Here We Go Again: Another Shipping Rate Hike (Yes, Mid-Year )

Just when we thought we’d weathered the storm of the annual General Rate Increase (GRI), we opened FedEx’s website and… well, let’s just say our coffee nearly spilled.

FedEx has announced another round of rate increases — mid-year.
Yep. Again.

📌 Source: FedEx.com – Mid-year surcharge and fee updates quietly published for July.

If you’re feeling déjà vu, you’re not alone.

Didn’t We Just Go Through This?

Every January, we expect carriers to drop their annual GRI like clockwork. Businesses prepare. Budgets adjust. Strategies shift.

But this mid-year bump? It’s starting to become a trend — and a frustrating one at that. These aren’t headline-making rate hikes. They’re stealthy. Subtle. Just enough to fly under the radar… unless you’re tracking every cent on every shipment.

What does that look like?

• Updated fuel surcharges

• Increased additional handling fees

• Higher delivery area surcharges

All quietly rolled out — while many businesses are still adjusting from the last hit.

If you’re a small to mid-sized shipper, this matters even more. You're not negotiating national contracts or catching every fine-print fee in real-time. You’re busy running your business — and that’s exactly when carriers capitalize.

Let’s be real:
Carriers aren’t in the business of giving refunds or warning you about hidden charges.

They expect you not to notice.

How ShipPlug Protects You from the “Surprise Hikes”

That’s why we built ShipPlug.
To audit your shipping. To track your carrier behavior. And to automatically file claims when service guarantees are missed or when fees shouldn’t have been charged.

• No spreadsheets.

• No paperwork.

• No waiting on hold with a carrier rep who “didn’t know about that fee either.”

We catch the charges you didn’t know to look for — and recover money you didn’t know you lost.

TL;DR:

• FedEx just announced mid-year rate increases (again).

• Surcharges and hidden fees are rising — quietly.

• These increases affect every business, not just the big ones.

• ShipPlug automates audits and recovers your refunds for you.

• The earlier you start, the more you save.

 🚨 Don’t wait for the next “update.”

Protect your margins.
Take back control of your shipping costs.
Start your free audit at ShipPlug.com today.