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Old 06-11-2010, 06:39 PM
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I like UPS because often Ground shipments get there early...it almost seems like Fedex ground packages are sometimes delayed to always push out to the expected date. Could just be my perception.

Everything of mine gets shipped to a UPS store box (the most permanent address I've ever had...10 years now) so nothing is ever left sitting out, and I don't have to be home.

Fernando, I hope things work out. I remember an issue like that with a company I worked for (on the shipper's end) but I can't recollect how we worked it out...other than it was tricky on both ends, and we used Fedex outside of the US.
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Old 06-11-2010, 07:06 PM
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I like UPS because if I miss the home delivery I can drive to the appropriate "depot" and pick it up. Fedex won't let you do that (at least in my experience).

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Old 06-11-2010, 07:19 PM
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Smile Choices...

Ordering from Aircraft Spruce one state away, and we are 20 miles from both companies local depots...

UPS -

Puts us at the end of their delivery route by servicing commercial customers first - package arrives late (sometimes 6 pm) in the day. Two days to get here.
Leaves box on doorstep.
No direct tracking - got to go to web site.

FedEx Ground -

Packages arrive early in the morning. One and half days to get here - Saturdays included.
Leaves box on doorstep.
Sends a 'delivery confirmed' e-mail within 5 minutes of box being left on doorstep.
Spruce rates them slightly cheaper.

Both - no hot delivery chick...

Guess which one I switched to?

Shipping outbound

UPS

Local UPS Stores are franchises - cost markup is high, and not published.

FedEx Ground

Go to local Kinkos - pay published rates.

Guess which one I use?
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Old 06-11-2010, 07:33 PM
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Puts us at the end of their delivery route by servicing commercial customers first - package arrives late (sometimes 6 pm) in the day.
Interesting point... one nice thing about the box address, is it qualifies as a commercial address. So cheaper (in some cases) and faster.

I'd pick Fedex in your case too.
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Old 06-11-2010, 09:18 PM
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Default UPS VERSIS FEDEX

For many years I ran a small business specializing in racing transmissions and driveline components for road racing cars. UPS convinced us to try their service for shipping transmissions. Over a six month period, we had a casualty rate of 100%. Every transmission that we shipped with them was damaged in some way by UPS. Their union drivers did not like anything heavier than 70#, and our gearboxes shipped at about 90#. It is my firm belief that they intentionally damaged the shipments. Then we had to deal with their CLAIMS DENIAL department. We finally had to engage a lawyer to get UPS to recognize our claims. Switched to FEDEX ground, and the claim rate dropped to less than 1%. FEDEX also bailed us out during the extended UPS Teamsters strike a few years ago. I will always recommend FEDEX over UPS for any shipment.

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Old 06-12-2010, 07:16 AM
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Your local UPS manager was probably a Boeing driver
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Old 06-12-2010, 08:32 AM
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Default UPS vs FEDEX

UPS seems to do all right if the parts do not have to cross any kind of borders. As soon as customs is involved, UPS is the worst of the lot. I have seen 45$ brokerage charges on a flashlight costing 10$ (US to Canada) ,on small tools ordered from the US and almost anything that had to cross the border.

For us Canadians, USPS followed by Fedex is the best solution. Cheaper brokerage rates plus better service.

As a side note, I used to work for an air cargo company here in Canada. We flew freight for most cargo companies at one point or another. We had clients like TNT, Airborne Express, Fedex, UPS, Purolator etc. UPS was the worst of the bunch, all they looked at was absolute costs, no regards to past performance. FEDEX would on the other hand reward it's more efficient subcontractors (with high on time performance numbers) with better margins but UPS would sell you out if they found a cheaper available price from anyone.

UPS is usually blacklisted for us Canadians...A deal breaker.
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Old 06-12-2010, 11:58 AM
Harvey L. Sorensen Harvey L. Sorensen is offline
 
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After you put on the new starter wait for the auction at UPS and most likely no one will bid on your old starter and you can get it for peanuts. You can have a spare or sell it.
Just a thought.
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Old 06-12-2010, 01:06 PM
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Default Fedex vs. UPS

FEDEX for me no question. Here in Alaska when I shiped UPS blue (2dayair) it always took 4 to 5 days. UPS stated that the 2 day shipping only applied to busineses. As a private party I was out of luck. Strike one. I ordered $2500 in car parts and UPS lost it, when they found it a week and a half later they dumped it in the drivway with a torn open box and left it for me to find when I returned from camping three days later. Electronics dont like dirt and rain. Strike two. I ordered some parts from Diamond Aircraft in Canada. Even though I had paid the whole bill including shipping, UPS claims postage of a couple hundred dollars due because of "import fee's" I refuse to pay because I was not told anything about it before hand and oh yeh FEDEX did not charge me anything additional on a prior shipment from Diamond Aircraft. Strike three, I dont do business with UPS, and I dont buy from busineses that use UPS unless there is absolutly no other option. Then I call the manager and usally am able to talk them into FEDEX or USPS. For best price ship USPS flat rate box, For the fastest shipping with the least damage FEDEX is the way to go. If you want post office grade rough handaling, slow shipping, and high prices good ole UPS does it. Russ
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