.10 cent gas

toxic88

Active Member
I once saw a notice outside my center office which read " a .10 cent increase in gas cost UPS $25 million dollars a year." That was about 10 years ago. Around my area, gas has gone down about a dollar as of a year ago. I guess it's about time UPS makes back that money. I am one of those believers that it is very important to have a financially sound company. Hopefully gas continues to drop. Just food for thought.
 

UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)

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.10 cent is not the same as $.10 or 10 cents. Just sayin'.

FedEx and UPS are among transportation companies that have benefited greatly from the sharp decline in fuel prices. Keep in mind that shippers continue to pay the fuel surcharge even when gas prices are down. UPS has already announced their annual rate increase, which includes the fuel surcharge, so if prices continue to fall 2015 should be even more profitable than 2014.

BTW, I paid $2.63/gal in Iowa this past week.
 

joeboodog

good people drink good beer
I think we are all enjoying the lower gas prices but I was wondering if UPS buys fuel in advance as a hedge for future increases.
 

UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)

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I think we are all enjoying the lower gas prices but I was wondering if UPS buys fuel in advance as a hedge for future increases.

Fuel futures are purchased on a quarterly basis. I don't know if there are contingencies in those futures for price decreases. We buy our fuel off-site in our center.

When gas prices go up UPS just tacks on a fuel surcharge so it doesn't really cost them extra.

...and when prices go down they rake in the dough...
 

brown metal coffin

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.10 cent is not the same as $.10 or 10 cents. Just sayin'.

FedEx and UPS are among transportation companies that have benefited greatly from the sharp decline in fuel prices. Keep in mind that shippers continue to pay the fuel surcharge even when gas prices are down. UPS has already announced their annual rate increase, which includes the fuel surcharge, so if prices continue to fall 2015 should be even more profitable than 2014.

BTW, I paid $2.63/gal in Iowa this past week.

When fuel prices go down it affects us in a lot of ways. The fuel surcharge is a flex rate; meaning when fuel goes down it goes down and when it goes up same thing.

Also when fuel goes down the stocks in the Dow transportation index skyrocket like we did on Black Friday.

Another thing is that when people pay for NDA and its groundable; it does not go on a plane but goes by feeder because the ground transit time is the same they are absolutely killing it off of that.
 

3 done 3 to go

In control of own destiny
.10 cent is not the same as $.10 or 10 cents. Just sayin'.

FedEx and UPS are among transportation companies that have benefited greatly from the sharp decline in fuel prices. Keep in mind that shippers continue to pay the fuel surcharge even when gas prices are down. UPS has already announced their annual rate increase, which includes the fuel surcharge, so if prices continue to fall 2015 should be even more profitable than 2014.


Don't worry. Soon you will be back home in Ny. Payed 3.09 yesterday. Can't get a break here

BTW, I paid $2.63/gal in Iowa this past week.
 
.10 cent is not the same as $.10 or 10 cents. Just sayin'.

FedEx and UPS are among transportation companies that have benefited greatly from the sharp decline in fuel prices. Keep in mind that shippers continue to pay the fuel surcharge even when gas prices are down. UPS has already announced their annual rate increase, which includes the fuel surcharge, so if prices continue to fall 2015 should be even more profitable than 2014.

BTW, I paid $2.63/gal in Iowa this past week.
That $2.63 is for 10% ethanol blend. Had heard years ago UPS only uses regular unleaded fuel.
 

UPS4Life

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Fuel goes down tolls go up. The George Washington bridge starting December 7 is raising their rates to 14$/car or 19&/axle for truck. Now this is the cash prices so ez pass is a little cheaper but still you get the point.


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joeboodog

good people drink good beer
Fuel goes down tolls go up. The George Washington bridge starting December 7 is raising their rates to 14$/car or 19&/axle for truck. Now this is the cash prices so ez pass is a little cheaper but still you get the point.


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Pardon me for my fly over ignorance, but is it really $14.00 to cross that bridge?
 

joeboodog

good people drink good beer
I always thought that fuel taxes were a set amount rather than a percentage so price per gallon doesn't matter.
 
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