[Milsurplus] Gotta Vent

[Nick England]

Railway Express no longer exists unfortunately. Sigh.

Anyone who wants to get into the freight business is welcome to do so - if
you can offer a better service than UPS or FedEx the world will beat a path
to your door and you'll deserve your $5M salary. Maybe...
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/07/12/why-fedex-isnt-scared-of-uber.aspx

That said, the USPS flat rate boxes are a great bargain if your items are
the right size/weight.

I've shipped over one hundred $50,000 laser/photo instruments via FedEx
Ground and never had an issue (cutout foam in Pelican case). Not to mention
probably 100's of boatanchors via FedEx Ground and UPS (foam to protect
knobs/connectors, etc., bubble wrap, insulation board, tri-wall cardboard
box).
I have received some heavy but delicate gear in excellent shape thanks to
"foam in place" by packing stores.

My motto - Ship unto others as you would have them ship unto you -

Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com

On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Steve Hilsz <jydsk at tds.net> wrote:

> Here's a couple of stories about UPS:
>
> If you have a package that is 1/4 inch over the dimensions stated on the
> carton (for instance a Lowe's 16 X 12 X 12 box), you get banged for the
> next inch up. If the top or sides bulge, the box becomes something like 17
> X 13 X 13. Heavier stuff doesn't seem to incur more charge, but lighter
> packages get you in trouble. Also, it doesn't matter how light a box is,
> you pay the CEO of UPS part of his 5 million dollar salary, anyway. I had a
> customer tell me to send a one-pound box by UPS. Cost would have been
> $14.78 by ground. It went by Post Office, $5.25.
>
>