How do Fedex/UPS determine rates?

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  1. VictorWisc

    VictorWisc Maven (1,379) Jan 2, 2013 Massachusetts

    Really? They don't tell you how they set shipping rates?
     
    #21 VictorWisc, Aug 19, 2013
  2. Davepoolesque

    Davepoolesque Pooh-Bah (2,686) Aug 25, 2012 Massachusetts
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    Residential vs. Business Address?
     
    #22 Davepoolesque, Aug 19, 2013
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  3. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Sure, they tell how to figure out how much it would cost to ship a given box. I was more interested in how they arrived at their numbers. Most of my questions were answered back upthread a bit.
     
    #23 BBThunderbolt, Aug 19, 2013
  4. VictorWisc

    VictorWisc Maven (1,379) Jan 2, 2013 Massachusetts

    Sorry, math major habits--I assume everyone can figure these things out, given enough data.
     
    #24 VictorWisc, Aug 19, 2013
  5. c64person

    c64person Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2010 Michigan

    Ohh now that sounds like an idea, I could put together a google form and have people submit their shipping costs, package size, weight, carrier, ect, and we could come up with fomrulas for the carriers that give you average per ounce/per mile traveled cost!
     
    #25 c64person, Aug 19, 2013
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  6. atoulouk

    atoulouk Pundit (873) Apr 25, 2011 Indiana

    I was told by a FedEx employee that it has more to do with how far the final destination is away from the major FedEx hub, than total mileage itself.
     
    #26 atoulouk, Aug 19, 2013
  7. alysmith4

    alysmith4 Pooh-Bah (1,738) Feb 11, 2005 District of Columbia
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    As an aside, anyone know the charge for Saturday delivery? Not sure if it's a fee or a percentage based on the regular charge.
     
    #27 alysmith4, Aug 21, 2013
  8. nanobrew

    nanobrew Initiate (0) Dec 31, 2008 California

    saturday delievery is normal for home delivery, they don't do home delievery on Mondays (they will deliver to your house on Mondays for 2-day, express, etc)
     
    #28 nanobrew, Aug 21, 2013
  9. alysmith4

    alysmith4 Pooh-Bah (1,738) Feb 11, 2005 District of Columbia
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    Really? I've gotten plenty a box on a Monday.
     
    #29 alysmith4, Aug 21, 2013
  10. stevenc1311

    stevenc1311 Aspirant (242) Oct 20, 2007 Georgia


    Regular Fedex and Fedex Ground/Home Delivery are two different services. Sat. delivery for Fedex Home Delivery/Ground is standard with no extra charge. The Ground/Home Delivery service says that they don't deliver on Monday (regular Fedex does), however I've known both regular Fedex and Fedex Ground to ignore the rules and deliver whenever they can get the package to you just to get it out of the way.

    It's been awhile since I shipped much stuff, but it used to be Fedex Ground was faster and cheaper than UPS Ground, so I used them for items that were too large for a USPS flat rate box.
     
    #30 stevenc1311, Aug 22, 2013
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