![]() Recent history shows that FedEx surcharges and fees change at least twice yearly, with surcharges like fuel adjusting on a weekly basis. ![]() One must dig into the billing, preferably with a software platform that tracks and analyzes their overall shipping data and reviewed by someone with expertise, to better understand all the accessorial charges and what’s being paid.Īs a definition, any shipping charges or fees applied to packages that are additional to the carrier’s base rates are surcharges. However, shippers don’t always know about the charges until they appear on the bill, and they may be described as service fees, transportation charges, or handling charges, adding to the confusion. It’s easy to say that a shipper could just negotiate these charges out of the gate, or proactively adjust their packaging or carrier choice parcel by parcel. In fact, a comprehensive benchmark report we recently published showed that FedEx shipping surcharges were 28% of the total shipping charges, from a sample size which included more than 4.6 million shipments. Just as airline or car rental fees increase the ticket or rental base price, FedEx surcharges substantially increase shipping prices. ![]() Shippers need to monitor and negotiate more than just the base price of their FedEx shipping.
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