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Four practical ways to thank your delivery drivers this holiday season

Thanksgiving two years ago I shared my thoughts about what I was thankful for as a new package car driver for United Parcel Service. Then last year I observed Thanksgiving with a reflection on how the supply chain is really a global chain of human (inter)activity bringing our purchases all the way to our front […]

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3 ridiculously simple things you can do to help your UPS driver

As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, some folks I’ve delivered to have expressed their appreciation with kind words (in person or on handmade signs), snacks, and occasionally token gifts. I welcome all of these gestures. But with the holidays behind us, and more winter ahead of us, I’d gladly trade all of that for […]