Will FedEx’s record rate hikes be able to compete with UPS?
The rate hike applies to FedEx Express package and freight for the U.S., U.S. export and U.S. import services as well as standard rates at FedEx Ground. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
FedEx will raise its shipping rates across most of its segments by as much as 6.9%, the company’s single-largest rate hike in its near 50-year history.
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Rob Moore
Rob Moore covers North Mississippi for The Daily Memphian. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. in English from The University of Memphis.
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