cold weather

Long Islanders bundle up to brave subzero wind chills - Newsday Everyone had their own way of handling Thursday's brand of bitter cold, which bit and stung and got under the skin and stayed there. Reuben Desir has been professionally trained to confront the cold. So as the UPS delivery...

UPS, FedEx and Target take heat for having employees work during polar vortex - Marketwatch Companies were criticized for sending employees out in the Midwest’s deep freeze Some people are steaming that, despite the Midwest’s arctic temperatures, Wednesday was just another day on the job for...

UPS Stalls Deliveries in Some Very Cold Places - Fox 21 United Parcel Service says it has halted deliveries in about 250 zip codes in the Midwest and western New York because of concerns for the safety of those making deliveries in the extreme cold. UPS Chief Operating Officer Jim Barber said...

Record cold delays some Amazon deliveries, grounds more than 1,500 flights - CNBC The blast of arctic cold air from the polar vortex delays Amazon, UPS, FedEx deliveries and snarls air travel. Record cold that followed a strong winter storm has curtailed flight operations in the Midwest and...

UPS, FedEx employees still delivering packages in record cold - 25 News The Mt. Hope-Funks Grove Fire Protection District in McLean posted a photo on Facebook of their “friendly UPS delivery guy” out delivering in the cold, bundled up for the severe wind chills. The UPS website lists suspended...