

UPS delivers about a quarter of all US packages to their final destination, according to Pitney Bowes, a global shipping and logistics firm, and there is not enough capacity in the market to replace UPS. “From an economic perspective, we’re going to have a very muted peak season.”īusinesses have also had time to prepare for the possibility of a strike.įedEx and other carriers have encouraged shippers for months to switch away from UPS to avoid any delays from a strike.

“If you look at the overall market, nobody is seeing a pickup anymore,” Roberson said. UPS’ revenue fell 6% in the first quarter compared to a year earlier and it said in April that it expects “volume to remain under pressure.”
