Knowledge Center: Guides

Written by Matt Mullen, Senior Vice President and Managing Director for Quadient Commerce & Shipping

To be featured in USA Today's Future of Retail Issue on March 30th, 2018

“The new generation is killing the [insert X] industry.” It’s a topic we hear about almost every day, but in reality,...

How to Manage Increasing Package Volume and Customer Expectations

No time of the year is more critical for retailers than the holidays. According to the National Retail Federation, the stakes are high as more than 40% of holiday purchases are made online. While the holiday season presents a...

A Reference to Save on Shipping Costs

Follow these 10 tips you can easily implement to impact your bottom line and streamline your shipping process.

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DIM Weight 101

Watch this video for a quick tutorial on how DIM weight pricing can impact your parcel shipping costs. For more dimensional weight resources, including a calculator, go to dimweightresources.com. 

6 Packaging Tips to Help You Save

How can you change your packaging to avoid DIM weight costs? Watch this video for 6 packaging tips to help you save. For more dimensional weight resources, including a calculator, go to dimweightresources.com. 

Services for Saving on DIM Pricing

In addition to packaging options, there are also services that can help reduce your DIM expenses. Watch this video to see what those are.  For more dimensional weight resources, including a calculator, go to dimweightresources.com.

Most parcel shipping carriers have changed how they calculate the weight—and, by extension, the price the shipper pays—of packages shipped. In 2014, major shipping carriers announced a dimensional weight pricing model, commonly called DIM, for air and ground parcel shipping services. Shipping...