According to the news on December 29, it is reported that due to bad weather, coupled with the epidemic and holiday packages, there has been a surge in packages. According to statistics, about 6 million packages are piled up in warehouses in the United States every day . Data in the third week of December showed that UPS's on-time delivery rate has dropped from 93% to around 86% .
Pei Jiahua, president of FedEx Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, said in a statement that the epidemic has disrupted the supply chain and production lines, and has had an impact on reliability delivery, but this peak freight season will be one of the busiest seasons in history.
It is reported that recently, many express companies such as Amazon and UPS in the United States have announced the suspension of aging guarantees and price increases.
Foreign media reported that retailers said that due to the squeeze of demand, FedEx FedEx is restricting the number of retailers' delivery, and retailers are now restricted from sending 75 packages a day .
According to the CEP-Research website, FedEx will increase most of the U.S. express and ground freight charges by 4.9% from January 4, 2021 ; in addition, from December 27 this year, United Parcel will charge for the use of its ground in the United States. Non-contractual customers for aviation and international services charge an average of 4.9% more.
It is understood that the U.S. Postal Service is also considering increasing the price of transportation services after obtaining approval from relevant price management agencies. According to the plan, the U.S. Postal Service will increase the prices of various transportation services by 1.2%-20% from January 24, 2021 . Among them, priority mail will increase prices by 3.5%, and priority mail express will increase prices by 1.2%.
