By: Elliott Smith UCanTrade receives and processes container shipments for Canadian and USA-based clients. We handle and process shipments from the Port of Seattle, Port of Tacoma or Port of Vancouver BC. Which port is right for you? “It’s really a case by case basis” says UCanTrade’s Operations Manager Terry Dickey. “We work with our […]
By: Elliott Smith The US Postal Service (USPS) is proposing a three cent increase in first class postage rates, to take effect in early 2014. NBC News reports that the USPS is proposing to increase the cost of mailing a domestic (1 oz or 28 gram) First Class letter by three cents to 49 cents. […]
Part 2: Choosing the Right Logistics Partners By: Elliott Smith This is part two in a multi part series on Keeping USA Order Fulfillment Costs Predictable. Click here to read Part 1: Dimensional Shipping, Residential Charges and Zones. In Part Two, Trade Tips Blog continues the conversation with UCanTrade’s Operations Manager Terry Dickey on controlling […]
By: Elliott Smith Did you know: I-5 is the only road in the USA’s Interstate Highway system to run all the way from Canada to Mexico? At the Peace Arch, BC Highway 99 becomes Interstate 5 and runs through Washington, Oregon and California, passing through virtually all of the largest cities on the US west […]