If your shipping business relies on UPS to deliver packages (inbound or outbound) to operate, scale up, or even survive, you need to be prepared. The Teamster's current agreement expires on July 31, 2023. And while UPS CEO Carol Tomé says she believes that the company...
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UPS Large Package Surcharges in 2023: How to Lower Surcharge Fees
What is the UPS large package surcharge? UPS is actively trying to eliminate large, oversized shipments that are difficult to handle or process. They impose heavy fees called large package surcharges to cover the additional costs, time, and labor involved in storing...
How Amazon’s Buy With Prime is Competing with FedEx and UPS
In early January, Amazon announced the expansion of their “Buy with Prime” (Buy With Prime) service to all eligible U.S. retailers. The program, which first launched as an invite-only beta in April 2022: Permits retailers to offer shoppers browsing their website an...
The Impact of FedEx and UPS’s New Fees: Strategies for Managing Shipping Costs in 2023
Looking for a better explanation of the new FedEx and UPS fee changes for 2023? You’ve come to the right place. The general increase was one thing, but carriers continue changing service fees and guidelines that can be confusing and difficult to track. And some of...
How to Secure UPS, FedEx, and USPS Shipping Discounts
What Are Shipping Discounts? Shipping costs can significantly impact your bottom line. The world is buying online, and if you don’t have access to cheaper shipping, you can’t compete with other online businesses offering low-cost shipping. For this reason, many...
FedEx Ground vs. UPS Ground vs. USPS: Explained
FedEx Ground® FedEx Ground® is a day-certain service offered by FedEx that includes any parcels being shipped by road or rail. It provides an affordable shipping option for small and medium businesses. For as low as $10.80, customers can expect their packages to be...
UPS Supply Chain Solutions: Examples and Alternatives
What are UPS Supply Chain Solutions? UPS Supply Chain Solutions™ (UPS-SCS) is part of United Parcel Service of America, Inc. (UPS), offering warehousing and distribution, customs clearance, global freight forwarding, and other supply chain services. Its sophisticated...
2022 Holiday Shipping Deadlines
Ready or not, carriers have announced their holiday shipping deadlines for 2022! You don’t want to be the Grinch that stole Christmas, do ya? Use these shipping deadlines to ensure your customers get their gifts on time. FedEx 2022 Holiday Shipping Deadlines If...
What is a UPS Residential Surcharge?
As a shipper, you can request delivery to any address. However, when your packages are shipped to a residential area, shipping companies like UPS charge additional fees called a residential surcharge. These added fees cover the higher costs of delivering a single...
Do Fedex, USPS, UPS do Black Friday Mail Delivery?
What Is Black Friday? Black Friday is one of the busiest shopping days of the year in the United States, and falls on the day after Thanksgiving Day. Black Friday is a public holiday in some states and is considered by many to kick off the US holiday shopping season....