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In a year that saw a lot of disruption and pricing volatility in the small parcel marketplace, no one wanted two more confusing and vague carrier General Rate Increase announcements to top it [...]

In mid-September, FedEx announced its standard 4.9% annual General Rate Increase. Not included was mention of changes to FedEx SmartPost rates — but the small parcel carrier has recently [...]

The 2021 General Rate Increase (GRI) by UPS will hopefully be the last major rate announcement small parcel shippers face when figuring their costs in 2020. It’s been a chaotic and busy [...]

As expected, UPS has announced its GRI for 2021. The following are details as presented on the UPS website. Effective December 27, 2020, the published rates for our services will increase. This [...]

To the surprise of no one, FedEx announced an increase to its rates by 4.9% to 5.9% on many services. These changes take effect beginning January 4, 2021. The 2021 FedEx GRI will impact FedEx’s [...]

It’s that time of year again. FedEx has announced an increase to its rates by 4.9% to 5.9% on many services, beginning January 4, 2021. Of course, Transportation Impact is hard at work analyzing [...]

UPS has announced its 2020 GRI. And as I type, our expert analysts are dissecting what the increases will mean in the real world. Our deep-dive analysis (the best and most thorough in the [...]

With little time left before the new year, or for shippers to plan, UPS has announced its GRI for 2019. The overall rate increase of 4.9% takes effect on December 26, 2018. The announcement comes [...]

As is the custom this time of year, FedEx has announced its annual GRI. The parcel shipping provider will be charging more for its Express, Ground, and Freight Services. The following new rates [...]