CBS News correspondent Nancy Chen tagged along at a UPS training facility with a driver amid the holiday season rush.
Time is ticking to ensure on-time arrival for holiday items sent via mail.An estimated 2.2 billion packages will be shipped this holiday season , according to ShipMatrix Inc. The last day for FedEx ground economy is Friday Dec. 13, and Wednesday Dec. 18 is the deadline for U.S. Postal Service ground and first-class mail. Procrastinators have until Dec. 23 for FedEx overnight and UPS Next Day Air.Making those deadlines requires a workforce of more than 1.
'They have hundreds of stops a day and hundreds of packages, so it's very important that they're able to find the package efficiently,' he said.Chen then learns the basics, including putting on special shoes and a safety harness to simulate icy and slippery conditions.She also practiced driving on their simulator.'We have a lot of pedestrians out on the streets here so we need to get eye contact. We're gonna tap that horn,' King said during the training.
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