Louisville hosts UPS Worldport — the carrier's global air hub — so Kentucky sits unusually close to the center of the express network. Ground pricing is standard mid-zone from both coasts.
The Louisville lane, benchmarked live on 2026-07-27 with one fixed parcel. Printed as quoted.
Louisville anchors this page's numbers: one 12 × 10 × 6 in box, 5 lb, packed with household goods, quoted through the SMKlog calculator from Newark and from Los Angeles on a single day. The tables restate the carrier output precisely. Listed price equals charged price, SMKlog's share included.
| Carrier | Service | Price | Quoted transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| USPS | Ground Advantage | $13.29 | 3-4 business days |
| UPS | Ground Saver | $13.52 | 4 business days |
| UPS | Ground | $14.05 | 2-3 business days |
| FedEx | Ground Economy | $14.31 | 3-4 business days |
| UPS | 3 Day Select | $19.94 | 2-3 business days |
| Carrier | Service | Price | Quoted transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| USPS | Ground Advantage | $17.30 | 6-7 business days |
| UPS | Ground Saver | $19.14 | 6 business days |
| UPS | Ground | $19.30 | 6-7 business days |
| FedEx | Ground Economy | $20.50 | 7-8 business days |
| UPS | 3 Day Select | $27.17 | 3-4 business days |
Newark took the 2026-07-27 round: $13.29 by USPS Ground Advantage, and quick at 3-4 business days, against $17.30 from Los Angeles. Louisville's air hub matters mostly to the express tiers; on the ground, Kentucky prices like any mid-country state. Between rate refilings these figures hold their shape but not their truth, so let a live quote on your own ZIPs settle it.
From Newark, UPS 3 Day Select cost $19.94 and quoted 2-3 business days; UPS Ground cost $14.05 and quoted the same 2-3 days. The transit column exists to catch exactly this. Read it before paying for speed the cheap row already has.
If a box is big for its weight, carriers bill a volume-derived figure instead of the scale one. Bubble-wrapped small items in oversized boxes are the classic self-inflicted markup. Pick the box that just fits and the price column stays friendly.
SMKlog quotes from a plain description, estimating the packed box for you, and accepts real measurements whenever you have them. USPS, UPS and FedEx come back priced side by side; payment and the tracked, printable label take another minute.
On 2026-07-27 the benchmark box (12 × 10 × 6 in, 5 lb) went for $13.29 from Newark and $17.30 from Los Angeles, USPS Ground Advantage leading both tables. Those are full checkout figures with SMKlog's charge built in. A live quote on your route replaces both within a minute.
Quicker than most lanes from the East: 3-4 business days on the cheapest Newark row on 2026-07-27, and 2-3 on UPS Ground. From Los Angeles the ground windows widened to 6-8 days. Consult the window printed beside whichever price you're considering.
USPS Ground Advantage on both legs: $13.29 east, $17.30 west, quoted 2026-07-27, and on the Newark side it was fast as well as cheap. UPS Ground Saver trailed by pennies at $13.52. Standings this close rotate often, so check against live rates when you buy.
You don't. Every step, from the first quote to the printed label with tracking, runs without one.