John Howard

UPS has announced their 2021 GRI on SurePost, the second rate increase for SurePost packages since October of this year which saw a $.24 rate hike.

As expected, UPS has announced its GRI for 2021. The following are details as presented on the UPS website.

UPS has made a short and to-the-point announcement regarding a rate increase for SurePost. Of note is that this increase will be in place for the upcoming peak shipping season. The increase will impact many B2C shippers during their busiest time of[…]

Do you ever really know that you’re not spending too much when you negotiate a freight or small parcel agreement? When you come out of a rate negotiation, there’s often that niggling feeling that you have left some money on the table. Carriers do a[…]

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On August 9, 2019, UPS announced a rate change concerning International Export Fuel surcharges. The announcement states that UPS will increase the International Export Fuel Surcharge 1.0% for all thresholds starting on August 26. This follows the[…]