Both UPS and FedEx are raising their rates by 5.9% for 2022. The general price increase (GPI) aka “General Rate Increase” or “GRI” is an annual carrier “tradition,” so it should come as a surprise to absolutely no one that shippers will once again be forced to adjust to even higher shipping costs. If you’re a UPS or FedEx customer, the only constant...
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2021
Dec 06
2021
UPS & FedEx Take a Hardline Stance With Their Customers
Posted: Dec 06, 2021
UPS and FedEx have always been willing to meet their customers’ expectations - or at a minimum - they’ve always been willing to hear them out and address certain customer requests for discounts or better rates as a means to maintain a solid client-vendor relationship. But the dynamic between carriers and shippers has changed drasticall...
Continue ReadingNov 23
2021
UPS Next Day Air Residential Delivery Commitment Time Change
Posted: Nov 23, 2021
Businesses that rely on UPS and/or FedEx have ridden a roller coaster of change over the past 18+ months. In that time, both carriers waived their service guarantees...
Continue ReadingNov 04
2021
UPS Sets Record Profits for a Year...in 9 Months
Posted: Nov 04, 2021
UPS recently announced they had their most profitable year ever - and there’s still a quarter of the year remaining! In just 9 months, “UPS has generated more operating profit than any full year in our history,” according to UPS CEO Carol Tome. Let that sink in the next time you’re paying your UPS invoices. ...
Continue ReadingOct 25
2021
UPS, FedEx & DHL Invoicing Costs
Posted: Oct 25, 2021
Looking for ways to reduce shipping expenses but not sure where to start? Lojistic’s free cost savings automation and analytics platform automatically identifies cost reduction opportunities for UPS, FedEx and DHL shippers. Whether it's through ...
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