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Sourcing Journal: UPS, FedEx Discounts Reach ‘Unprecedented’ Levels to Attract SMBs
The Q3 TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index said the period’s ground parcel rate per package was the lowest it had been since Q4 2021.
Wall Street Journal: FedEx and UPS Locked in Price War to Lure Small Businesses
Package rivals are chasing smaller customers in an effort to win market share ahead of a shorter holiday season.
DC Velocity: Parcel express market confronts a shifting landscape
The nation’s leading parcel carriers are struggling to evolve as costs rise, the market fragments, competition intensifies, and consumers trade down to slower, lower-revenue delivery
Trucking Dive: Pricing, demand to stay lackluster for rest of year, analysts say
Pricing is expected to remain relatively flat for LTL and truckload rates in Q4, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index.
Supply Chain Dive: UPS, FedEx shipping discounts counter growing surcharges
Per-package ground parcel rates reached their lowest levels since 2021, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index.
Reuters: UPS seen grappling with hit from cheap deliveries ahead of key holiday season
Wall Street expects United Parcel Service to report a rise in adjusted quarterly profit on Thursday, even as concern mounts over stubbornly soft demand for
Journal of Commerce: Hurricanes not seen as truckload pricing catalyst despite relief demand
As damage from Helene and Milton is being tallied, logistics experts say the storms won’t do much to accelerate spot and contract truckload pricing in
Food Logistics: How Cold Chain Navigates the Unpredictable While Innovating for the Future
Most experts project 2025 to be much like how it was in 2024—navigating the unpredictable while innovating for the future. Here’s why.
