Major Carriers Ready for Holiday Shipping Surge

Increased capacity and hiring efforts expected to meet projected demand, with USPS opting against holiday surcharges.

Major carriers like the U.S. Postal Service, FedEx, and United Parcel Service have the capacity to meet the projected holiday demand, with the parcel industry capable of delivering more than 110 million parcels per day.
Holiday retail sales are expected to increase between 3% and 4% in 2023, according to the National Retail Federation.
United Parcel Service is hiring 100,000 people to meet the peak demand, while the U.S. Postal Service has hired 10,000 seasonal workers and expanded its daily capacity to 70 million packages.
FedEx and UPS are projected to have on-time performance in the mid to high 90s, and the Postal Service could reach the mid-90s as well.
The U.S. Postal Service has opted against holiday surcharges, though FedEx and UPS have imposed surcharges for deliveries between now and January.