FedEx Announces 2017 Holiday Season Surcharge for Shipments that are Oversized, Unauthorized, or Require Additional Handling
August 03 2017 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
No additional residential surcharge for 2017
Holiday Season
FedEx advocates for nationwide standard of 33’
twin trailers to increase capacity, increase safety and reduce fuel
consumption
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) announced today that the company will
not apply residential Holiday season surcharges, except in the case
of packages that require additional handling, are oversized or
unauthorized.
The volume of oversized packages moving through the FedEx Ground
network during the Holiday season has increased by approximately
240 percent over the past 10 years and is now about 10 percent of
all volume handled by FedEx Ground. FedEx has engineered its
networks to add sortation and delivery capabilities to accommodate
the continued rise in demand for larger, heavier packages,
including entire facilities temporarily dedicated to oversized
packages.
The Holiday season surcharge will be effective Nov. 20, 2017,
through Dec. 24, 2017. FedEx Express and FedEx Ground in the U.S.
and Canada will increase the surcharge during this period for
additional handling by $3 per package, for oversize goods by $25
per package, and for unauthorized shipments by $300 per
package.
Details of the surcharges are available here:
http://fedex.com/rates2017
“To support our millions of loyal small business customers and
consumers shipping holiday gifts at FedEx Office and FedEx Onsite
locations, FedEx will not apply holiday season surcharges except
for packages that are oversized, unauthorized or require additional
handling,” said Patrick Fitzgerald, senior vice president,
Integrated Marketing and Communications, FedEx. “These packages
consume an inordinate amount of cubic space in FedEx Ground and
FedEx Express equipment in the U.S. and Canada. Another important
solution to this issue is for Congress to adopt a nationwide
standard of twin trailers at 33’ versus 28’. This would increase
package capacity per trip, increase safety on the highways and use
less fuel. Thirty-three foot twin trailers are currently permitted
in only 20 states, and FedEx advocates for a nationwide standard of
twin trailers at 33’ but no increase in total weight.”
About FedEx Corp.
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses
worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and
business services. With annual revenues of $60 billion, the company
offers integrated business applications through operating companies
competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the
respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world's most
admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 400,000
team members to remain "absolutely, positively" focused on safety,
the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of
their customers and communities. To learn more about how FedEx
connects people and possibilities around the world, please visit
about.fedex.com.
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