Why Are UPS & FDX Increasing Fuel Surcharges While Fuel Costs Are Dropping?
Why Are UPS & FDX Increasing Fuel Surcharges While Fuel Costs Are Dropping? Have They Crossed a Line, and Does Anybody Care? At Shipware we regularly post information...
UPS’s 2025 General Rate Increase (GRI) Explained: What You Need to Know
UPS announced an average net increase of 5.9% for their 2025 General Rate Increase (GRI), once again matching rival FedEx. While the FedEx increases are effective January 6, 2025,...
FedEx’s 2025 General Rate Increase (GRI) Explained: What You Need to Know
FedEx has announced a 5.9% 2025 General Rate Increase (GRI) that will take effect on January 6, 2025. UPS has not yet announced its General Rate Increase, but you...
FedEx Announces 2024 Peak Season Surcharges: Shippers, Here’s What You Need to Know
Shippers, FedEx has released its peak season surcharges. Additional Handling, Oversize, and Ground Unauthorized peak season surcharges will be in effect from September 30, 2024 to January 19, 2025....
UPS Announces 2024 Peak Season Surcharges
Shippers! UPS has released its peak season surcharges. Additional Handling, Large Package, and Over Max Limits peak surcharges will be in effect from Sept 29, 2024, to Jan 18,...
USPS 2022 Price Increase & Impact on Shippers
Written By Gordon Glazer Senior Consultant, USPS Specialist, Shipware, LLC USPS announced a general USPS rate increase for shipping services to take effect on January 9, 2022. This year’s changes come...
FedEx 2022 General Rate Increase: 6 Key Takeaways
By Keith Myers, Sr. Consultant, Shipware This article first appeared in PARCEL on September 22, 2021. Effective January 3, 2022, FedEx Express (Domestic, US Export and US Import), FedEx...
FedEx 2021 General Rate Increase: 6 Key Takeaways
Written By Matt Bohn, Sr. Consultant, Shipware. Original content published on Parcel Industry. Effective January 4, 2021, FedEx Express (Domestic, US Export and US Import), FedEx Ground, and FedEx...
UPS Announces 2020 General Rate Increases (GRI)
Effective December 29, 2019, UPS Ground, UPS Air and International services rates will increase by an average of 4.9%. Keep in mind that there is often a discrepancy between...
UPS Announces 2019 Rate Increases
Shipware Preliminary Analysis: What You Need to Know United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), will increase shipping rates effective December 26th, 2019 by an average of 4.9% for UPS Ground,...