Policy Engagement
Provide policymakers and industry institutions with practical input based on real transportation and commerce operations.
PARCEL • FREIGHT • POLICY • TECHNOLOGY
Policy grounded in how commerce actually moves.
The Parcel & Freight Policy Council brings together transportation, technology, and commerce leaders to address the policies and operating standards that shape parcel and freight networks.
We turn complex industry issues into practical, informed recommendations for carriers, regulators, technology providers, and the businesses they serve.
OUR MISSION
Advance practical public policy, technical standards, and industry collaboration across the parcel and freight ecosystem.
We provide a forum for members to identify shared challenges, develop informed positions, and engage constructively with carriers, regulators, and other industry stakeholders. Our work focuses on reducing unnecessary friction, improving interoperability, and supporting reliable, competitive transportation networks.
ABOUT THE COUNCIL
Transportation runs on networks. Commerce runs on connections.
Modern transportation depends on more than physical networks. It depends on the policies, data standards, commercial rules, and technology connections that allow shippers, platforms, carriers, and customers to work together.
PFPC represents organizations operating across that connected ecosystem. Our members bring direct experience in parcel shipping, freight transportation, logistics technology, e-commerce, fulfillment, and related services.
The Council evolved from the Association for the Advancement of Shipping Label Technology. PFPC retains that technical foundation while expanding its scope to encompass the wider parcel and freight policy environment.
OUR WORK
Turning complexity into practical industry action.
Technical & Operating Standards
Support clear, interoperable standards that help carriers, technology providers, logistics operators, and shippers connect efficiently.
Regulatory Readiness
Help members understand emerging requirements, identify unintended operating consequences, and develop responsible implementation approaches.
Industry Coordination
Bring together stakeholders with different roles but shared dependencies to address issues no single company can resolve alone.
Education & Insight
Translate technical, regulatory, and commercial developments into useful information for industry decision-makers.
HOW WE WORK
Practicality
Policy should account for how transportation networks, technology platforms, and commercial operations function in practice.
Competition
Healthy parcel and freight markets depend on fair access, informed choice, and the ability to compete and innovate.
Interoperability
Clear standards and effective data exchange reduce friction across the transportation ecosystem.
Constructive Engagement
Durable policy comes from direct, informed dialogue among government and industry stakeholders.
Accountability
The Council develops positions through defined governance, informed member participation, and clear responsibility for its work.
LEADERSHIP
FOUNDER & PRESIDENT
Matthew Varner
Matthew founded the Council's predecessor organization to advance practical standards and interoperability across the shipping technology ecosystem. As President of PFPC, he leads the Council's expansion into the broader policy, technical, and operating issues that shape parcel and freight transportation.
MEMBERSHIP
Help shape practical parcel and freight policy.
PFPC membership is intended for organizations with direct experience in parcel, freight, logistics, transportation technology, e-commerce, fulfillment, and related services.
Members may participate in policy development, technical discussions, industry working groups, and engagement with relevant public and private institutions.
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