Rob Martinez, DLP, CEO, Shipware--As recently predicted in the Dec 19 PARCEL e-newsprediction that FedEx could revise fuel surcharges, FedEx has confirmed it will change the tables used to calculate fuel surcharges. Fuel surcharges for FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight will change effective Feb 2, 2015.
The changes reflect yet another rate increase. FedEx Express and International services will increase as much as 4% (see Table 1 below).
The changes reflect yet another rate increase. FedEx Express and International services will increase as much as 4% (see Table 1 below).
We've highlighted the current fuel index to demonstrate that FedEx Express and International products change from 4.5% today to 6.5% with the February 2015 change.
Ground products will go up as much as 3.5% from the current fuel surcharge table (see Table 2 below).
Table 2
FedEx Ground, FedEx Home Delivery and FedEx SmartPost
FedEx Ground, FedEx Home Delivery and FedEx SmartPost
Again, the current fuel surcharge index has been highlighted, indicating a 1% rate increase effective Feb 2, 2015. Note, this rate increase should impact all FedEx shippers unless a specific fuel surcharge table is part of their contract.
So who's fuel surcharge table is better, FedEx or UPS? Generally speaking, FedEx continues to maintain a slight advantage over UPS of about .5%
(see Table 3 and Table 4 below).
Table 3
Air/Express and International Products
Air/Express and International Products
Table 4
Ground Products
Ground Products
The new FedEx fuel surcharge tables (including FedEx Freight) is available for viewing at http://www.fedex.com/us/services/fuelsurcharge-2015.html.
Rob Martinez is President and CEO of Shipware LLC, an innovative parcel audit and consulting firm that helps volume parcel shippers reduce shipping costs 10%-30%. Rob has more than 25 years' experience negotiating parcel contracts for some of the most recognizable brands in the world, and is a sought after speaker and industry thought leader. Rob welcomes questions and comments, and can be reached at 858-879-2014 orrob@shipware.com.
Rob Martinez is President and CEO of Shipware LLC, an innovative parcel audit and consulting firm that helps volume parcel shippers reduce shipping costs 10%-30%. Rob has more than 25 years' experience negotiating parcel contracts for some of the most recognizable brands in the world, and is a sought after speaker and industry thought leader. Rob welcomes questions and comments, and can be reached at 858-879-2014 orrob@shipware.com.
