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Amazon launched Amazon Supply Chain Services in May 2026, opening its 3PL network to all brands. Here’s what SMB founders should weigh before signing up. (Updated 6/18/26)
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News
3 min read
A new executive order hits importers with a 50% minimum penalty floor. Here’s what changed and what brands shipping into the U.S. should check now.
Insight
3 min read
Shipping every order from overseas vs. holding inventory in the US: a side-by-side on cost, speed, returns, and scaling, plus when to make the switch.
Insight
2 min read
With IEEPA tariffs replaced by a flat 10% import tariff and freight capacity tightening, here’s how to decide whether bringing Q4 inventory in early actually saves you money.
Insight
4 min read
Order fulfillment is everything between Buy and Delivered: receiving, storage, picking, packing, shipping, and returns. How each step works and when to hand it off. (Updated 6/5/26)
Insight
3 min read
Speed and price used to win fulfillment contracts. Now brands leave 3PLs that can’t show them real-time stock. Here’s what good inventory visibility looks like and why it matters.
Insight
3 min read
With the de minimis exemption suspended, clearing each low-value parcel now adds brokerage and duty costs that can rival the product price. Here’s why holding inventory in a US warehouse is the cheaper, faster move for growing brands.
Insight
3 min read
Peak 2026 will hit a tighter freight market than any year since COVID. Here’s why brands that lock fulfillment and capacity plans in June beat the ones that wait until September.
Insight
2 min read
Most growing brands overpay for LTL freight, not because they ship wrong, but because they ship too little to earn the rates big shippers get. Here is what is really driving your bill and how a 3PL brings it down. (Updated 6/4/26)
Insight
3 min read
A second warehouse cuts ship times and demurrage when it is the right call, doubles cost when it is not. The signals that decide it. (Updated 5/29/26)
Insight
3 min read
Your 3PL invoice keeps growing and you cannot tell what is driving it. How to read each line item, spot hidden charges, and audit your bill. (Updated 5/27/26)
Insight
3 min read
Dock-to-stock time is the clock from “truck at the dock” to “inventory is pickable.” Slow put-away delays your sellable inventory and inflates demurrage and detention. Here is how it is measured, what good looks like, and the questions to ask before you sign with a 3PL. (Updated 5/25/26)
News
4 min read
Truckload spot rates jumped 23% off Q4 2025 lows. Here’s what shippers still budgeting against 2024 numbers need to know before Q3 invoices arrive. (Updated 6/22/26)
News
3 min read
A new executive order hits importers with a 50% minimum penalty floor. Here’s what changed and what brands shipping into the U.S. should check now.
Insight
3 min read
Shipping every order from overseas vs. holding inventory in the US: a side-by-side on cost, speed, returns, and scaling, plus when to make the switch.
Insight
2 min read
With IEEPA tariffs replaced by a flat 10% import tariff and freight capacity tightening, here’s how to decide whether bringing Q4 inventory in early actually saves you money.
Insight
4 min read
Order fulfillment is everything between Buy and Delivered: receiving, storage, picking, packing, shipping, and returns. How each step works and when to hand it off. (Updated 6/5/26)
Insight
3 min read
Speed and price used to win fulfillment contracts. Now brands leave 3PLs that can’t show them real-time stock. Here’s what good inventory visibility looks like and why it matters.
Insight
3 min read
With the de minimis exemption suspended, clearing each low-value parcel now adds brokerage and duty costs that can rival the product price. Here’s why holding inventory in a US warehouse is the cheaper, faster move for growing brands.
Insight
3 min read
Peak 2026 will hit a tighter freight market than any year since COVID. Here’s why brands that lock fulfillment and capacity plans in June beat the ones that wait until September.
Insight
2 min read
Most growing brands overpay for LTL freight, not because they ship wrong, but because they ship too little to earn the rates big shippers get. Here is what is really driving your bill and how a 3PL brings it down. (Updated 6/4/26)
Insight
3 min read
A second warehouse cuts ship times and demurrage when it is the right call, doubles cost when it is not. The signals that decide it. (Updated 5/29/26)
Insight
3 min read
Your 3PL invoice keeps growing and you cannot tell what is driving it. How to read each line item, spot hidden charges, and audit your bill. (Updated 5/27/26)
Insight
3 min read
Dock-to-stock time is the clock from “truck at the dock” to “inventory is pickable.” Slow put-away delays your sellable inventory and inflates demurrage and detention. Here is how it is measured, what good looks like, and the questions to ask before you sign with a 3PL. (Updated 5/25/26)
News
4 min read
Truckload spot rates jumped 23% off Q4 2025 lows. Here’s what shippers still budgeting against 2024 numbers need to know before Q3 invoices arrive. (Updated 6/22/26)