ORIGINAL: afterburner
When it comes to small stuff like engines, I only use the USPS and ship priority. Priority is 2-3 days from coast to coast and comes out cheaper than UPS ground which is five business days from coast to coast. Never lost a priority package. Yes their online tracking is not up to snuff but even with more accurate tracking, UPS and Fedex lose packages all the time. JMO.
Marty
BUt guess what? If ur shipping priority coast to coast with USPS.....it's going thru the FEDEX (!!!!) hub in Memphis, via a fedex airplane. Go figure.