A 32-inch TV and a 55-inch TV went through our own checkout on the same lane on 2026-08-18. FedEx priced the smaller one on two services. FedEx priced the larger one on none at all — UPS was the only carrier that returned a rate. The gap is not a published size ceiling; it is what the checkout actually handed back that day, and it is worth knowing before you box a big screen assuming FedEx will be one of the options.
Only the box changed between these two quotes. FedEx answered for one and not the other.
Both boxes left the same New Jersey ZIP code for the same Miami ZIP code in the same capture, so nothing here differs except the carton. The smaller box is sized for a 32-inch class set; the larger one for a 55-inch class set in its original packaging.
| Carrier and service | 32-inch box 30 × 20 × 5 in, 18 lb | 55-inch box 56 × 35 × 7 in, 44 lb |
|---|---|---|
| UPS Ground Saver | $28.18 5 business days | Not returned |
| UPS Ground | $31.04 5-6 business days | $190.27 5-6 business days |
| FedEx SmartPost | $34.21 5-6 business days | Not returned |
| FedEx Ground | $43.41 5-6 business days | Not returned |
| UPS 3 Day Select | $47.83 5-6 business days | $270.14 5-6 business days |
| UPS 2nd Day Air | Not returned | $383.78 2-3 business days |
| UPS 2nd Day Air A.M. | Not returned | $436.75 2-3 business days |
| UPS Next Day Air Saver | Not returned | $491.65 1 business day |
Two FedEx services answered for the 32-inch box and none answered for the 55-inch box, on the same lane, the same afternoon. This page states what our checkout returned; it is not a claim that FedEx never carries a screen this size.
FedEx's Ground service page, read 2026-08-18, publishes a 150 lb maximum weight, a 108 inch maximum length, and a 165 inch maximum length plus girth for a domestic package. Measuring the 56 × 35 × 7 inch box against those numbers rules out a size ceiling as the explanation.
| Measurement | This box | FedEx Ground ceiling |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 44 lb | 150 lb |
| Longest side | 56 in | 108 in |
| Length plus girth | 140 in | 165 in |
Every figure sits well clear of the ceiling. Whatever kept FedEx off this quote, it was a network or pricing decision made for this box on this lane that day, not a published rule a shipper could have read in advance. That is the honest reason to run a fresh quote rather than assume either outcome from this page.
Eighteen pounds against forty-four is a small gap. The box shape did the work here: a flat panel wide enough to need a 56-inch carton behaves differently in a rate engine than a compact 30-inch one, even with plenty of headroom under every published ceiling.
UPS returned a price on the small box and was the only carrier to return a price on the large one, across five separate service tiers. On a big screen, treat UPS as the carrier most likely to answer.
A description this close to what you actually own, run through the calculator, tells you which carriers are in play on your ZIP codes today. This capture is one lane on one date, not a standing rule.
Carrier rate tables and network availability change without notice. Treat the figures above as one dated capture and pull a fresh quote for the screen and route you actually have.
For a smaller set, yes. A 32-inch TV in its original box, 30 by 20 by 5 inches at 18 lb, priced on FedEx SmartPost at $34.21 and FedEx Ground at $43.41 alongside UPS Ground at $31.04, quoted from Berkeley Heights, NJ to Miami, FL on 2026-08-18.
Not in our capture. A 56 by 35 by 7 inch box at 44 lb, sized for a 55-inch class set, returned zero FedEx options on the identical lane. Only UPS priced it, from $190.27 on Ground up to $491.65 on Next Day Air Saver.
No. FedEx's Ground page lists a 150 lb weight ceiling, a 108 inch maximum length, and a 165 inch maximum length plus girth, read 2026-08-18. The 56 by 35 by 7 inch box works out to 56 plus twice 35 plus twice 7, which is 140 inches of length plus girth, comfortably under that number. Whatever kept FedEx out of the results that day, it was not the published ceiling.
UPS Ground, in our capture: $190.27 for the 56 by 35 by 7 inch, 44 lb box, Berkeley Heights, NJ to Miami, FL, quoted 2026-08-18. The faster UPS tiers on the same box ran from $270.14 up to $491.65.
Not necessarily. Carrier availability shifts by box size, lane, and day. Run your own screen size and ZIP codes in the calculator rather than assuming this capture holds for a different set or a different route.