Jenny Cadalina

DHL, Fedex and UPS International Shipping Guide Comparison

We have reviewed the international shipping guides from DHL, Fedex and UPS for use by a novice shipper. We have evaluated these guides on the following points: - Content Layout - Ease of understanding for a novice shipper - "How To" instructions provided - Links to Shipping resources openly available without registration. For the novice shipper international shipping guides can be a geat way to... (posted by Jenny 3 years 197 days ago.)

Gross Weight? Tare Weight? Wait! Which Weight?

Gross Weight A basic tenet of shipping is that freight is rated on its gross weight. Gross weight is simply the weight of the product and its packaging. For example, the glass vase, packing peanuts, carton, sealing tape and label combine to make the gross weight. Even when you attach your freight to skids or pallets for ease of handling, pallet weight (which can be considerable as anyone who has tossed them... (posted by Jenny 3 years 286 days ago.)

The Interesting History of IATA Codes...Who Knew?

Look at your luggage tag or air waybill and you'll see airport codes instead of origin and destination city names spelled out. IATA (International Air Transport Association) assigns a three-letter identifier code to every commercial airport in the world. (By the way, pronounce it "Eye-ah-ta,") It's no mystery how IATA came up with BOS for Boston or STL for St. Louis. But why the heck did it assign MCI to... (posted by Jenny 3 years 301 days ago.)