[GreenKeys] FedEx Ground Surcharges notice

[Richard Knoppow]

   I also have had pretty good service from USPS. Right now they 
have a notice up on their tracking page warning of delays due to 
the CV. At least they are telling us. It seems to me (and I might 
be wrong) that USPS contracts with UPS or Fedex for some 
services. I am also not sure of the size and weight limits 
through USPS, the packages Fedex is warning about might be too 
large.
    For smaller packages Grayhound offers a good service but they 
do not pick up and deliver as do the other services. You have to 
take the package to Grayhound and pick it up there.

On 6/5/2020 1:28 PM, E. wrote:
> I live in the center of the country so it’s a couple to a few days for anything to get to me.  FedEx and UPS - with both I’ve seen that if you don’t pay for faster service, they’ll hold up your package.  The Kansas City area has about three distribution centers.  Numerous times I’ve seen packages only craw 10 or 20 miles, over a two and one time even a three day period - from one center to the other for an overnights stay, because I didn’t choose the faster service.  I mean, common - I’m three hours away from KC - just stick it on a truck!  Oh well, usually with the postal service - and I agree that their 1-800 line can be iffy at times… but anywho, once it starts going in one direction, it doesn’t stop until it gets there.  That’s what I like about USPS - no throttling of service.  The for-profit guys - well, it’s their business, I guess ;o …..
>
>
>> On Jun 5, 2020, at 3:11 pm, Doug Alderdice <ka2wft at arrl.net> wrote:
>>
>> FedEx has been a hot mess of late.  Amazon dumped them last fall and the interwebz are loaded with people disgruntled with the FedEx service.  I had some issues with them at Christmas this year getting things in a timely fashion and being outright lied to about the status of packages and reason(s) for non-delivery.  There was an item in our local news a week or so back about how packages coming to Buffalo are being re-routed to the Henrietta (Rochester) facility where they linger for quite some time.
>>
>> FWIW.  YMMV.  Personally, I like the postal service.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Doug, KA2WFT
>>
>>
>> On 6/5/2020 4:00 PM, E. wrote:
>>> …and that’s why I always go with the postal service - no frills charging and you always know what you're getting ;) ~
>>>> On Jun 5, 2020, at 2:49 pm, John <John at tubetestingpros.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Greetings Greekeyers!
>>>>
>>>> Since quite a few of us ship Stuff, and (speaking for me) a lot of big stuff via Ground shipping - I thought to perhaps bring this to attention:
>>>>
>>>> Starting June 8th, FedEx will apply a $30.00 surcharge to any ground package that meets or exceeds the following measurements:
>>>>
>>>> (start FedEx quote):
>>>>
>>>> 2Oversize is any package that exceeds 96 inches in length or 130 inches in length and girth. The length and girth of a package is length plus (2 times the height) plus (2 times the width). If the dimension includes a fraction, a fraction of 1/2 or greater will be rounded up to the next whole number; less than 1/2 will be rounded down to the next whole number.
>>>>
>>>> (end quote).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So there you have it - I dunno know about UPS at this time, but it's likely they will follow suit.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> An FYI de KB6SCO
>>>>
>>>> Carson City
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