eCommerce businesses tie up with postal services and courier companies to deliver the packages on time. Mainly three popular services are operating in the US, FedEx, UPS, and USPS. Each carrier provides a different range of service levels along with rates.
Delivery Times and Schedules for Top Shipping Carriers FedEx Delivery Times FedEx offers a variety of delivery services with different schedules. FedEx Ground usually delivers by the end of the business day, Monday-Friday. FedEx Home Delivery may deliver as late as 8pm. Overnight options like FedEx First Overnight aim to deliver by early morning the next day.
Meaning of "End of Day" for FedEx For FedEx Ground, "end of day" typically means by 5pm when offices close. For Home Delivery, it's around 8pm local time.
Maximum Delivery Time FedEx Ground delivers in 1-7 business days depending on location. FedEx Express Freight offers 1-3 day service to most US areas.
UPS Delivery Windows UPS Ground delivers residential packages between 9am-7pm and business packages during business hours. Unlike FedEx, UPS does not offer scheduled delivery times.
UPS "End of Day" Time "End of day" for UPS is usually around 5pm when businesses close.
Maximum Delivery Time UPS deliveries take up to 6-7 days depending on location.
USPS Delivery Schedules As the national postal service, USPS delivers to virtually every US address. Delivery times vary, with some receiving mail in the morning and some in afternoon.
USPS "End of Day" Meaning For USPS, "end of day" means midnight. Local post offices close earlier but packages can still be dropped at distribution centers.
USPS Delivery Time Priority Mail is guaranteed within 1-3 days (recently extended to 4 days). Most packages arrive in 1-3 days.
