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UPS to hike US diesel surcharges under adjusted formula

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UPS Inc. has raised its fuel surcharge on its U.S. ground parcel and SurePost delivery services by...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ups-to-hike-us-diesel-surcharges-under-adjusted-formula

OSM Worldwide to avoid peak-season parcel-delivery surcharges

OSM Worldwide, which dubs itself the nation’s fifth-largest e-commerce parcel delivery provider, said Tuesday it will not impose peak-season delivery surcharges.

OSM joins delivery providers such as Veho and AxleHire to not impose any delivery surcharges this holiday season.

Chicago-based OSM is a postal work-share provider, meaning that it aggregates packages for induction into the Postal Service’s transport infrastructure for residential deliveries. OSM uses the Postal Service’s Parcel Select...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/osm-worldwide-to-avoid-peak-season-parcel-delivery-surcharges

5 things to know with the UPS-Teamsters clock ticking

Time is running short for a handshake agreement to avert a nationwide Teamsters union strike against UPS Inc. threatened for Aug. 1. Talks broke off July 5 and will resume next week. Shippers that haven’t made contingencies could be up against the wall. Some will simply brace for service disruptions and undelivered packages, which could take weeks to sort out even if a strike is relatively short.

“For shippers who have done little or no planning, it’s too late,” said Nate Skiver, founder of LPF...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/5-things-to-know-with-the-ups-teamsters-clock-ticking

FedEx sets March 31 deadline to prioritize UPS volumes in event of Teamsters strike

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FedEx Corp. has told rival UPS Inc.’s customers that any business FedEx onboards by March 31 will...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fedex-sets-march-31-deadline-to-prioritize-ups-volumes-in-event-of-teamsters-strike

UPS to boost SurePost rates 5.9% on average

UPS Inc. said it will raise rates by 5.9%, effective Dec. 26, on its SurePost product, in which UPS inducts parcels deep into the U.S. Postal Service network for final-mile postal deliveries to residences nationwide.

According to information posted Wednesday on the company’s (NYSE: UPS) website, UPS will impose a 5.9% increase, on average, on deliveries of parcels weighing between 1 and 9 pounds. Delivery rates on parcels weighing between 1 and 5 pounds, which represents much of the e-commerce...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ups-to-boost-surepost-rates-59-on-average

Where’s my parcel refund? Don’t hold your breath

FedEx and UPS delivery vans.

In late March 2020, with the country and much of the economy in lockdown as the coronavirus took hold, FedEx Corp. and UPS Inc. suspended long-standing programs to refund shipping charges for late or missed deliveries guaranteed to arrive at specific times. The carriers explained they could no longer guarantee on-time deliveries given the unexpected avalanche of e-commerce delivery demand they were struggling with.

Nearly 21 months later, only a subset of the carriers’ refund programs have been...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/wheres-my-parcel-refund-dont-hold-your-breath

Postal Service wishes e-commerce shippers happy holidays — until Jan. 9

Once e-commerce shippers using the U.S. Postal Service plow through the frenzied holiday delivery season, they will face a slew of 2022 rate increases that for some parts of the agency’s shipping portfolio will be significantly higher than current prices.

The Postal Service said Friday that it expects to deliver 850 million to 950 million packages over the holiday season, which runs from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day. The agency said it will expand its Sunday delivery network, effective Nov....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/postal-service-wishes-e-commerce-shippers-happy-holidays-until-jan-9

Does Amazon need a separate network to court outside shippers?

In April 2020, already struggling with deliveries of e-commerce volumes of an unforeseen magnitude, Amazon.com Inc. said it would suspend a pilot program in the U.S. designed to deliver non-Amazon packages. The program, which was shut down that June, has not been restarted, and the company has not said publicly that it will be.

Various experts have said that a reboot will occur over the next one to two years as Amazon Logistics, Amazon’s delivery arm, dramatically expands its air and ground...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/does-amazon-need-a-separate-network-to-court-outside-shippers

Combining Roadie with UPS — Great Quarter, Guys

Great Quarter Guys 11/17

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UPS just announced its acquisition of Roadie in a move that Andrew Cox thinks is similar to the Knight-Swift and AAA Cooper merger. Cox dives into this acquisition and other top stories with FreightWaves Lead Economist...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/combining-roadie-with-ups-great-quarter-guys

Do parcel consultants deliver value?

For parcel shippers, managing their own affairs with industry giants FedEx Corp. and UPS Inc. can be akin to bringing a knife to a gunfight. The mega-carriers have unmatched resources and knowledge, and bring them to battle every day. Even big shippers with deep pockets and decades of experience are too consumed with running their businesses to effectively oversee their day-to-day carrier relationships. Because most contracts run three years, it’s easy for shippers to let key issues fall...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/consultants-are-the-parcel-shippers-cavalry

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