UPS is hiking its surcharges for handling large, heavy goods. What will this mean for the delivery and e-commerce sectors? Dean Maciuba, Managing Partner North America for Last Mile Experts, joins me to analyse the implications, including:
- UPS's new surcharges
- Why carriers and posts don't want heavy, bulky parcels in the system
- How heavy and bulky parcels are delivered in the USA
- Opportunities in two-person delivery, in particular for XPO Logistics
- Vehicles being used for two-person delivery
- Implications for the logistics network and warehouses
- What Amazon is doing in delivery of heavy goods
- Could postal operators compete effectively in this business?
