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Starting on December 29, 2014, UPS will begin to charge all U.S. ground shipments based on package size using dimensional weight pricing. The switch follows a general industry trend with FedEx recently also announced similar changes in response to rising fuel costs.

According to UPS, "the company believes that as a result of the dimensional weight pricing method, more shippers will seek to optimize their packaging practices. These efforts will reduce excess packaging materials and overall package sizes, leading to related reductions in fuel use, vehicle emissions and transportation costs."

At SolvingMaze, we are committed to streamlining order fulfillment for retailers and manufacturers. Our advanced shipping calculator helps our customers pack and dispatch orders efficiently by reducing wasted space in packaging. The calculator accepts the weight and dimension of products and returns packing information such as what items should go into which boxes as well as shipping rates. The calculator can be integrated to any shopping cart, ERP or WMS systems through our easy-to-use API web services. Our technology provides an effective solution to mitigate rising shipping costs and dimensional weight pricing by couriers.