FedEx announced an increase to certain peak charge amounts as its response to the global pandemic continues. The charges being increased at this time have been in place and un-changed since April 6th, 2020. The changes include increases for U.S.[…]

To the surprise of no one, UPS® has announced the continuation of its 2020 Peak Surcharges. This follows the recent, similar extension by FedEx®. Below are the details of the UPS announcement, with some important contrasts noted:

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.

FedEx has announced the continuation of its 2020 Peak Surcharges for Oversize, Additional Handling, and Smartpost past the previously-scheduled end date of January 18, 2021. While the surcharges are not as high as the Peak Season Surcharges, the[…]

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 announced it will institute rate increases for this service in[…]

The use of crowdsourcing for small parcel delivery is one of the latest trends in the industry. And, it just may be the one way large online retailers can keep up with the service and delivery performance of their biggest competitor — Amazon. While[…]

UPS announced new Peak Season Surcharges with some beginning as early as October 4, 2020, and ending January 16, 2021. Not surprisingly, the surcharges are focused on Residential and Large-sized deliveries.

The big unknown in any question about what small parcel shippers should expect in the “new normal” is, of course, how will COVID continue to impact customer behavior and the carriers’ ability to operate in the future.

On Thursday July 23rd UPS made an update announcement back tracking on the decreases they made a month earlier.

Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, the small parcel shipping industry has been front and center to its impact. In addition to creating shifts in how carriers, FedEx and UPS must operate their delivery networks, COVID-19 has impacted[…]