FedEx Joins UPS, USPS in Adding Fees as Holiday Delivery Surge Looms - Transport Topics News
FedEx Corp. is joining a rush to apply extra holiday fees on high-volume shippers as couriers brace for a new jump in residential deliveries during the year-end peak season.
Surcharges on regular shipments to homes will range from $1 to $5 from Nov. 2 to Jan. 17, FedEx said on its website Aug. 18. That marks the first time since 2016 that the company has applied special peak-season fees, and the move follows similar efforts by UPS Inc. and the U.S. Postal Service.
FedEx Corp. is joining a rush to apply extra holiday fees on high-volume shippers as couriers brace for a new jump in residential deliveries during the year-end peak season.
Surcharges on regular shipments to homes will range from $1 to $5 from Nov. 2 to Jan. 17, FedEx said on its website Aug. 18. That marks the first time since 2016 that the company has applied special peak-season fees, and the move follows similar efforts by UPS Inc. and the U.S. Postal Service.
