FedEx rant.

suey1958 · December 30, 2019, 05:28:42 PM

I agree with Mark,...Overnight shipping is not an option.

1976RD400C · December 31, 2019, 03:49:08 PM

My Fed Ex shipment arrived today. It was only 1 day late.

quocle603 · January 03, 2020, 05:25:54 PM

Geez, sorry to hear brother.

racerclam · January 03, 2020, 09:09:38 PM

I too have had terible issues with FED X should be caled FED UP

Rich

RDFL · January 16, 2020, 02:54:54 PM

Everybody seems to be using fedex now. I don't remember last package I got fromUPS.

SoCal250 · January 16, 2020, 05:46:10 PM

Never had an experience like Mark. That's just crazy! And how lucky that someone you just happen to know came across the package?!

I can usually just look at a delivered package and tell which company delivered it by the condition. My experience over the years has been:

FedEx -- Usually the best. Packages arrive on time and in very good condition. Clean and undamaged.

USPS -- Fairly decent and dependable. Packages arrive on time most of the time, but are occasionally very dirty from floors and (greasy) from sorting machines. Some minor damage and squished boxes. (Regular mail however is another story. They can never deliver to the correct mailbox. Usually once or twice a week my mail is switched with neighbors on my street. I think my mailman is either very lazy or dyslexic.)

UPS -- The worst. I believe that "UPS" stands for United Parcel Smashers. Packages almost always arrive late and nearly (or completely) destroyed. Often torn open with holes with the contents sticking out, and/or leaking packing or contents all over the place. Somewhere there's a UPS truck with a bunch of .223 and 22LR cartridges rolling around in the back. And lately UPS has been been partnering with USPS, so even though a shipment leaves the sender as a UPS shipment it gets transferred to the Post Office for the "last mile" portion of the delivery and it gets delivered by your regular mailman.

quocle603 · January 18, 2020, 11:53:32 AM

Quote from: SoCal250 on January 16, 2020, 05:46:10 PM
UPS -- The worst. I believe that "UPS" stands for United Parcel Smashers. Packages almost always arrive late and nearly (or completely) destroyed. Often torn open with holes with the contents sticking out, and/or leaking packing or contents all over the place. Somewhere there's a UPS truck with a bunch of .223 and 22LR cartridges rolling around in the back. And lately UPS has been been partnering with USPS, so even though a shipment leaves the sender as a UPS shipment it gets transferred to the Post Office for the "last mile" portion of the delivery and it gets delivered by your regular mailman.

busa1300 · January 18, 2020, 02:20:39 PM

Damn....you guys have me worried.
I have an engine coming from Japan through DHL.
The shipper told me I should declare actual cost as there have been issues lately.
In doing so, I had to pay additional import duty tax.... :(

RDFL · January 18, 2020, 03:15:56 PM

I've never had anything but good experiences with DHL, especially their freight.

SoCal250 · January 18, 2020, 06:31:58 PM

You should be fine with DHL. For work I get lots of things shipped from China by DHL...never had any issues.

scully · January 23, 2020, 05:41:28 PM

Quote from: SoCal250 on January 18, 2020, 06:31:58 PM
You should be fine with DHL. For work I get lots of things shipped from China by DHL...never had any issues.

And I've seen thousands of F1 and moto gp cars bikes and parts
getting over nighted fedex lol......

scully · January 23, 2020, 05:42:25 PM

Quote from: 1976RD400C on December 31, 2019, 03:49:08 PM
My Fed Ex shipment arrived today. It was only 1 day late.

Day late, so you got a refund right ?

scully · January 23, 2020, 05:46:53 PM

32 years working for them, if you want to argue statistics...................Lets !

scully · January 23, 2020, 05:48:32 PM

Quote from: scully on January 23, 2020, 05:42:25 PM
Quote from: 1976RD400C on December 31, 2019, 03:49:08 PM
My Fed Ex shipment arrived today. It was only 1 day late.

Day late, so you got a refund right ?

Shipped a Racoon right lmao

m in sc · January 23, 2020, 10:48:21 PM

Scully,
Glad they've been good to you and good to work for. but they will never get a dime from me again, or my business. And that's a fact due to lack of performance over many years. I'm aware it might be down to hub management and individual drivers, but around here and in my 20+ years of dealing with fedex shipments, and the quality and responsibility declining over the past 10 dramatically, confidence has been lost. And we ship EVERYTHING out of my place of business, which has been around since '85, this isn't some fly by night or 1 time personal instance either. I am the customer, and at the end of the day, FedEx lost a corporate and personal business opportunity, and since apparently that doesn't matter to a 32 year employee of said company, that speaks volumes about the ethos in that company.

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