The document summarizes upcoming rate increases from UPS, FedEx, and USPS in January 2011. UPS Air/International services and UPS Ground services will increase by a net 4.9% each through a combination of rate increases and fuel surcharge reductions. FedEx Express and FedEx Ground/Home Delivery rates will increase by an average of 5.9% offset partially by fuel surcharge adjustments. USPS will see an overall price increase of 3.6% with some flat rate changes and new regional rate boxes. The document advises contacting carriers for impact analyses and negotiating discounts to mitigate rate increases.
6. When you lay rates side by side you will see that the increase is not distributed linearly Can anyone see a 5.9% increase in these cells? Guess why zone 2 is lower than the other zones
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8. UNFORTUNATELY Most shippers don’t have shipments profiles that are equally weighted by zone and by weight cell Nor equally weighted across service types
9. Don’t assume FedEx & UPS have the same base rates or that UPS increasing their rates by a greater percentage than Fedex makes them more expensive This was 2010 All depends on the discount(s) You negotiated
10. Less but not so much This is 2011 Again its possible, on your book of business that a 45% discount from UPS might be a better overall deal than 50% from FedEx
11. Remember This ? Aug 2006 Announcement It was such a surprise to FedEx that they could not do the programing fast enough to implement the new rule and had to wait months before they too could incorporate it.
16. By the way if you accept as the shipping date the shipment was delivered late and if JCP was smart they would ask for a refund
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19. Total Zip’s 42011 Now 56.5% has an extra fee Delivery Area Surcharges will increase $0.15 for commercial addresses, and $0.25 for residential addresses.* The corresponding On-Call Pickup Area Surcharge will also increase $0.25 for residential addresses.* The Delivery Area Surcharge for UPS Hundredweight Service® will increase $0.75.
24. USPS For shippers mailing regionally, an economical new Priority Mail Regional Rate Box featuring USPS-supplied packaging will be available in two sizes for Commercial Base and Commercial Plus customers. The Priority Mail Regional Rate Box offers zone-based pricing with the “If it Fits it Ships” concept and flat rates up to a maximum of 15 pounds for the cubic-size box measurement of .21 cubic feet (about the size of a large framed photo) and a maximum of 20 pounds for the cubic-size measurement of .41 cubic feet (about the size of a toaster). Volume thresholds for Commercial Plus customers have also been reduced.
25. Reality Check Sometimes We Miss the Obvious Guaranteed next day 2 to 3 days & Not guaranteed