Evaluation | USPS | FedEx | UPS |
Cost https://fitsmallbusiness.com/fedex-vs-ups-vs-usps/ | Best | ||
Care: https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/reviews/a6284/which-shipping-company-is-kindest-to-your-packages/ | Best | Worst | Medium |
Flipping of packages | 12.5 | 7.0 | 4.0 |
Dropping of packages | 0.5 | 3.1 | 2.0 |
Employee satisfaction | Government | NonUnion | Happiest |
USPS is best for the sender for low cost.
https://fitsmallbusiness.com/fedex-vs-ups-vs-usps/
But for the receiver, and care of the items sent, Carriers
differ in kindness to the electronics
* USPS did the most flipping of packages (12.5 per trip)
* FedEx did the most dropping (3.1 per trip)
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/reviews/a6284/which-shipping-company-is-kindest-to-your-packages/
This may be because:
*USPS Government employees are difficult to fire
* FedEx workers are non-unionized (except pilots)
* UPS is employee owned and managed