Yesterday UPS announced the 2019 rate increases that will go into effect on the 26th of December, 2018. Accessorial charges are a large part of every shipper’s weekly billing. The rates for UPS ground and air will all increase an average of 4.9%. Below you will find the most of…
UPS once again is increasing more accessorial surcharge fees, this greater cost of transportation impacts your business’ daily operations. UPS is raising the additional handling fee from $ 12.00 to $ 19.00. This fee was only $8.50 in 2013 and $10.85 in 2017. This increase of $7.00 is the largest…
United Parcel Service Inc will begin charging an additional $150 on June 4, 2018, to handle oversized packages and an additional new charge for packages with mislabeled dimensions. Over maximum limit packages heavier than 150 pounds will increase from $500 to $650, a $150 increase. WHY IS UPS CHARGING YOU…
Looking ahead to 2018, it’s becoming increasingly clear how vital data is to a shipper’s business. Through data, you can identify how much you ship, when you ship and what your costs are for shipping in addition to identifying where opportunities are to save money on your parcel overhead –…
FedEx recently sent out an email to account holders to remind users that FedEx is not adding additional holiday residential surcharges as UPS is doing. However, there will be increased charges on Additional Handling, Oversize and Ground Unauthorized Surcharges during the holiday season to express and ground packages. You can expect…
What percentage of my shipping costs are made up of accessorial fees? Accessorial fee surcharges for additional, supplemental or value added services can easily account for up to 40 percent of your overall FedEx or UPS invoice costs. After doing some research with our own data, we found something…
FedEx and UPS both include accessorial fees, there is no getting around them. Accessorial charges have rate increases each year just as the general rates. Accessorial fee surcharges for additional, supplemental or value added services can easily account for up to 40 percent of your overall FedEx or UPS invoice costs. When…
Refund Retriever sponsors and attends many trade shows each year. Twice a year we have a table at the Independent Retailer Conference within ASD Las Vegas and we are repeatedly asked what can be done about all the “extra fees” on UPS and FedEx invoices. These extra fees…
UPS provides a variety of pickup options depending upon a shipper’s needs. Every shipper is different so it is helpful to know all the options that are available to busy UPS shippers. UPS is the only carrier that can pick up all package types (Ground, Air and International) with a…
FedEx and UPS have announced additional fees for packages shipped during these busy shipping seasons. FedEx will increase three surcharges and UPS will implement new peak season surcharges. UPS’s fees apply mainly to residential deliveries since they are inefficient due to homes being more spread out. FedEx The following…
United Parcel Service Inc. is now extending Ground service to Saturday in order to get your e-commerce packages delivered one businesss day earlier than before. Previously, packages that would have been delivered on Monday will now arrive on Saturday. Ground pickups on Saturday have the ability to be delivered on Monday….
FedEx has announced shipping rate and surcharge changes for 2017 that do not match those announced by UPS on September 1st. Effective January 2, 2017 FedEx will increase shipping rates as follows: FedEx Express will increase shipping rates by an average of 3.9% for US services UPS services will increase…
ASD Market Week is the most comprehensive business to business trade show that brings the world’s widest variety of retail merchandise together under one roof. ASD Market Week is held twice per year in Las Vegas and Refund Retriever will be there July 31, 2016 to August 3, 2016…
If you had visited the Refund Retriever booth at WooConf or Channel Advisor’s Catalyst this past year you had the chance to play a frustrating hook and ring game. It’s a fun little game we brought to provide some entertainment and we had a huge request from people to have…
Once again, FedEx and UPS are on the same page and both made changes for additional handling charges on ground packages. FedEx and UPS have increased their surcharges to include a handling fee on packages that are longer than 48 inches, as opposed to the previous 60 inch threshold. On…
When it comes to small parcel shipping using companies like FedEx and UPS, one addition to the bill that you may have noticed is fuel surcharge. The cost of fuel and transportation impact delivery companies greatly. Fuel runs their trucks, vans, and planes, so the surcharge was designed to help…
You have 100% confidence in your product. The price can’t be beat. Customer service is off the charts. You receive a customer’s order and prepare products for shipping. And then it happens…the shipping process begins, and this is where your control ends. Or does it? Shipping can easily make or…
The price of shipping keeps rising. On September 15th, FedEx announced its rates for 2016 are going up by an average of 4.9% for U.S. domestic, U.S. export and U.S. import services effective Monday, January 4, 2016. FedEx Express, FedEx One Rate® , FedEx® Retail Rates, FedEx Ground, FedEx Home…
How it works: Anytime a carrier (FedEx or UPS) is even one minute late with a shipment, you are entitled to a full refund. Take this very basic example: you send a next day package down to Texas that is scheduled for delivery by 3 PM. If that package arrives…
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