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:

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 off. But here we are.

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[…]

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 year for shippers on many levels, one of the hardest parts[…]

Transportation Impact’s own EVP, Brian Byrd, was a recent guest on the eTrac Podcast: THE FINAL MILE. Brian discussed the state of parcel as we finish 2020 and head into 2021.

You thought UPS wouldn’t make any more changes to its Peak Season Surcharges this year, didn’t you? Well, they did and you should know what they are.

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As the small parcel shipping industry moves towards its busiest time of year, UPS continues to add new — and make rate changes to — several surcharges and fees. To everyone’s frustration, these types of adjustment have become common throughout the[…]