subject: Almost 40% Of Total Shipment Costs Are Now Made Up Of Add-on Charges" - Parcel Magazine [print this page] 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.
