UPS announces 2004 rates: up 1.9% for ground, 2.9% for air
UPS announced today that it will raise rates for commercial ground services by 1.9% next year and by 2.9% for U.S. air and UPS Worldwide Express services. It is also expanding its size limits on packages, discontinuing its fuel surcharge on ground service and introducing a $1 surcharge on deliveries to remote locations.
The new size limits that define an oversized package will expand from 130 inches combined length and girth to 165 inches. Weight limits remain the same.
Users can view the new rates at UPS.com beginning Dec. 5.
UPS also announced this week that HSN, the home shopping TV channel and web retailers, has hired UPS in a multi-year agreement to streamline its entire fulfillment and supply chain operations. UPS says orders reach HSN customers an average of two days faster than before. It also says UPS Supply Chain Solutions is providing supply chain planning, freight transportation and brokerage services for ocean, air and ground shipments of inventory from around the world. UPS Supply Chain Solutions also is fulfilling orders for products at two facilities in California and New Jersey.
"HSN is committed to providing our customers an exceptional shopping experience from start to finish, and UPS is helping us reach new standards of excellence through its broad capabilities," said Mark Ethier, HSN executive vice president of operations. "At no incremental cost to our customers, we will significantly improve our level of service through faster, more reliable delivery."
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