In this week’s Carrier Update, Shawn Compton highlights the following topics: Cyber-Monday Breaks Records Adobe Analytics reports that consumers spent $11.3 billion on Cyber Monday, up from the record $9.1 billion spent on Black Friday. While these two milestone shopping days are now etched as records in the book, it is yet to be determined how the …
In this week’s Carrier Update, Shawn Compton highlights the following topics: New sort centers • LaserShip/OnTrac opened a new 326,970 square foot sort center new Philadelphia, in Logan Township, NJ, effectively doubling its capacity in the crucial tri-state area of NY, NJ, and Pennsylvania. Fully automated package sorters increased sorting capacity to 31,000 packages per hour. …
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In this week’s Carrier Update, Shawn Compton highlights the following topics: 🎁Peak Parcel Delivery The top carriers are all feeling optimistic about on-time deliveries this holiday season. All are projecting sufficient capacity to meet the demand, which is much more optimistic than the last two years. Key factors are shoppers getting an earlier jump this year, drop …
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FedEx suspends money-back guarantees Two weeks after reassuring holiday shippers that it could meet peak season delivery expectations, FedEx announced that it would suspend the money-back guarantee for failing to do just that on domestic and air express shipments, effective December 13. This is the third straight year for this suspension, despite a softening in …
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General Rate Increases In a very precedented move, UPS announced its matching overall General Rate Increase, or GRI, to FedEx’s previously announced 6.9% increase. Note that this is an overall average, with certain weight/zone combos tipping the scale one way or another. Although nobody was holding their breath on this, what is unusual is the …
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Amazon For the first time, Amazon is holding its second Prime Day shipping event in a year. The move is seen as a bid to reverse declining sales. Amid Prime Membership cost increases, as high as 40% in some markets, sales have declined for 2 quarters in 2022. In addition to this move, Amazon …
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Peak Season Most carriers are kicking off hiring fairs in preparation for peak season. The USPS is hosting events across the country, including “mega hiring” events across L.A County where over 500 positions are needed. Included are city carriers, tractor-trailer operators, and mail processing staff. The USPS is not alone, as OSM Worldwide, LaserShip, …
September 29th Update: Hurricane Ian made landfall yesterday with 150 mph winds, rendering itself as one of the most powerful storms to hit that area. Although weakening, about 2.5 million are without power, and flooding remains a major concern. The storm will strengthen when it leaves Florida, prior to making landfall again in South Carolina. …
FedEx With dissatisfaction still echoing amongst its Ground network contractors, FedEx Express pilots and crew members held an informal picket in front of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday. The pilots are frustrated over the lack of a contract, which has been under negotiation since May 2021. This news follows last week’s announcement …
Rail Strike There is a simmering situation at present involving the railroads and their labor unions, which is casting a shadown on the supply chain as we approach Q4. After failing to reach an agreement this past weekend, railroads are announced contingency plans for a controlled shutdown as early as 9/16. With about 28% of …
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