Inbound Logistics | January 2026

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Navigating GRI and Surcharge Changes Understanding the 2026 GRI requires clarity into how those changes behave across real shipment data and how pricing strategy is evolving beneath the headlines. This guide will help.

reacting to surprises instead of managing outcomes. Budget forecasts become unreliable. Contract negotiations are based on assumptions rather than evidence. Operational teams struggle to prioritize changes because they cannot quantify which adjustments matter most. As carrier

shipment level, the guide provides the strategic context needed to interpret those results. It explains why carriers are shifting toward continuous pricing actions, how surcharges have overtaken base rates as the primary cost driver, and where shippers are most exposed based on weight, zone, service, and dimensional proles. More than a recap of published changes, the guide translates carrier behavior into practical insight. It highlights which increases are structural, which are opportunistic, and which can be mitigated through smarter operational decisions. For supply chain, nance, and logistics leaders, this perspective is critical for aligning teams around a shared understanding of cost drivers before those costs appear on an invoice. DOWNLOAD THE GRI AND SURCHARGE SURVIVAL GUIDE HERE Scan this code to get the Reveel GRI and Surcharge Survival Guide. Gain the clarity behind the numbers and see how informed modeling and continuous visibility turn carrier pricing from a recurring surprise into a manageable, strategic input.

THE CHALLENGE For many shippers, the annual General Rate Increase has historically served as the focal point for understanding parcel cost changes. That approach no longer works. While the 2026 GRI appears moderate on the surface, the true drivers of cost are now dispersed across dozens of sur- charge adjustments, rule changes, dimensional cri-

pricing becomes more dynamic and more precise, shippers who rely solely on published GRIs and surcharge lists nd themselves increasingly exposed to margin erosion they did not anticipate and cannot easily explain. THE SOLUTION: FROM INSIGHT TO ACTION Carrier pricing has become too complex to manage with summaries or surface level analysis. Understanding the 2026 GRI requires more than knowing what FedEx and UPS announced. It requires clarity into how those changes behave across real shipment data and how pricing strategy is evolving beneath the headlines. That philosophy is at the core of Reveel’s approach and it is why the GRI and Surcharge Survival Guide exists. The guide is designed as a thought leadership companion to Reveel’s GRI Impact Tool. Where the platform models the exact nancial impact of rate and surcharge changes at the

teria, and mid year pricing updates that occur outside the traditional rate sea- son. As a result, most organizations lack a clear and timely understanding of how carrier changes actually affect their ship- ping spend. The challenge is not a lack of published information. FedEx and UPS provide extensive rate sheets and surcharge documentation. The problem is translating those published changes into real nancial impact across a company’s unique shipment mix. Costs vary by weight, zone, service level, packaging dimensions, residential exposure, and peak season behavior. Small operational differences can produce large cost swings, yet most teams rely on static spreadsheets, high level averages, or backward looking invoice reviews that surface issues only after costs have already increased.

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