When you take a package to the post office or a private shipping company or order something online, you face a variety of shipping options. Some of these are affected by how much your item weighs, its ...

The flat rate boxes offered by the U.S. Postal Service can be an attractive shipping option for small businesses. The flat rate negates the need for weighing or measuring a package before shipping, ...

FedEx now offers a flat-rate-shipping option based on the size (not the weight) of the package and its ultimate destination. Of the announcement, FedEx Services Executive Vice President of Marketing ...

The United States Postal Service, UPS and FedEx are all popular choices to ship packages. While USPS typically offers the cheapest options, UPS and FedEx prices are competitive. All three carriers ...