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Amazon Supply Chain Services: Duopoly No More

After years of the FedEx/UPS shipping duopoly, there’s a formidable new competitor on the road....Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS)

Mike ShipRx Partner

Fuel Prices Are High… Surcharges Are Higher

March marked a new milestone at the pump: US gasoline prices soared past $4 per gallon, a level we haven’t seen since 2022. Gas hit an all-time high of just over $5 in June that year. Diesel drivers can’t catch a break, either. By early April, on-highway diesel spiked to $5.64—dangerously close to its own record of $5.72.

James Founding Partner

FedEx One Rate on the Rise

Surprise parties? Good! Surprise surcharges… not so good. Avoiding surprise fees is one reason so many shippers use FedEx One Rate, the carrier’s flat-rate shipping service.

Brittany ShipRx Contributer

Signed, Sealed, Resigned? Teamsters and UPS Reach Buyout Agreement

Last summer, UPS announced a voluntary driver buyout program on the heels of narrowly avoiding a Teamsters strike. The Driver Voluntary Separation Program offered $1,800 per year of service at UPS, with a minimum payout of $10,000. The Teamsters called the offer “paltry” and urged its members not to accept the buyout.

Todd ShipRx Partner