Peak season pain looms for FedEx, UPS shippers
Higher costs could cut deep this holiday.
Higher costs could cut deep this holiday.
Ignore heavy-goods returns at your own peril, experts warn retailers.
Truckload volumes and rates may have plateaued…for now.
FedEx Direct’s Standard and Premium services now serve 90% of US.
The U.S. government is coordinating with the private sector how to quickly deliver a COVID-19 vaccine, but under one scenario officials are contemplating the military could deploy giant cargo planes to carry refrigerated trucks full of vaccines.
Shares soar after hours.
Accessorial charges also to climb on dozens of services.
FedEx’s SenseAware ID will provide precise location tracking for COVID-19-related medical supplies and other critical shipments.
Company to open 100 buildings this month as demand spikes.
E-commerce delivery times during the holidays might not make the “nice” list with this year’s soaring online purchases.
To read the full article, click here.
Increases go into effect Oct. 18.
Company takes swipe at `opaque’ levies imposed by FedEx, UPS.
eBay sellers to have access to broader range of UPS services through integration initiative.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, shippers learn they can expect to pay much more this holiday. Plus, hair testing for drugs is closer to reality, and a new partnership aims to put 1,000 autonomous vehicles on the road.
FedEx and UPS prepare to slam their largest customers with big-time peak-season surcharges.
LTL and parcel networks slowly restore service with the hurricane way to the north.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, the FreightWaves Carrier Summit began on Wednesday; a new upstart wants to dig deeper into supply chains; and FedEx sets peak season shipping charges.
FedEx imposes peak season surcharges and takes different tack than UPS.
DeJoy affirms plenty of capacity for handling presidential election mail-in ballots.