Shipping 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 data, we found something interesting. FedEx invoices consistently have a higher percentage of accessorial fees over similar-sized UPS invoices….
FedEx and UPS cost more due to 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….
UPS provides various UPS pick-up options depending upon a shipper’s needs. Every shipper is different, so knowing all the options available to busy UPS shippers is helpful. UPS is the only carrier that can pick up all package types (Ground, Air, and International) with a single driver and charges per…
You may have heard about the large cyber attack that affected computers all over the world on May 12, 2017, known as “Wanna Cry” (also known as “Wanna Crypt” and by other names). This affected universities, hospitals, and companies large and small all over the world (including our friends over…
UPS guarantees the on-time delivery of all Ground and Express packages, but not every shipment is on time. But, if UPS delivers your package just 60 seconds late, you are entitled to a 100 percent refund of the shipping charges. Let’s look at the UPS GSR waiver, also known as a…
