Just got this from SYR

and locally both of them screw up and run late all the damn time. It varies hub to hub how good/bad they are...I had a snake from Bob Clark get delivered at about 6pm (closing time!) by FedEx once...totally not Bob's fault and the snake was fine...but the by 10:30 am delivery didn't happen The thing is I live in Amarillo, which is like 6 hours away...I could have driven there faster than FedEx got me the snake.

UPS ALSO HAS A HIGHER PERCENT DELIVERED ON TIME THAN FED-EX, AGAIN FACT

Keith, please provide the data that backs your statement. I mean something other than your statement of "fact".

Where I live, FedEx delivers overnight, before 10:30 AM every time & picks up the same - UPS, well maybe once in a while. 3/4 of the time, UPS picks up &/or delivers in the afternoon. Not acceptable for live animals - either coming or going. At least where I am (and not in a remote, difficult to get to location). FedEx or nothing for me.