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Shipping APIs: How to Connect Your Business System to Transportation and Delivery Providers

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Previously, we’ve discussed the main connectivity options in transportation and how to connect to the key carriers and service providers. USPS is the cheapest and is usually the carrier of choice for small businesses that handle lightweight shipments. This time, we’ll focus on the APIs they provide and also discuss the 3PL divisions.

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The Station: Rivian trims its workforce and a supply chain-tainted earnings season begins

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The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. HumanForest did a marketing thing with dating app Bumble that was actually kind of cute. Shop owners should stop complaining to their local transportation authorities when parking spots get repurposed for bike lanes. Listen up founders!

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How to integrate with eCommerce delivery and shipment carriers: DHL, FedEx, UK Royal Mail, UPS, USPS, Canada Post, Amazon

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As soon as you get them in order – you get more loyal clients and grow your your presence on the market. We’ve talked about this and other connectivity methods in transportation in a separate article. USPS: federal US parcel service provider. To manage your USPS delivery, you can use different tools.

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Last Mile Delivery: How Technologies Solve the Big Problem of the Shortest Transportation Leg

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This involves different transportation options — by foot, bike, van or even unmanned vehicle. In response to rising demand, the last mile delivery software market is growing at an annual rate of more than nine percent and is expected to double by 2026. Fixlastmile: transporting everything — from laundry to bottled water.

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How to Connect to Transport Providers: Key Carriers, EDI, APIs, e-AWB

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Major players followed the trend of transportation industry digitalization , investing in cargo booking platforms that connect with the maximum number of carriers possible. Currently, there’s a wide range of services and providers that offer various connectivity options across different means of transport. Let’s discuss them.

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Pitch Deck Teardown: WayRay’s $80M Series C deck

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“What makes us stand out” — USP slide. Cover slide — “Where we are headed” New Markets/Radical Innovations — Positioning slide. Add-on holographic AR display — Future product slide. “Application across multiple industries” — Go-to-market brainstorm. Cover slide. Graphic slide.

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eCommerce Shipping: Main Challenges and Technological Solutions

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Basically, there are just a few main options on how to organize the transportation of your goods. The biggest carriers are quite well-known and include USPS, FedEx, DHL, and UPS. Here are the shipping calculators of some popular carriers you might want to check out: USPS , FedEx , DHL , and. Local delivery. Choose a solution.