It's been nearly a year since FedEx and UPS enacted their new dimensional (dim) weight rates in their ground package services, a move that has compelled shippers of all sizes to reassess their approaches to packaging and shipping. Driven largely by e-commerce growth and "buy anywhere, ship anywhere" omni-channel capabilities, the transition follows increased strain on parcel carriers tasked with ferrying huge amounts of small packages. That strain is now squarely on the shoulders of distributors, who have also seen no shortage of dramatic transformations in the way they do business. Still, the dim challenge seems to be particularly disruptive.
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