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- August 29, 2024
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What Consumers want in Free Shipping. Feds Plan Big EV Charger Rollout. FedEx Demand Surcharges Announced. Cali Trucking Group Quits Employee vs Contractor Fight |
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| That’s how many days on average consumers are willing to wait to receive their orders in order to get free shipping. That according to the latest annual survey by the consultants at AlizPartners. The measure seems to have flatten out, averaging 3.4, 3.5, and 3.4 in 2021 through 2023. In 2014, consumers said on average they would wait 5.0 days to receive their goods without any shipping feeds. Not surprisingly, more than 9 in 10 (92%) of survey respondents said that the availability of free shipping impacts their purchase decision. What is surprising is that 47% of retail executives surveyed reported that they lack the capability to commit to a 3.5-day delivery timetable. |
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That is the “demand surcharge” FedEx will levy for packages shipped between from November 25 and December 29, the company announced late last week. That is just one of many such surcharges across every service, mirroring similar moves by UPS in July, and more recently DHL as well. “As FedEx prepares for high demand during the holiday shipping season, we are adjusting our networks to best deliver for our customers,” said FedEx. “We again anticipate that volume to carry over into the new year. As the parcel experts say, remember everything is negotiable. |
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| That is about the number of independent owner-operators operating in the state of California, all of whom are at risk of losing their status and forced to become employees of trucking companies. That with news this week that the California Trucking Association (CTA) is ending its years-long legal battle against the state’s controversial AB 5 worker reclassification law. That legislation establishes a 5-part test to determine if a worker can be classified as a contract employee, and most owner-operators are unlikely to qualify. This after numerous and ultimately unsuccessful law suits and appeals by the CTA. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association — which joined CTA early in the case — has decided to move forward with its own appeal of earlier denials by both a district court and the 9th Circuit, according to OOIDA President Todd Spencer. |
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That is how much the Federal government is going to spend on some 9200 charging ports for electric vehicles, according to an announcement this week. The funds from the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Grant Program come from the Infrastructure bill, and the project is supported by the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation. The new charging ports will back both community projects and also designated highways, interstates, and major roadways. That approach follows the Biden Administration’s goal of implementing a national network of EV chargers and zero-emission fueling infrastructure, the White House said. We’ll see how fast they are built.
