FedEx and UPS warn of possible delivery delays as winter storm sweeps country

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FedEx warned customers on Friday that the unfolding winter storm threatens to delay deliveries nationwide as the company battles with adverse weather conditions.

are warning customers that harsh winter weather conditions around several service hubs may cause delivery delays.

In a service alert, UPS said, "Significant weather events across several regions of the U.S. are impacting the UPS Air and Ground network, including UPS hubs in Louisville, Ky. and Rockford, Ill. As a result, some delivery and pickup services in these areas will be affected." Mayer added that UPS has a team of full-time meteorologists who monitor the weather and help create contingency plans as winter storms develop. The United Parcel Service Inc. logo is displayed on a truck parked in New York, U.S., on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015.

Spokesperson Kim Frum told FOX Business the USPS National Preparedness function provides daily weather forecasts and situational information to field leadership, which is used with information from federal, state, and local governments, as well as from suppliers and operators, to maker operational decisions.

 

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People might should have not waited till Mary’s water broke to place an order and hope that Fed-up and UP-chuck would be able to get there. When you shop based on“well globe warming is terrible and we won’t have any snow” then Mother Nature who is still firmly in control says Hi!

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