Announcement: ShipRx's 2025 General Rate Increase Report
Download NowThe most significant change to less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping since the ‘80s happened in July, and the results could drastically increase your shipping spend. Updates to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) have changed how thousands of commodities are classified, impacting every facet of LTL shipping— including LTL freight rating, quoting, and billing.
Shippers and shoppers alike are scrambling to understand new tariffs on imported goods, and in the midst of the confusion, UPS is adding surcharges on imports and exports during the peak holiday shipping season.
FedEx has announced its 2026 general rate increase, and, like in 2025, the carrier is increasing its rates by an average of 5.9%. What was a shocking rate hike in 2022 is now the norm (barring the unprecedented 6.9% jump in 2023).
UPS has teamed up with American Express to attract small-and medium-sized businesses by offering big savings through the American Express Business Suite.