FedEx Jet Fleet Pressured by Weather, While UPS Keeps on Trucking

FedEx and UPS have had a lot on their plates these past few weeks as yet another holiday season came to an end. Despite the immense preparations for a quarter that witnessed ?record numbers? of packages, the shipping companies faced significant difficulties in delivering packages on time. FedEx was hit harder than its Atlanta-based arch rival, due to severe weather across much the U.S. As a result, the company added shifts on the holiday itself to insure the belated delivery. UPS, less reliant o...