Category : shipping news

UPS Raises Non-Contractual Rates

The United Parcel Service’s freight division will raise non-contractual shipping rates in North American by 6.9% beginning August 1st as reported by the Wall Street Journal this past Friday. However, for companies with existing contracts for ongoing shipments the raise will not immediately effect such clientele as their contracts are negotiated individually. Various insiders suggest … Continue reading UPS Raises Non-Contractual Rates

Parcel shipping: Vote on Labor Looms

Logistics Management Review By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor June 21, 2010 With various reports suggesting a vote on the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization is imminent, a labor component of the bill is still at the center of a high degree of acrimony between parcel shipping industry bellwethers FedEx and UPS. In March, the House … Continue reading Parcel shipping: Vote on Labor Looms

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