Not All Horror Stories Wait for Peak Season

The monsters aren’t coming in October. They’re already in your invoice.

You thought spooky season was months away?

Think again…

At ICC Logistics, we’ve been tracking something far scarier than ghosts and goblins:

☠️ Surcharges multiplying in the shadows
☠️ Zone reclassifications creeping into high-pop areas
☠️ "Discounted" rates that gut your margins
☠️ Tariffs that change overnight, without warning
☠️ Carrier contract language designed to confuse, not protect

This isn’t fiction. This is Logistics in 2025.

UPS zone changes went live in March, some Air shipments have doubled in cost.

A printed invoice now costs $5.

Paying by check? Add $25.

SurePost: Rebranded, restricted, and riskier as Ground Saver.

And then there’s the tariff chaos - surprise duties, shifting trade rules and cost explosions without notice.

This is the new reality for shippers. Every line item is a potential trap. Every invoice, a new twist.

The Addendum to our 2025 Rate Increases Playbook is coming. But the horror has already begun.

And most businesses are still hiding in the dark.

If you're waiting for October to prep for peak season, you’re already behind.

The bleeding has started, and it's happening invoice by invoice.

Want to flip the script?

Audit. Analyze. Renegotiate.

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- ICC Logistics
Unmasking hidden costs for 50 years.