> A short time after the computerized system became effective, "phase two" > kicked in. That was an increase in shipping rates of all sorts. Not just the > base rate but things like the over length fee which went from $5 to $7. At > that point UPS became very expensive, relatively speaking
He's right and I was told that they re-structured their oversized rate. They use to charge for 30lbs. if your package was oversized, but it jumped to 70lbs a few years ago. I was told by UPS that the majority of business was 5lb. to 10lb. small packages from all of the E-commerce, so they structured their rate to account for how many of those packages would fit in the volume occupied by a single oversize package. They set it up so they would make the same $$ for a comparable shipping volume. FedEx bought out or contracted RPVI trucking for their ground division and their rate is similar to the UPS rate of 5 years ago. I have had good service from them. Mark Mech www.aerofoam.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
