For all the complaints about UPS and FedEx rate increases and the constant drip of new fees and surcharges, some companies are as much (or more) to blame themselves for their high parcel shipping costs. How? They’re missing the clear…
Parcel shipping fraud will result in your company paying more for shipping than it should. Worse yet, you may not even realize it’s happening. Some forms of fraud are easy to spot, but others can go unnoticed for a long…
UPS has announced its annual Demand (a.k.a. Peak) Surcharges that will extend into January 2024. You can read the full announcement on the carrier’s website: here. The following are some key highlights: UPS, unlike FedEx, has kept demand surcharges in…
The US Postal Service recently launched a new service: USPS Ground Advantage…
With 2022’s peak shipping season and the start of the 2023 general rate increases (GRIs) behind us, most shippers are looking toward what’s to come for the rest of the year. And the thing most companies are thinking about when…
The first UPS and FedEx invoices of 2023 have started to arrive, and there is probably some sticker shock happening for many companies. The biggest reason is that the actual cost increase most shippers face from the GRIs is very…
With both the FedEx and UPS GRIs announced, companies can begin planning their logistics budgets for 2023. One part of that is understanding how your costs will change compared to last year — but more important is figuring out where…
Effective December 27, 2022, UPS is increasing SurePost rates by an average of 6.9% (in line with its previous GRI announcement for Domestic Services). Noteworthy is an increase to its Non-Machineable Charge ($4.20 per package). This charge is similar to…
UPS has announced an update to its Fuel Surcharge table effective October 31, 2022. Notable is that UPS has added a new fuel surcharge – International Ground Export Import Surcharge. This does not mean that certain packages were not getting…
If there ever was a holiday season for consumers to get their holiday shopping done early, this may be it. In the last year, supply chains have seen their share of labor challenges, including low unemployment rates that have made…
