galt11 Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I am wondering if anyone has a solution to the new UPS shipping pricing. Now they have gone to a "dimensional weight" calculation. Our 30 lb boxes cost the same as a 72 lb box. It seems to me that it would be cheaper now to ship lead ingots than the light-weight packages we make. I would guess the shipping for bullets and brass might come down in price. If anyone has any suggestions, they would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I am wondering if anyone has a solution to the new UPS shipping pricing. Now they have gone to a "dimensional weight" calculation. Our 30 lb boxes cost the same as a 72 lb box. It seems to me that it would be cheaper now to ship lead ingots than the light-weight packages we make. I would guess the shipping for bullets and brass might come down in price. If anyone has any suggestions, they would be greatly appreciated. ThanksAdam Dimensional weight has been around for a very long time for all air shipments. Did they expand it to ground shipments, also? In air travel I get the concept of there's only capacity to carry x weight or y volume --- but the costs of the aircraft and crew don't vary significantly.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galt11 Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 I am wondering if anyone has a solution to the new UPS shipping pricing. Now they have gone to a "dimensional weight" calculation. Our 30 lb boxes cost the same as a 72 lb box. It seems to me that it would be cheaper now to ship lead ingots than the light-weight packages we make. I would guess the shipping for bullets and brass might come down in price. If anyone has any suggestions, they would be greatly appreciated. ThanksAdam Dimensional weight has been around for a very long time for all air shipments. Did they expand it to ground shipments, also? In air travel I get the concept of there's only capacity to carry x weight or y volume --- but the costs of the aircraft and crew don't vary significantly.... The latest we were told is that they have expanded it to cover ground also. They are figuring that each truck only holds X amount of space and that is how they are going to calculate the cost. Makes me wish I had a few tons of lead to ship in small boxes to watch the brown trucks scrap the ground as they went down the road. Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markcic Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I am wondering if anyone has a solution to the new UPS shipping pricing. Now they have gone to a "dimensional weight" calculation. Our 30 lb boxes cost the same as a 72 lb box. It seems to me that it would be cheaper now to ship lead ingots than the light-weight packages we make. I would guess the shipping for bullets and brass might come down in price. If anyone has any suggestions, they would be greatly appreciated. ThanksAdam Dimensional weight has been around for a very long time for all air shipments. Did they expand it to ground shipments, also? In air travel I get the concept of there's only capacity to carry x weight or y volume --- but the costs of the aircraft and crew don't vary significantly.... The latest we were told is that they have expanded it to cover ground also. They are figuring that each truck only holds X amount of space and that is how they are going to calculate the cost. Makes me wish I had a few tons of lead to ship in small boxes to watch the brown trucks scrap the ground as they went down the road. Adam FedEx and the USPS went to dimensional weight as well except on the USPS flat rate boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Man Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 UPS has charged for "oversize" packages for long time now. Tree-stands were killers from a size prospective. Seems the formula for air is being extended to more types of ground packages... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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