by Tony Nuzio | Rate Increases, Reducing Transportation Costs
If there’s one constant in logistics, it’s change — and lately, it feels like it’s happening faster than ever. Carriers are adjusting rates midyear, tweaking dimensional weight rules, and introducing new surcharges without much warning. Shippers who wait to react to...
by Timothy Binkis | FedEx, Industry News, Parcel, Rate Increases, UPS
A Strategic Addendum to the ICC 2025 FedEx and UPS Rate Increase Playbook. Now available to shippers and supply chain leaders. Hicksville, NY – September 16, 2025 – ICC Logistics Services, Inc., a prominent cost-reduction and optimization logistics firm, issued...
by Timothy Binkis | FedEx, Industry News, Parcel, Rate Increases
One Inch Could Cost You Thousands Dimensional weight pricing is shifting again, and if your team isn’t paying close attention, you may be facing unexpected cost increases in just a few weeks. Effective August 18, 2025, FedEx will implement a key change in how it...
by Oliver Nodjoumi | FedEx, Industry News, Rate Increases, UPS
Shipping Update — Effective June 9, 2025 Originally published in Logistics Strategies Substack Shipping costs are shifting again — quietly but significantly. As of June 9th, both FedEx and UPS have updated their fuel surcharge tables, affecting nearly every shipment...
by Oliver Nodjoumi | Industry News, Rate Increases, USPS
Rate increases ahead: USPS files for July changes – From Logistics Strategies on Substack The USPS has filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of a proposed 7.4% increase in mailing service prices, slated to take effect July 13, 2025, pending...
by Oliver Nodjoumi | Industry News, Rate Increases, Reducing Transportation Costs, UPS
Attention Shippers… In case you missed it, your UPS rates from China, Hong Kong and Macau are going up. That’s right, UPS implemented a new “Surge” fee this week. At some level this makes sense. UPS is always going to adjust prices to keep up with their cost...