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UPS applies an additional handling surcharge on top of their base transportation charges to large packages that cannot go through the normal process and need

In 2021, FedEx and UPS introduced zone pricing for Additional Handling costs, diverging from their previously uniform cost across all zones. By January 2024, once

FedEx applies an additional handling surcharge on top of their base transportation charges to large packages that cannot go through the normal process and need

Is it just me, or do Managed Transportation and Transportation Cost Management sound a lot like the same thing? It isn’t just you. A lot

The Grinch may have stolen Christmas, but apparently he’s the least of your worries when it comes to keeping your shipments secure this holiday season

The General Rate Increase (GRI) or as I like to call it, the Annual Small Package Shipping Cost Increase (ASPSCI) has come and gone. I

What is a GRI?

A General Rate Increase, also known as a GRI, is basically an annual increase to your small package shipping costs. The national carriers like UPS

Sometimes the only good thing you can say about a month is that it’s over. Just ask Estes Express, which spent much of October recovering

Don’t just carve a turkey. Carve out some time to read the latest TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index, which is chock-full of notable findings like these.

Each year, we have to charge my customers a lot more for holiday parcel delivery than we did the year before – and we’re concerned

If the early bird gets the worm, you might want to send FedEx a whole can of them. On August 29, the carrier shared plans

We’ve been hearing a lot of reports that suggest this year’s peak season could wind up being a bit “eh” for many businesses. What’s your

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THEY SAID IT

Notable Quotes From Around The Industry

"Regardless of who wins in November, we can expect to see an activist industrial policy stance and continued or increased tariffs. Both candidates’ platforms will have massive effects on global supply chains, and changes could happen very quickly, so it pays to prepare and enable business agility.”

- Alex Saric, Ivalua CEO, in Logistics Management