Reveel's 2026 General Rate Increase & Surcharge Survival Guide

Is your shipping budget ready?

The 2026 General Rate Increases (GRIs) from FedEx and UPS are more complex than ever, with steep hikes in Additional Handling, Large Package, and Residential surcharges. New billing rules, like cubic volume assessments and credit card fees, add unexpected costs that could significantly affect your shipping budget.

Reveel’s 2026 GRI Guide breaks down these changes, helping you:

• Carrier GRI breakdowns, by weight/zone/service
• Accessorial rule changes to watch (and how to mitigate them)
• Scenario models: “What if” analyses you can run in minutes
• Contract strategy checklist and packaging/operations quick wins

Stay Ahead of 2026’s Hidden Shipping Costs

“Carrier pricing has entered a new era. The 2026 GRI may look moderate on paper, but the real cost pressure now comes from year round surcharge changes, evolving rules, and increasingly precise revenue strategies from FedEx and UPS. Shippers can no longer rely on annual reviews. They need continuous, data driven visibility into how rate changes intersect with their own shipment profiles. Our goal at Reveel is to turn that complexity into clarity, so teams can anticipate cost impacts before they hit the invoice and make smarter, more confident decisions in a pricing environment that never stops shifting.”

Jack McCrum

Director, Optimization & Analytics

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