News / DHL hikes rates to US clients to fund its Americas expansion

From 1 January, US customers of DHL Express will pay at least 5.9% more for their traffic with the integrator, which has also indicated that some surcharges will also increase.

The company is in line with FedEx, which announced a 5.9% general rate increase for next year last month, a move flanked by some increases in surcharges. And, historically UPS has moved in lockstep with FedEx on annual rate increases, so all integrator customers seem likely to face a 5.9% base ...