

When adding sales, bring in 2 reps. Otherwise you don’t know if it fails, whether it’s the rep or market fit. Also, they will bounce ideas off each other and stay competitive and energized. Just my 2c

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@OpsWithKeyan Boom! Congrats

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🚨 Peak fees start this weekend.

UPS turns on Additional Handling, Large Package and Over Maximum demand surcharges September 27.

FedEx follows September 28 with Additional Handling, Oversize and Unauthorized demand charges.

At peak, some of these get expensive fast:

• UPS Additional Handling: up to $11.90
• UPS Large Package: up to $117.50
• FedEx Unauthorized: up to $595

Then comes the surcharge that impacts far more shipments.

Per-package residential demand surcharges begin October 25 for UPS and October 26 for FedEx.

At peak:

📦 UPS Ground Residential: $0.75/package
📦 FedEx Ground Residential / Home Delivery: $0.80/package

Before Friday, audit the dimensions and weights of your top SKUs.

One $117.50 UPS Large Package demand surcharge costs as much as the peak surcharge on 156 standard residential packages.

A few dimensional mistakes can get expensive fast.

[Timur Eligulashvili @timureli]

@dharmesh Thanks! That king didn’t have a chance.

[Timur Eligulashvili @timureli]

Parcel carriers bill using the higher of Actual or Dimensional weight.

Shipping 5 lbs. of popcorn vs 5 lbs. of bricks makes a big difference.

The popcorn will take up a lot more space, reducing capacity for other packages.

Apply this formula to calculate Dimensional Weight (using inches):

➡️ Length x Width x Height of the package, divided by the DIM divisor.

DIM divisor (aka DIM factor) is the denominator. For example:

23” x 12” x 10” package with a standard FedEx DIM divisor of 139
= 2760 / 139
= 20 lbs. dimensional weight rounded up

If the actual weight is only 5 lbs., the charge will be based on the higher 20 lbs. dimensional weight.

Knowing this, some retailers will negotiate a higher DIM divisor.

They will also work on optimizing their package size selection or choose a service that offers flat rate shipping.

Optimizing packaging is especially important as the new cubic volume thresholds for Additional Handling and Large Package will go into effect in January with UPS and FedEx.

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UPS is investing in 400 hundred robots to unload trucks, as reported in Bloomberg.

The UPS order puts a spotlight on Pickle Robot Co., a Charlestown, MA based startup that’s raised $97 million since 2018.

Unloading boxes from a trailer is one of the most labor intensive warehouse jobs.

This is part of a broader multi-year automation push by UPS to drive efficiency and lower costs.

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Amazon defaulted to this selection for its Ships in Product Packaging program.
They’re clearly serious about pushing this capability.
Reducing packaging makes sense.
But heads up on your holiday gifts!