Shipping Industry News

It’s that time of the year—FedEx recently announced its general rate increase (GRI). Effective January 4, 2027, the shipping giant will implement a 5.9% average general rate hike across all U.S. domestic, export, and import services.Prepare for the 2027 FedEx rate increase with key insights from the experts at Lojistic.VIEW OUR COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE...

New Carrier Performance Analytics in Lojistic lets you filter, sort, and drill into carrier data to spot trends, isolate issues, and improve reviews....

Amazon Shipping has announced its 2026 peak season demand surcharges, outlining per-package and handling fees across three holiday windows running from October 2026 to January 2027. Unlike some competitors, Amazon's peak pricing does not include separate volume-specific surcharges, basing fees instead on individual package characteristics. Shippers can prepare for these costs by utilizing platforms like Lojistic to compare carrier rates, track surcharges, and diversify their shipping networks....

Rate negotiation is usually the first move a shipper makes to lower freight costs, and it should be. But a better contract doesn't automatically mean lower costs across every shipment. Freight spend can still creep up through inefficient consolidation, the wrong mode, billing errors, and decisions made without enough data to see where money is...

Learn how FedEx and UPS peak season surcharges are calculated for 2025-2026, who’s impacted, and how to prepare for them with the Lojistic line of products....

For years, most parcel shippers have worked within a familiar carrier mix: UPS, FedEx, and USPS. Depending on the shipment, one carrier might offer the better rate, another might have the stronger service, and a third might make more sense for a particular zone or package profile.Amazon is making that decision more complicated.Amazon Shipping has...

Carrier Performance Analysis: The Metrics That Actually Move MarginAsk most shipping teams how their carriers are performing and you'll get one number back: on-time delivery percentage.It's a fine number. It's also the participation trophy of carrier metrics — nice to have, tells you almost nothing about whether you're winning.Because "the box showed up on Tuesday...

Are You Getting the Best Shipping Rates? Shipping costs are one of the largest expenses in your supply chain, but knowing whether you're getting the best rates isn't always straightforward. Now and then, new rate programs become available; contracts evolve, and carrier performance shifts. But the challenge for many shippers isn't just finding lower rates;...

Freight invoices contain numerous variables — contracted rates, freight classifications, fuel surcharges, and accessorial charges — that make billing errors common and difficult to detect, often resulting in silent overpayments across large shipment volumes. The most frequent error types include misclassifications, carrier reweighs, duplicate billing, quote-to-invoice mismatches, and recurring accessorial charges that signal underlying operational inefficiencies. A strong audit process validates every invoice against shipment records, contracted rates, and supporting documentation rather than simply checking whether totals appear reasonable. Automated freight auditing tools like +PAY by Lojistic improve on manual review by applying consistent standards across all shipments continuously, surfacing cost patterns that inform carrier negotiations and operational improvements beyond just recovering overcharges....

Parcel spend management is the ongoing process of tracking, auditing, and optimizing small parcel shipping costs across carriers, contracts, and surcharge programs — going well beyond simple invoice payment. Key cost drivers include surcharge creep, zone inflation, carrier diversification complexity, and contract terms that are negotiated but never enforced, all of which can cause spend to rise gradually without triggering obvious alerts. Effective programs combine automated invoice auditing, continuous accessorial analysis, and centralized carrier data to identify billing errors and operational inefficiencies before they compound. Shippers that build structured parcel spend management programs gain both immediate cost recoveries and long-term strategic leverage through better data for carrier negotiations and operational decisions....