In a word – fuel surcharges.  Well, I guess that’s two words.  Each month UPS, FedEx, and DHL all adjust their fuel surcharge based on prevailing fuel costs.  This fuel surcharge can range from 4% to 15% of the base shipping charge depending upon the delivery method selected and the ship to destination.

Obviously, given fuel prices lately this number goes up more frequently then it goes down on a month to month basis.  So, a package shipping somewhere may cost $7.50 one month and then it’s $7.65 the following month.  Same package, same location, different cost.

This fuel surcharge is automatically calculated by the UPS shipping software and the appropriate charge is what appears on your weekly log of shipments.

This entry was filed under Information Marketing. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.