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Competing in a diverse parcel market

Cathy Roberson

Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. FedEx proved it could cut its way to profitability. Neither could UPS when it announced its Q4 earnings in January. UPS’ overall revenue for the quarter ending December 31 declined 7.8% However, what it could not do was to grow its business. billion. .

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

Intelligent Audit

To help your company keep total costs in check, this blog will dig into the fundamentals behind GRI shipping increases, what a GRI surcharge is and a few other things to know. This means most carriers choose to announce the rate increase on the first of the month so it takes effect the following month.

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Will the Inflation Reduction Act Reduce Supply Chain Costs?

Intelligent Audit

So How Did We End Up With Such High Inflation? The high demand also resulted in capacity shortages causing FedEx and UPS to restrict the number of trailers or other equipment to some shippers—further driving up inflation in trucking. For starters, blame the COVID pandemic.

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Snapshot of 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Part Four

Supply Chain Matters

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory. Background.

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FedEx Announces Peak Season Surcharge Increases…Here’s What to Know

Intelligent Audit

The 2021 peak season is shaping up to break records. USPS is getting in on the mix of higher peak costs as Business Insider reports, “On everything from the base level flat rate boxes and envelopes to much larger items, USPS is increasing costs between October 3 and December 26.” Surcharges range from an additional $0.60