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2. Dimensional weight - Wikipedia

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   Dimensional weight, also known as volumetric weight, is a pricing technique for commercial freight transport (including courier and postal services ), which uses an estimated weight that is calculated from the length, width and height of a package. The shipping fee is based upon the dimensional weight or the actual weight, whichever is greater.

3. USPS Ground Advantage service introduced - AOL

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   Jul. 13—The Postal Service announced the launch of its new shipping offering, USPS Ground Advantage. The enhanced ground solution provides a simple, reliable and more affordable way to ship ...

4. History of United States postage rates - Wikipedia

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   Postal rates to 1847. Initial United States postage rates were set by Congress as part of the Postal Service Act signed into law by President George Washington on February 20, 1792. The postal rate varied according to "distance zone", the distance a letter was to be carried from the post office where it entered the mail to its final destination.

5. United Parcel Service - Wikipedia

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   United Parcel Service. United Parcel Service, Inc. ( UPS) is an American multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907. [ 1] Originally known as the American Messenger Company specializing in telegraphs, UPS has expanded to become a Fortune 500 company [ 6] and one of the world's largest shipping couriers.

6. Tracking number - Wikipedia

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   Tracking numbers are useful for knowing the location of time sensitive deliveries. It is a unique ID number or code assigned to a package or parcel. The tracking number is typically printed on the shipping label as a bar code that can be scanned by anyone with a bar code reader or smartphone. In the United States, some of the carriers using ...

7. Surface mail - Wikipedia

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   Surface mail. Surface mail is transported via truck, rail, and ship, rather than by plane, as in this FedEx Ground truck. Surface mail, also known as sea mail, is mail that is transported by land and sea (along the surface of the Earth), rather than by air, as in airmail. Surface mail is significantly less expensive but slower than airmail, and ...