Almost 40% Of Total Shipment Costs Are Now Made Up Of Add-on Charges" - Parcel Magazine

No surcharges: no fuel surcharges, no Saturday surcharges

, no residential surcharges, no rural surcharges; no address correction fees, UPS charges $2.05 for residential ground and $2.40 residential air; 33% of all ground deliveries are residential

Packaging: free customized, co-branded packaging available to qualified customers special cicumstances.

Insurance coverage: automatic $100 worth of insurance on every package through Express mail.

Pick up on demand available: customized late pickups available and worked out through local offices.

Boxes: available online, at local post office, and through your local sales agent.

Top Market leadership: the USPS currently carries 65% of the 2-3 day delivery market and is by far the most preferred carrier for online consumers (15% higher than UPS, 500% more than FedEx); the USPS handles 30% of UPS's residential deliveries and all of FedEx's SmartPost packages.

Full tracking: online delivery confirmation and signature confirmation tracking available

Unmatched coverage: delivery to 148 million points or every address in the United States including APO, FPO, and PO Boxes

Surcharges: no fuel surcharges, no Saturday surcharges, no residential surcharges, no rural surcharges; no address correction fees, UPS charges $2.05 for residential ground and $2.40 residential air; 33% of all ground deliveries ar not business deliveries.

Available Flat Rates: small, medium, and large boxes are available with the USPS's Priority Service so the customer does not need a scale to determine package cost upfront with no additional fees.

immediate pickups available: customized late pickups available.

Speedy service: UPS and FedEx Ground offer a 1-5 day transit time, FedEx SmartPost offers a 2-7 day transit time, USPS Priority offers a 2-3 day transit time. It is the best 2-3 day service available.

Industry leadership: the USPS currently carries 65% of the 2-3 day delivery market and is by far the most preferred carrier for online consumers (15% higher than UPS, 500% more than FedEx); the USPS handles 30% of UPS's residential deliveries and all of FedEx's SmartPost deliveries. They are each others biggest customers.

Driver workforce: drivers are a familiar, trusted presence in communities who are employees of the USPS.

Holiday and Sunday service: Sunday and holiday delivery available with the USPS's Express Service.

Earth conscious: the USPS uses bio-friendly inks, recycles 1 ton of material per year, and operates the largest alternative fuel vehicle fleet in the U.S.

by: John Coktostin

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