Ep 122: Delivery surcharges for large and heavy goods

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?