I think it depends on who the customer is. Ken, I know you can back me on this. UPS is one of aor largest customers, and I know for a fact that they ship things you and I would be jailed for, such as explosives for the military to flamable substances that would decimate cities. We had a UPS shipment of radioactive waste material not long ago. I dont know the details...it could have been anything from used xray parts to nuclear reactor rods. Just saying, if you're the right client, they will and do ship anything.
They do. Actually, they have a deal with Novitex but I guess that's close enough. BTW, I never use UPS or even FedEx unless specifically requested as they are just too darned expensive. USPS Priority or Express Mail.
What do you mean by RT? My experience with UPS is something along the lines of: "We scanned your package today at 1:17am in Rochester, NY. Your next scheduled scan is two days from now. Your package is on-time." Two days pass. No new update. "Your package is on-time." Four days pass. Delivery standard date pushes back four days. "Your package is scheduled to be delivered on XXX by the end of the day." Original delivery date arrives. "Your package is scheduled to be delivered by 6pm." Package scan arrived. I don't know why it changes the delivery date in the middle, but it occasionally does do that for me.
Not sure if you're joking. Mine are always in my mailbox with my bills, political advertisements and magazines. Rob
Well, I see your point, but they can't very well scan your package if it's in a trailer on top of a rail car three days away from its' destination. The next scan would be once it gets to a major hub or delivery building. Once that scan is done the information goes right into the system and is available online. Not like the postal service, which takes hours if not days to post updates