Many shippers open their weekly UPS invoices to find a few surprises in the form of a UPS large package surcharge. Therefore, we are going to examine this surcharge in more detail. What is a large package surcharge? What is the cost? How can we negate the charge to lower…
In June 2018, UPS increased a few surcharges and announced a new shipping charge correction audit fee. A UPS audit fee will be charged when the average shipping charge correction during a week exceeds $2.00 per package, subject to a shipping charge correction. This Shipping Charge Correction Audit Fee does…
The FedEx oversize charge for many shippers is a shipping expense that cannot be avoided. Many shippers are unaware of these charges until they appear on a FedEx invoice. Let’s look at the definition of the FedEx oversize charge, the price of the FedEx oversize charge, and FedEx peak season oversize charges….
Does your company ship with FedEx? You know FedEx fuel surcharges and understand these additional costs of transportation impact profitability. The FedEx Fuel Surcharge is an additional charge applied by FedEx to its shipping rates to adjust for the varying costs of fuel. Both ground and air shipping services can…
As with all vendors, FedEx and UPS require prompt payment. The current FedEx late fee is 9.9%, and the UPS late fee is 9.9%. However, UPS will increase the late payment fee to 9.8% and apply fees to check payments and paper invoices. Let’s dive into these additional shipping fees….
