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Guides, analyses, and updates on wholesale shipping rates, carrier pricing, and the economics of UPS and FedEx.

March 31, 2026

Welcome to Shipforce

Why we built a collective shipping platform that passes Fortune-500-tier UPS and FedEx pricing to businesses shipping 50+ packages a month.

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On the roadmap

Topics we're writing about next.

The carrier pricing world is dense with mechanics most shippers never see inside of. We're covering the ones that matter most for businesses in the 50-to-50,000-labels-a-month range.

The carrier volume-tier map

Exact thresholds where UPS and FedEx discount tiers step up, and what that means for a mid-market shipper's rate sheet.

Coming soon

ShipStation + wholesale credentials, end-to-end

A walk-through of the credential swap inside ShipStation, including edge cases with Amazon FBM and Shopify Managed Markets.

Coming soon

When a shipping broker stops making sense

Honest math on the point at which a business's volume is high enough that negotiating directly with UPS or FedEx beats broker pricing.

Coming soon

UPS vs FedEx at wholesale tier

Where each carrier wins at wholesale — service level, zone, and accessorial comparisons for air, Ground, and international.

Coming soon

Accessorial audit: what you're really being charged

Residential, dim weight, address correction, fuel — the surcharge line items that compound fastest, and how wholesale contracts pass them through.

Coming soon

The 'pass-through margin' model, explained

Why broker pricing is typically opaque, and how a transparent per-label margin changes the economics for both sides.

Coming soon