My son worked part time for RPS before they became FedEx ground and his stories were amazing. Mainly college age kids working for school money loading and unloading trucks as fast as possible. He said that nobody paid attention to those "Fragile, handle with care" or "Delicate" or "This Side Up" or any other caution applied to the package. Packages were thrown and bounced all over the place. Throughout 30+ years in field service I've shipped and received many packages via all of the carriers. Ultimately it comes down to what several others have stated and that is it will get there intact if YOU pack it with extreme care. I can't remember of ever receiving a package that was well constructed not arriving with the goods intact. At one time Airborne, now DHL, was the laughing stock but now UPS seems to be the target. Within the last year I have shipped many small to medium parcels via USPS with TOTAL satisfaction. I guess it is a potshot at any given moment.
Tom K3TVC
