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Carrier rate and surcharge announcements, the industry news that moves them, and analysis from people who priced these agreements inside the carriers. Each one explains what the change could mean for your shipping costs.
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Parcel2026 E-Commerce Trends Report
The 2026 Parcel Shift: Turning E-Commerce Trends Into Margin E-commerce growth is no longer limited by demand. Instead, it is limited by execution. Here is what the latest market signals mean for parcel shippers, and how to respond. E-commerce growth is no longer limited by demand. It is limited by execution.
ParcelShipStation Global
WWEX and Auctane Merge to Form ShipStation Global: What Parcel Shippers Need to Know
FedExSelf-Driving Trucks Are Ready
FedEx Freight Says Self-Driving Trucks Are Ready: What Parcel Shippers Should Watch Next Autonomous freight is moving from concept to commercial reality. Here is what it means for your parcel costs, and why savings will not arrive on their own.
FedExFedEx Freight Spin-Off
FedEx Just Split in Two: What FDXF Means for Your Shipping Contracts
AmazonAmazon Drone Delivery
Amazon Drone Delivery Expands: What Parcel Shippers Should Watch Next
UPSUPS Invests $50 Million in North American Logistics Network
UPS Bets $50 Million on Production-Critical Freight: WThe carrier is reshaping its North American network around speed, visibility, and cross-border power. Here is what it really signals for parcel shippers, and where your leverage still lives. UPS just put $50M behind faster, cross-border freight.
ParcelUniUni last-mile delivery
A $1 Billion Last-Mile Carrier Is Going Public. UniUni is heading to the public markets. For shippers, this is not just one carrier headline. It is a signal that the alternative last-mile market now has the capital and credibility to compete for your volume. A $1 billion last-mile player is going public.
DHLDHL eCommerce domestic fuel surcharge table increase, May 30, 2026
DHL eCommerce Just Raised Every Fuel Tier This isn’t a normal fuel adjustment that ticks up with diesel prices. DHL eCommerce rebuilt the surcharge table itself, lifting every domestic tier by a flat $0.14 per pound. Even if diesel never moves, your DHL parcels just got more expensive.
UPSUPS Fuel Surcharge Increase
UPS International Fuel Surcharge Increase: June 1, 2026
FedExFedEx InPost Deal Signals Parcel Locker Growth
The Locker Land Grab: What FedEx’s InPost Bid Means for Shippers. A €7.8 billion offer for Europe’s biggest parcel-locker network is more than an acquisition. It’s a signal that out-of-home delivery is becoming core last-mile infrastructure, and that should change how you read your carrier contracts.
AmazonGOFO Amazon ShipTrack Integration
Amazon sellers are facing tighter visibility expectations, and a new carrier integration shows exactly where the market is heading. Specifically, GOFO has rolled out a system-level connection to Amazon ShipTrack. Yet the message for parcel shippers is bigger than any single carrier. Trouble viewing this email?
USPSUSPS Dimensional Pricing Changes Coming July 12, 2026
On July 12, 2026, USPS changes the math behind dimensional pricing. For shippers moving big, lightweight parcels, the bill is about to get heavier, even if the box never gains an ounce.
USPSUSPS Financial Losses
USPS lost roughly $9 billion in FY 2025, here is what it means for your parcel rates and carrier strategy.
OnTracOnTrac Area Surcharge ZIP Code Expansion
OnTrac Area Surcharge ZIP Code Expansion rarely arrive with a headline. It will arrive as a quiet line item in a ZIP code listing and then appear, package by package, on your invoice. Hard to caught.
FedExFedEx Freight Spinoff 26
FedEx Freight Spinoff 2026: Parcel shippers who built discount tiers on combined parcel and LTL spend, the math is about to change not in your favor. Earned discounts historically tied to combined gross revenue will now be calculated per mode.
AmazonAmazon Now | 30-Minute Delivery
30-Minute Delivery Is Here. Amazon Now raises delivery expectations. See what 30-minute delivery means for parcel cost, service, and carrier strategy. Amazon Now isn’t just faster delivery, it’s a fundamentally different network model. Is Your Parcel Strategy Ready? 30-Minute Delivery Is Here. Is Your Parcel Strategy Ready?
USPSUSPS is quietly repricing complexity
USPS filed proposed July 2026 pricing changes affecting Ground Advantage, dimensional weight, PO Box rates, and hazardous materials fees. Here’s what parcel shippers need to model now.
UPSUPS paper commercial invoice surcharge rises from $25 to $40 per shipment
Effective May 11, 2026, UPS is increasing its Paper Commercial Invoice Services Surcharge from $25.00 to $40.00 per shipment, another carrier nudge toward digital compliance, paid for by shippers still moving documents on paper. Surcharge Alert · International Parcel UPS Just Raised the Cost of Paper. The Paper Commercial Invoice Surcharge Jumps 60%.
UPSUPS Disbursement Fee Increase Update
UPS Disbursement Fee Increase: What International Shippers Need to Know Before May 11, 2026 – Learn who is affected, calculate your exposure, and see what to do before the change hits your invoices.
ParcelGOFO 2026 Expansion Signals More Last-Mile Competition for Parcel Shippers
Last-mile delivery is becoming more competitive, automated, and data-driven. GOFO’s 2026 expansion plan signals a larger shift in parcel strategy. Regional and alternative carriers are building denser networks, adding automation, and targeting cost-sensitive shippers. For parcel shippers, this creates new leverage. It also raises new questions about service reliability, coverage fit, and carrier diversification.
UPSUPS International Air Fuel Surcharge Increase Raises Costs for Global Parcel Shippers
UPS is increasing international air fuel surcharges again, effective May 11, 2026. The change adds a flat 2.00 percentage point increase across the applicable International Air Export and International Air Import fuel surcharge tables. UPS is not changing the surcharge structure, fuel tiers, pricing increments, or step logic.
FedExFedEx Expands International Demand Surcharges: New Costs Hit Asia Imports and Global Exports in May 2026
International parcel costs just shifted again. On May 4, 2026, FedEx announced a major expansion of its International Demand Surcharge program, effective May 7, 2026. This change does not raise existing rates. Instead, it pulls previously surcharge-free lanes into scope, widening cost exposure across Asia imports and Western-market exports.
AmazonAmazon Supply Chain Services Signals a New Competitive Shift for Parcel Shippers
Amazon is no longer just a marketplace, retailer, or fulfillment partner. It is now positioning its logistics network as an end-to-end supply chain platform for businesses of all sizes. That matters for parcel shippers. Amazon’s move could change capacity access, delivery expectations, carrier leverage, and network strategy.
UPSUPS, FedEx, and DHL Expand Healthcare Logistics Strategy
Healthcare logistics has become one of the most important growth areas for UPS, FedEx, and DHL. This is not a side strategy. It is a direct move toward higher-value, more complex shipping. All three major global carriers are increasing their focus on healthcare logistics, including pharmaceutical, cold chain, clinical trial, and patient-facing delivery networks.
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