It's not every day that answering machines at Federal Express and Airborne Express have a message about rival parcel carrier United Parcel Service . But while the nation's largest package delivery service contends with a Teamsters' strike, a lot of things are out of sorts - both nationally and locally. A telephone message at the local Airborne Express number this morning stated that because of the strike the company will not accept any shipments normally tendered to UPS, and until further notice will not accept pick-up requests after 2 p.m. Federal Express's message states it also will limit packages due to the strike. The U.S. Postal Service continues to limit the number of packages per person to four. Because UPS handles an estimated 12 million packages daily, the effects of its slowdown reach to even more millions of businesses and towns, including Hastings.
Cars wait for repair parts.
Computer companies' technology can't reach businesses as fast as business owners would like. Manufacturing centers look for other carriers to handle daily sending and receiving. As many as 100 packages at the manufacturing division and 50-75 packages at the wholesale division are handled daily. Some letters and items still need to be sent overnight. That's where we're using Fed Ex, the post office.