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UPS, FedEx roll out pricing for ultra-short-haul delivery services
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 2826852" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20170428-ups-fedex-roll-out-pricing-for-ultra-short-haul-delivery-services/" target="_blank"><strong>UPS, FedEx roll out pricing for ultra-short-haul delivery services - DC Velocity</strong></a></p><p></p><p>UPS Inc. and FedEx Corp. are offering a new type of pricing for deliveries within a 50-mile radius, according to a person familiar with the companies' strategy, in a move designed to divert local "last mile" business-to-consumer traffic normally moving with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).</p><p></p><p>Short-haul shipments delivered by the two giants would fall under a new "zone 1" rating, according to the person. UPS and FedEx would price those deliveries cheaply, largely because they wouldn't involve the use of over-the-road, line-haul services that add to the carriers' costs. The pricing has been made available to a select group of large customers that have requested it, according to the person.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 2826852, member: 1"] [URL='http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20170428-ups-fedex-roll-out-pricing-for-ultra-short-haul-delivery-services/'][B]UPS, FedEx roll out pricing for ultra-short-haul delivery services - DC Velocity[/B][/URL] UPS Inc. and FedEx Corp. are offering a new type of pricing for deliveries within a 50-mile radius, according to a person familiar with the companies' strategy, in a move designed to divert local "last mile" business-to-consumer traffic normally moving with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Short-haul shipments delivered by the two giants would fall under a new "zone 1" rating, according to the person. UPS and FedEx would price those deliveries cheaply, largely because they wouldn't involve the use of over-the-road, line-haul services that add to the carriers' costs. The pricing has been made available to a select group of large customers that have requested it, according to the person. [/QUOTE]
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