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On Thursday July 23rd UPS made an announcement back tracking on the decreases they made on June 23rd. This announcement increases the surcharge amount for shipments from China up to what it was [...]

The impact of COVID-19 from the perspective of the small parcel shipping market has been to accelerate a trend that was already occurring — which is the growth of ecommerce and the resultant [...]

From the UPS website: As previously announced, one or more Peak Surcharges apply to certain international shipments and U.S. domestic packages. Effective June 28, 2020 until further notice, the [...]

FedEx has announced the following rate changes which will go into effect June 8, 2020. From the FedEx website: FedEx is an essential business keeping commerce moving and delivering critical [...]

UPS has made the following announcement regarding additional Peak Season Surcharges that will go into effect May 31, 2020. From the UPS website: Peak Surcharge – Applied to UPS® Ground [...]

UPS has made the following announcement regarding the Peak Season Surcharges that went into effect on April 12, 2020. The forthcoming percentage increases to the existing surcharges are [...]

Rising small parcel shipping costs have many companies searching for ways to reduce spend in this key delivery mode. For many shippers, this has led them to use a combination of carriers to build [...]

On Monday, September 23rd, UPS made a service announcement regarding a new product: UPS Simple Rate. You can read more on the UPS website – here. UPS Simple Rate is a flat-rate service for [...]

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All shippers, from small businesses to ecommerce giants, have a lot at stake with their small parcel service agreements. And heightened expectations for faster delivery from customers of all [...]