[ARC5] OT: UPS Ground Insanity

[Glen Zook]

I abandoned UPS several years ago after using them for well over 30-years when virtually everything that I shipped and received that went through their Mesquite (Dallas area), Texas, hub started getting damaged.  Even small, light weight, boxes often arrived damaged.  I get parts shipments from Mouser which is located less than 50-miles from me that would arrive with badly damaged boxes.  Mouser knows that UPS damages packages going through Mesquite and would use much larger boxes with LOTS of protection inside the boxes.  The parts usually made it fine, but the boxes were in shambles.

Within the past couple of months, I have been requesting FedEx Ground and the shipments arrive usually in the morning and not late in the afternoon, or even as late as 10:00 PM, depending on the driver with UPS.  The shipments usually make it the next business day with both carriers.  So far, I haven't had any problems with FedEx Ground including several packages received that were definitely very badly packed and even came across the country.
 
Glen, K9STH


Website:  http://k9sth.com


________________________________
 From: Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
To: ARC5 at mailman.QTH.net 
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] OT: UPS Ground Insanity
 
On 29 Nov 2012 at 16:51, Geoff wrote:

> Because FedWrex aint no better. I ve had more damage from them than
> UPS over the last several decades.

I have had extremely good luck with FedEx GROUND, not so much with 
FedWrex AIR. The GROUND truck goes right past my door every day.

> And when I do the packing nothing gets damaged except maybe a drivers
> back.

Same here: custom-made custom-fitted crates made by me out of 3/4 inch 
plywood. I have shipped RAL, R-389, and other such with no damage...so 
far.