# FedEx Fuel Surcharge Rises Before Black Friday

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- Canonical URL: https://thedailysku.com/2026/11/09/fedex-fuel-surcharge-rises-before-black-friday/
- Section: Retail
- Edition: Monday, November 9, 2026 (No. 20)
- Published: 2026-11-09T06:50:00-05:00
- Modified: 2026-11-09T06:50:00-05:00
- Byline: Gus Ternberg, Supply Chain Correspondent (fictional satirical character)
- Genre: Satire

*Ground fuel surcharges hit 30.5% this week, though diesel eased. The fuel has been informed.*

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—FedEx raised its domestic fuel surcharge tables by 1.5 percentage points at every fuel band effective Nov. 9, putting FedEx Ground and Home Delivery at 30.50% for the week, up from 29.25%, even though the diesel index it tracks moved down, PPC Spider reported.

Gus Ternberg did the math. Diesel down. Surcharge up. He has a container that has not moved in 944 days. It pays no surcharge. It pays in days.

## The Real Story (factual)

PPC Spider reported on Nov. 9, 2026 that FedEx raised its U.S. domestic fuel surcharge tables by 1.5 percentage points at every fuel band, effective that day. FedEx Ground and Home Delivery carry a 30.50% surcharge for the week, up from 29.25%, and domestic Express packages 34.00%, up from 33.25%.

FedEx raised its US domestic fuel surcharge tables by 1.5 percentage points at every band effective Nov. 9, 2026, putting Ground at 30.50% for the week.

### Sources

- [FedEx raises its fuel surcharge tables by 1.5 points from November 9, 2026, a week after UPS, as Black Friday shipping begins](https://ppcspider.com/amazon-seller-news/fedex-fuel-surcharge-up-1-5-points-november-9-black-friday-2026/), PPC Spider

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