UPS has announced an average general rate increase of 5.9% that will go into effect December 26, 2023. Noteworthy is that the increases are generally smaller than in last year’s GRIs, while being similar in many ways to FedEx’s upcoming…
The wait is over. UPS has finally published the details of its 2024 GRI several weeks after it ‘prepped’ the market by announcing a headline average increase of 5.9%. The TransImpact experts are on lockdown working on our usual deep-dive…
FedEx has announced its annual Demand (a.k.a. Peak) Surcharges that will last into January 2024. You can read the full announcement on the carrier’s website – here. The following are some key highlights: In 2022, Peak Season charges were in…
UPS has announced its annual Demand (a.k.a. Peak) Surcharges that will extend into January 2024. You can read the full announcement on the carrier’s website: here. The following are some key highlights: UPS, unlike FedEx, has kept demand surcharges in…
In the first of what will be many small parcel carrier announcements over the coming months, FedEx stated it will begin charging its seasonal “Demand Surcharges” on October 4, with additional charges and higher amounts building throughout the peak holiday…
The TransImpact team is at it again. Using our market-leading knowledge, historical pricing trends, and cutting-edge data modeling software, we’re ready to present our annual GRI predictions. Here’s a preview: For many companies, the annual GRI announcements from FedEx and…
The US Postal Service recently launched a new service: USPS Ground Advantage…
With both sides still not returning to the bargaining table, the industry remains on edge…
With less than three weeks until the current labor agreement expires, the negotiations between UPS and the Teamsters appear to be at a standstill. Both sides walked away from the table last week with no additional talks scheduled. Based on…
Running a business and shipping your parcels from the carrier service provider can be a hefty task, especially when you are shipping large volumes of parcels every year. You cannot go through every single parcel invoice each time searching for…
