Weekender: Postal Service’s air cargo shift from FedEx to UPS creates savings

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July 12, 2025 | A roundup of this week’s most read stories

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Postal Service’s air cargo shift from FedEx to UPS creates savings

The agency's air transportation spending dropped 43% after changing its primary carrier, per the USPS Office of Inspector General.

Trump rolls out reciprocal tariffs for Japan, South Korea, others

The U.S. detailed the rates it will impose on imports from certain countries starting Aug. 1 in identical letters shared by the president.

US preps for August return of country-specific reciprocal tariffs

The Trump administration plans to reinstate the levies Aug. 1 after alerting individual trading partners of their specific duty rates starting Monday.

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FedEx’s 2025 peak season surcharges higher than last year

The fees begin in September and will see prices escalate from Nov. 24 to Dec. 28, covering the busy holiday shipping stretch.

Honda launches quadricycle-based urban cargo delivery business

The automaker designed an electric quadricycle for the last-mile delivery service it plans to offer.

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