United Parcel Service Inc plans to impose hefty fees on large shippers sending significantly more packages through its system during the holiday ...
United Parcel Service Inc plans to impose hefty fees on large shippers sending significantly more packages through its system during the holiday season amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
The novel coronavirus outbreak has disrupted operations at UPS and other large delivery firms - accelerating shipments of everything from face masks and medical equipment to food and furniture, while putting the brakes on profit-making shipments between businesses.UPS said the fees could total as much as US$3 a package for ground shipments and other lower-priced shipping options and up to US$4 a package for air shipments bound for residences, according to the report.
"This could be the last we see of free shipping," said Cathy Morrow Roberson, founder of Logistics Trends & Insights.
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