If your company ships UPS, you understand the impact UPS fuel surcharge has on shipping expenses. The calculation is a percentage of the base rate and adds to the charges of each package. As a result, it covers additional fuel costs and keeps UPS profitable, even when fuel price rises. What is…
FedEx and UPS fuel surcharges are at an all-time high. By the time this blog is live, the fuel surcharge will be even higher. UPS express fuel surcharge is 22.75%, and the ground is 18% as of June 13, 2022. FedEx express fuel surcharge is 22.75%, and the ground is…
Does your company ship with FedEx? You know FedEx fuel surcharges and understand these additional costs of transportation impact profitability. Accordingly, a fuel surcharge is an extra fee to cover the fluctuating fuel cost. The calculation is a percentage of the base rate and is additional to the price of…
FedEx surcharge fees can account for a large portion of a company’s shipping costs each year. These other charges are also called accessorial fees and consequently increase each year. Thus, we have decided to keep a running tab on the surcharge price history. As a rule, the cost of all…
We get many calls and chats each month when a FedEx shipper sees this charge on a FedEx invoice. Often, they see “NDOC P/U” yet, have no clue what this is. To summarize, these charges are non-document pickup charges. This is a charge when someone contacts FedEx to have the…
