Resource Center/Article • 03/16/2022
USPS Announces New 2022 Surcharges
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- ???? 4/3: New USPS 2022 surcharges go into effect.
- ???????? 2/27: FedEx and UPS both suspend shipments in Ukraine and Russia.
- 3/10: DoorDash announced a new product in beta testing: Return a Package. Through the new service, DoorDash customers can ask Dashers (the affectionate term for DoorDash couriers) to return any FedEx or UPS product to a carrier store. Customers are required to box, seal, and affix a return label themselves. Language seen in a screenshot of a beta screen claims, “We can return any package that is fully sealed with a pre-paid label attached.”
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FedEx
- ???? The carrier announced FedEx Express President and CEO, Donald Colleran, will retire before the end of the year. Richard Smith (son of founder and CEO, Fred Smith) will notably succeed Colleran, prompting speculation that Richard Smith is preparing to also succeed Fred Smith in the near future.
- The carrier is expected to open a new 259,000 sq-ft distribution facility in Wilson, North Carolina, later this fall. The new facility will yield at least 200 new hires for the carrier and local community.
UPS
- ???????? The carrier announced service adjustments in China as the nation attempts to stop new spread of COVID-19.
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