After a busy holiday season, letter carriers can finally catch their breath

12/27/2019 TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – Things are returning to normal for the postal service after the big holiday rush. On Friday – we caught up with letter carrier Gary McGaha. He’s been doing the job for 17 years. He told us it seems like every holiday season, it gets busier. The postal service in […]

Hamden CT mailman delivers mail on route in holiday-themed costumes

11/29/2019 HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — One Hamden mailman is giving “service with a smile” a whole new meaning. Nate Lerner said his mail carrier, Paul Good, always delivers his mail with a smile and a positive attitude, but when the holidays arrive, Good adds something else to his services: holiday-themed costumes. Lerner said Good has […]

UPS expects to deliver record number of holiday package shipments

US 11/21/19 Atlanta, GA UPS Brown Friday a success, generating more than 100,000 applications for seasonal positions In 2019, automated sortation capacity increased by nearly 400,000 packages per hour and six new super-hubs opened during 2018-2019 Eleven new aircraft added to UPS-owned fleet in 2019, adding leased aircraft during peak period Thousands of new, convenient UPS […]

Northern California Postal Workers to deliver holiday mail as early as 5:30 a.m.

The United States Postal Service is alerting Bay Area residents not to be alarmed if you start seeing mail delivered as early as 5:30 a.m. The postal service is expecting a huge increase in the number of packages it delivers this holiday season – up to 50 million more than last year’s total, according to […]

USPS holiday delivery totals displayed on Times Square billboards

How many holiday deliveries has the Postal Service made this year? Not sure? If you’re in the middle of Times Square, all you have to do is look up. Beginning Dec. 1, the Postal Service has posted its holiday delivery tallies on two giant billboards in Times Square — at Broadway and 44th Street and […]