Arkansas prices like the middle of the country that it is — neither coast gets a short-zone advantage, and the carriers compete within a narrow band.
One box, two origins, quoted live on 2026-07-27. The tables show the carriers' answers exactly as returned.
Our test parcel, a 12 × 10 × 6 in box weighing 5 lb and filled with household goods, went through the SMKlog calculator twice for this page: Newark to Little Rock, then Los Angeles to Little Rock. Below is the raw result. The listed price is the complete charge; SMKlog's portion is already baked in.
| Carrier | Service | Price | Quoted transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPS | Ground Saver | $13.52 | 5 business days |
| UPS | Ground | $14.05 | 3-4 business days |
| USPS | Ground Advantage | $15.12 | 6-7 business days |
| UPS | 3 Day Select | $19.94 | 3-4 business days |
| UPS | 2nd Day Air | $21.96 | 2-3 business days |
| Carrier | Service | Price | Quoted transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| USPS | Ground Advantage | $15.91 | 6-7 business days |
| UPS | Ground Saver | $16.47 | 6 business days |
| UPS | Ground | $17.00 | 6-7 business days |
| FedEx | Ground Economy | $17.52 | 4-5 business days |
| UPS | 3 Day Select | $25.00 | 3-4 business days |
This lane split the winners on 2026-07-27: UPS Ground Saver took the Newark leg at $13.52 while USPS Ground Advantage took the Los Angeles leg at $15.91. Little Rock anchors routing for the whole state, and the Ozark corners can run a day past the short end of a quoted window. A table this specific goes stale fast; carriers refile rates all the time, so quote your actual ZIP pair before trusting any number here.
Every major carrier computes a dimensional weight from length times width times height and bills the larger of that or the scale weight. Our 12 × 10 × 6 test box is compact; a half-empty wardrobe box would be a different story.
Rates jump at zone boundaries rather than climbing smoothly. Newark to Little Rock crosses more zones than Memphis to Little Rock would, and the tables above show what that gap costs. Two towns a mile apart on the same side of a boundary pay the same.
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For our 5 lb, 12 × 10 × 6 in test on 2026-07-27: $13.52 via UPS Ground Saver from Newark, $15.91 via USPS Ground Advantage from Los Angeles. Both are all-in checkout totals with SMKlog's charge included. Realistic for your parcel means running your own quote, since size and route change everything.
On our quotes, ground services ran 3-4 to 6-7 business days depending on tier and origin, with UPS 2nd Day Air at 2-3 from Newark. The window printed beside each price is the carrier's own stated range for this route, quoted 2026-07-27.
Split decision: UPS Ground Saver ($13.52) from the East, USPS Ground Advantage ($15.91) from the West on our 2026-07-27 runs. When the top rows sit close like this, the deciding vote usually goes to transit time. Fresh quotes will re-rank them.
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