Tires arrived in a day, one was delayed one more day. This order was placed around Christmas and a major storm came into the mountains causing highway closures. Therefore, beyond TireRack's control.
I read through all ratings to find the best rated snow and ice tire for driving in the Sierra mountains which often have over forty feet accumulated and can see 4-6' fall in a day. The Goodyear Wrangler Duratracks performed amazingly driving in deep snow.
I have noticed a severe drop in fuel performance and a caveat may be good to prevent alarm by new buyers of aggressive tread tires. We came to these from Michelins that were a snow and ice tire, yet had more regular tread.
One other thing, Firestone installed the tires and filled to 32 PSI while the tires required 51.