by Timothy Binkis | FedEx, Industry News, Rate Increases
On Friday September 13th, FedEx announced that their 2025 General Rate Increase (GRI) average would be 5.9%. This is in line with the average GRI increase that they, and UPS had announced for 2024. Shippers are anxiously awaiting UPS’s announcement of their 2025...
by Timothy Binkis | Contract Negotiations, Parcel, Rate Increases, Reducing Transportation Costs
For the past several months, a lot of our posts have taken on a bit of a Medical theme. We have been preaching about the need for Shippers to schedule a “Check Up” with us to help ensure that their Transportation and Logistics programs are healthy. Our...
by Oliver Nodjoumi | Rate Increases, USPS
The U.S. Postal Service has proposed temporary price increases for certain package services during the 2024 peak holiday season. These adjustments, set to take effect on October 6, 2024, and lasting through January 19, 2025, will impact commercial and retail customers...
by Timothy Binkis | FedEx, Industry News, Parcel, Rate Increases, Supply Chain, UPS
So, as the summer starts to wind down, the vacation season is over, and the kids are back in school, it can only mean one thing. It’s time for transportation experts to start focusing on their upcoming peak shipping season and 2025 budgets. Based on what has...
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