Mar 11, 2025 · 2 min read

UPS Fuel Surcharge Increases and Other Sneaky Fees

UPS is increasing fuel surcharge calculations by 50 basis points. It's also adding several other fees that could affect your monthly payments.

James Founding Partner

Mar 4, 2025 · 2 min read

Amazon's LTL Ambitions: Is 2026 the Year Shipping Changes Forever?

Amazon is reportedly gearing up to launch a Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) shipping service in the US by 2026. This comes on the heels of LTL programs abroad— first in the UK and later in Germany.

Brittany ShipRx Contributer

Feb 25, 2025 · 2 min read

Plane Crashes, Winter Storms, and Flooding (Oh My!)

As winter weather makes travel difficult for all of us, so too does it make on-time delivery problematic for parcel carriers. How does this impact their guarantees?

Todd ShipRx Partner

Feb 18, 2025 · 2 min read

Postmaster DeJoy - We Hardly Knew Ye

5 years into his 10-year restructuring plan, US Postmaster Louis DeJoy announced his resignation

Mike ShipRx Partner

Feb 11, 2025 · 2 min read

UPS Cuts Amazon Volume By 50%

UPS and Amazon have reached an agreement whereby UPS will reduce the number of packages it accepts from Amazon by 50%

James Founding Partner

Feb 4, 2025 · 2 min read

Experts Predict Lower Shipping Costs in 2025 - Will Yours?

FedEx and UPS both just raised their rates, so why are experts predicting that ground shipping costs will decrease?

Brittany ShipRx Contributer

Jan 21, 2025 · 2 min read

USPS takes on FedEx and UPS with Next Day priority service

In a January 6, 2025, industry alert titled The Postal Service: Delivering More in 2025, the United States Postal Service introduced Next Day Priority, a service that will reach 87% of the U.S. population, or nearly 300 million people each day.

Todd ShipRx Partner

Jan 14, 2025 · 2 min read

FedEx aims for growth: Are you in their target?

In the FedEx Q2 2025 earnings report call, EVP and Chief Customer Officer Brie Carere shared that the carrier will prioritize growth in four main areas: B2B for healthcare and automotive, domestic e-commerce, global airfreight, and Europe.

Mike ShipRx Partner

Jan 7, 2025 · 2 min read

New Year, New FedEx Freight

In its Q2 2025 earnings call on December 19, FedEx leadership announced that the company would be splitting FedEx Freight from the parcel side of the company, creating a new, publicly traded company within the next 18 months.

James Founding Partner