FedEx has announced its 2024 General Rate Increase will be a 5.9% average across services effective January 1, 2024. However, the carrier indicated it will not provide the details of how base rates and fees will be changing until September…
The US Postal Service recently launched a new service: USPS Ground Advantage…
Effective logistics and cost-effective parcel contracts are paramount to any organization’s success in today’s fast-paced business ecosystem. Choosing the appropriate parcel contract negotiation services can efficiently impact your bottom line. In this informative blog, we will dive in and explore…
Supply chain management is the process of organizing and overseeing supply chain activities with the goal of achieving a competitive advantage. The core of any company’s operations, supply chain management involves everything from the acquisition of raw materials through to…
The first UPS and FedEx invoices of 2023 have started to arrive, and there is probably some sticker shock happening for many companies. The biggest reason is that the actual cost increase most shippers face from the GRIs is very…
There are a lot of names for describing the Ground delivery services from UPS and FedEx that (sometimes) rely on the USPS to make the final delivery. Regardless of what name you know UPS SurePost or FedEx Ground Delivery by,…
Ground is the most important service level for many shippers. The amount of increase companies will face from the FedEx and UPS 2023 GRIs will vary greatly depending on weights and zones, despite the headline average GRI increase of 6.9%.…
UPS has announced an update to its Fuel Surcharge table effective October 31, 2022. Notable is that UPS has added a new fuel surcharge – International Ground Export Import Surcharge. This does not mean that certain packages were not getting…
We’re excited to say that the team of experts at TransImpact is at it again this year and predicting the average GRI from FedEx® and UPS®. Keep reading to find out how much your rates are going up. But first,…
Following FedEx by a few weeks, UPS has announced a 2022 Peak/ Demand Surcharge. The following is from the carrier’s website (click to read the full announcement for details): “Peak/Demand Surcharge – Applied to UPS® Air Residential, UPS® Ground Residential…