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October 20th 05, 07:55 AM

On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 13:03:34 GMT, (-=H=-) wrote:

Hi all,

I shipped two boxes of amateur radio equipment yesterday from
Lewisville, Texas to Cooper City, Florida. As always, I used
FedEx Ground. Here's why:

Two packages:
(1) weight 33.60 lbs, size 24 x 21 x 16 inches, insured $900
(2) weight 13.95 lbs, size 22 x 22 x 14 inches, insured $100

FedEx Ground, delivery in 3 business days, cost $38.77
UPS Ground, delivery in 4-5 business days, cost $56.07

UPS would have charged $17.30 more than FedEx (that's almost
45 percent) and would have taken 1-2 days longer to arrive.
To me, $17.30 is not a trivial amount of money.

Something to think about next time you're shipping packages!

73,
Dean K5DH

Because FedEx Ground uses independent contractors to do their
deliveries. They don't own the trucks, pay for fuel, medical
benefits, 401k's, etc.

They may own the interline freight, but they use all independent
contractors for the "last mile" delivery.