Effective Jan. 24, FedEx Corp. will begin levying delivery surcharges on harder-to-process shipments based on the distance they travel, joining rival UPS Inc. in imposing another layer of costly fees on customers whose parcels require some form of special handling.
FedEx (NYSE: FDX) and UPS (NYSE: UPS) have long slapped surcharges on parcels whose weight or dimensions make it difficult, if not impossible, to move through the labyrinth of conveyors that most parcels traverse. However, the amount...
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