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What Are General Rate Increases in Shipping & What Should Enterprises Know?

Intelligent Audit

In modern freight transportation services, GRI stands for General Rate Increase. As a shipper, it’s impossible to avoid rate increases at times, and while freight invoice audits help to catch errors, not knowing the facts behind GRIs will only open the doors to risk. FedEx Freight shipping rates will increase by an average of 4.9%

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

by which a commodity is produced and distributed: the companies, materials, and systems involved in manufacturing and delivering goods). A rise in cargo volumes and idling empty containers led the port to propose a dwell fee in August in hopes it would speed throughput. FedEx customers in US face earlier holiday deadlines.