News / UPS and FedEx peak season delivery charges 'have more lasting bite this year'

Shippers celebrating the demise of peak residential delivery charges or the prospect of moderate parcel rate increases in 2020 had better take a second look: the devil is in the details.

Both UPS and FedEx announced they would not levy a residential delivery surcharge during the peak season – not a huge surprise, given that UPS had been the only major parcel carrier in the US to do so in 2018. FedEx did not charge extra for peak residential deliveries in ...