UPS, FedEx discounts heat up, but shipping costs still surging
This story was originally published on Supply Chain Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Supply Chain Dive newsletter. Dive Brief: Parcel delivery discounts for FedEx and UPS shippers picked back up again in Q4 after cooling off the previous two quarters, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. Better discounting benefited customers using both ground and express shipping services. For ground deliveries, the uptick tended to benefit small and medium-sized shippers, ...