The reason that business delivery is cheaper is because as a general rule
most businesses are concentrated in a "business district", in and around a
certain area of a city. While residential areas are generally on the
outskirts of cities and in rural areas. UPS delivers mostly to businesses
and because they are concentrated in a smaller area one truck can make a lot
of deliveries in a short period of time. While one delivery to a residence
way out in the boonies can take up one truck for a long time. UPS puts
their hubs in these business areas to make the majority of their deliveries
quicker. There are always exceptions to the rules and a person can live in a
business district and a business can be in the boonies. But for the most
part this rule is true. I work in an area with a lot of business and I see
the UPS truck and other freight trucks drive by many times a day, but when
I'm at home during the day I'll be lucky to see one drive by once a week.
This logic would apply to any deliver service. Just put a sign in front of
your house that reads "Triumph World" and mark all packages as being
delivered to a business.
MikeC
>Well, time for my two cents.....
>When shipping parts, the shippers charge more to deliver to your home than
a
>business address, doesn't make any sense to me and can't find any reason
why
>they do this. Items that have to go by motor freight are done the same way
>but I was able to get an explanation from one of the carriers. Supposedly
>since the merchandise being trucked to a residence must be transferred to a
>lift unit because houses don't have an elevated loading dock, requiring
extra
>handling. I'll accept that for now but I wonder if I'll get a reduced rate
>if I build a dock on the side of the house?
> Michael
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