Blog: News You Can Use

Let's review the announcements for the quick takeaways and then unpack the details!

Takeaway: Holiday Shipping

FedEx^® will not be applying additional holiday residential surcharges this season but there will be surcharges on packages that are oversized or require additional...

Quick takeaways

• UPS® will not be applying additional peak surcharges for residential deliveries during the 2019 holiday season.
• They will be applying peak surcharges for "large packages", over-maximum limit packages and those requiring additional handling.

What does this mean for your...

Big news for shippers of all sizes: Starting in January 2020 the UPS will deliver packages on Sunday.

This announcement came late last month and follows a similar announcement by FedEx who announced in May that they would begin extending their service to seven days a week next year. Per UPS,...

We buy online every day, regardless if it is a weekend or not! FedEx president COO Raj Subramaniam said in last week’s interview with CNBC, that FedEx wants to meet that 24/7 need with seven-day delivery service starting in January 2020.

You heard that right, FedEx will now begin delivering on...

UPS just announced that their new shipping rates will go into effect shortly after the holiday season on December 26, 2018.  On average UPS rates will go up 4.9% for Ground, Air and International services, just like their counterpart FedEx, whose rates are scheduled to go into effect January...

Navigate the New Mailing and Shipping Prices

On Tuesday, November 13th, the PRC (Postal Regulatory Commission) approved the proposed USPS^® postage rates. Changes to the cost of postage stamps, Certified Mail^®, Priority Mail^®, and more, will go into effect January 27, but your business can start...

On the heels of the recent USPS^® postal rate change—that increased First-Class Mail stamps by a record 10%—is FedEx®, making rate changes of their own. FedEx is increasing the rates of two of their main services, FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery, by an average of 4.9%.

This incremental...

The USPS filed their mailing and shipping rate changes on October 10, 2018, to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). These changes—affecting everything from First-Class Mail^® to Priority Mail^®—will be reviewed for approval by the PRC before they are scheduled to take effect on January 27,...