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More parcel shippers likely to get caught in delivery surcharge net

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Every year, UPS Inc., FedEx Corp. and some regional parcel delivery carriers adjust the number of...

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Uber Connect expands into returns shipping

Uber Connect, the local package delivery business of Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER), said Wednesday it has begun offering a service to handle returns.

Under the service, called Return a Package, an Uber driver will pick up sealed and prepaid packages at a customer location and drop them off at a local post office or FedEx Corp. or UPS Inc. location. Uber charges a $5 flat fee for up to five packages tendered at a time or a $3 fee for Uber One members.

The service is available in the nearly...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uber-connect-expands-into-returns-shipping

Postal Service proposes to unify ground-delivery products

The U.S. Postal Service formally proposed on Wednesday to combine three of its ground parcel delivery products into a single offering that it said will simplify the delivery experience for shippers.

The proposed offering will incorporate the Postal Service’s Retail Ground and Parcel Select Ground products, in which parcels weighing up to 70 pounds are shipped with two- to five-day transit times, with its First Class Package Service (FCPS), which covers shipments weighing up to 1 pound and has a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/postal-service-proposes-to-unify-ground-delivery-products

Vice likely to tighten around UPS shippers in 2022

Evidence is mounting that 2022 could be an annus horribilis for UPS Inc. shippers.

Atlanta-based UPS (NYSE: UPS) said last week it will raise its 2022 U.S. tariff, or published, rates by 5.9%, effective the day after Christmas. However, the increase affects a small slice of UPS’ customer base that ships retail without a contract. The story will be much different for the larger universe of shippers that work with the giant carrier on a contractual basis.

What’s more, Matt Bohn, senior consultant...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/vice-likely-to-tighten-around-ups-shippers-in-2022

UPS pushes back residential delivery commitment time for Next-Day Air Service

Brown-tails of UPS planes in a row at airport.

UPS Inc. has pushed back its delivery commitment times for Next Day Air service to certain residential locations to noon from 10:30 a.m., effective October 18, the company said in a note on its website.

The change will remain in effect until further notice, UPS (NYSE:UPS) said. It is unclear when the note was posted.

The affected residential locations will be those with “typical” delivery times of 10:30 a.m., UPS said. All service guarantees will be based on the revised delivery commitment times,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ups-pushes-back-residential-delivery-commitment-time-for-next-day-air-service

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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