As a FedEx or UPS shipper, you do not have access to a pricing zone map as accessibility to these maps would allow a customer to easily visualize and understand distance based transportation cost exposure.įor purposes of this article, focus on zone 2 in yellow, which encompasses an area of about 200 x 300 miles. Zone 2 represents the origin shipping point for all UPS/FedEx Ground and Express shipments no matter where you ship from. As depicted in this map, origin zone 2 shipping geography encompasses a large area. This means it costs the shipper the same to send a box cross-town or across the state. The carriers do not extend lower, local rates which would be called zone 1 pricing. This local shipping marketplace, encompassing an approximate 50-mile radius, has been left to the local delivery service providers as UPS and FedEx do not compete for this business based on price. Now, don’t confuse this with a Ground transit days map which is a proof source that the carriers hand out like candy, to depict ground service days.

The title graphic for this article is a representation of a parcel carrier pricing zone map for a shipper located in Southern California.

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