In the wake of yesterday's terrorist attacks, FedEx, United Parcel Service and the United States Postal Service are operating delivery and pick up service. All packages and mail normally delivered by air are being moved by ground delivery at this time with delays expected. Both FedEx and UPS have suspended money-back guarantees for delivery service until normal service has resumed.
FedEx is making pickups and deliveries in areas where service has not been restricted. No services will be provided in Manhattan today.
"We're operating as normal as possible under the circumstances," FedEx spokesperson Pam Roberson said this morning. The goal is to keep shipments going. We have secured additional trucking capacity as part of our all-trucking contingency plans. All packages at this time are being moved by truck."
Roberson said shipments are being delayed a minimum of 24 to 48 hours.
The FAA has signaled that air traffic may resume around noon.
The delivery companies are expecting to resume air service when the ban on air traffic is lifted. "We'll try to pick up where we left off," Roberson says. FedEx moves about five million packages a night.
UPS continues delivery and pickup service with exceptions in New York and Washington.
The USPS is moving mail nationwide with the exception of the most severely impacted areas in New York City, USPS spokesperson Judy De Torok said today.
