You would agree that a service rendered or delivered on time will be more appreciated and further sort-after than one delivered late, no matter how quality it may be. How about a service rendered or delivered on time regardless of unforeseen and unpleasant conditions that would typically hinder an early delivery?
That deserves a gold star. When it comes to delivering packages from one place to another, UPS offers such “gold star deserving” services to meet the needs of their customers in the best way possible.
UPS gets packages to their recipients on both sunny days and rainy days. On days when it rains, they either deliver or drop off packages directly at the hands of their recipients, when their signatures are required. They are present to collect the packages or drop off the packages in a sheltered area covered or sealed with a plastic bag when recipients’ signatures are not required.
We will explain briefly to you how UPS operates regardless of certain weather conditions like rainy conditions.
What Is UPS?
UPS stands for the United Parcel Service, a change from what it was earlier called: the American Messenger Company. UPS is an American-based multinational management company that operates shipping, supplying, and receiving packages within and across various nations.
UPS is recognized as one of the Biggest shipping couriers worldwide; it sometimes carries packages for the United States Postal Service on several occasions. It is currently known to primarily offer ground shipping services, although it also offers ai shipping services.
UPS Values
UPS places high importance on some things as a company. They include:
• UPS values unity in diversity. It, therefore, creates openings (which include executive positions) for different races to be part of its team.
• UPS values the environmental condition. It, therefore, adopts various strategies to reduce the amount of fuel it burns into the environment. It transports packages from one place to another on the most eco-friendly and fuel-efficient means possible to reduce environmental pollution and, at the same time, save gas and deliver packages to customers In time.
• UPS values education. It, therefore, offers mentorship, in the little way it can, to employees who are college students. It also gives more benefits to such employees.
• Ups values the safety and working conditions of its workers. Therefore, it invests millions in dollars annually on safety practices for its workers to reduce the number of hours or days lost from the poor working shape and get the best productivity possible from them at work.
• Ups values customer satisfaction. This is perhaps the top on their list. They render their services to their customers in the best possible way, ensuring that they meet and surpass their requirements and expectations on the job.
How Do UPS Deliver Packages On Rainy Days
As you have seen already in this article, UPS delivers packages in rainy weather conditions. So, how is this done? Do they get to your place, soaking wet with the rain beating hard on their bodies, dropping off the package and leaving?
Do they arrive at your place with your package and shout out to you from their courier vehicle to come and collect your package?
UPS trains their courier drivers for deliveries in harsh weather conditions such as a storm. UPS drivers are therefore prepared for such conditions and know how to deliver packages to customers safely.
In rainy conditions, drivers prepare themselves with plastic bags, which they would use to protect their package delivery from damage due to moisture.
This is required as the boxes used by UPS to pack packages for delivery are made of cardboard, which is strong enough to transport packages safely to their destinations but weak when it comes to contact with water.
When UPS drivers arrive at a designated location to drop off a package when it’s raining, they check around for a place that can shelter the package well enough from the rain to drop off the package.
For instance, if your place has a covered porch, your package will be dropped off there to avoid it from getting damaged by the rain. If they don’t find an area that serves as a shelter from the rain to drop the package, they’ll opt for an improvisation.
They will use a plastic bag -which is large enough to wrap the package properly- to cover the package all over and keep it in the safest place they can find around the designated house for the package.
Suppose the package is too big to be wrapped up in the plastic bag prepared by the USP driver. In that case, they will have to look for another means to protect the package from the rain, which most times will be to send a notice to the recipient concerning the package that will inform them that their package wasn’t dropped off due to the potential risk of damage from the rain and that they will deliver the package the next day.
Does UPS Deliver Packages In All Weather Conditions?
As far as UPS does its best to deliver packages in harsh weather conditions, certain weather conditions are considered too harsh, hazardous, or life-threatening to deliver packages in. In such situations, USP will put a hold on package deliveries to prevent endangering the lives of their couriers.
Such harsh weather conditions include blizzards, severe icy conditions, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, etc.
Conclusion
Outside certain weather conditions that require prudent measures to prevent loss of lives, with the help of UPS, you can have your package sent from your location to virtually any location in the world or a package delivered from any location to your doorstep, as and when due, regardless of the nature of the weather -sunny or rainy.
UPS is, therefore, a reputable company that delivers the best possible services that meet its customers’ demands.
- Where does my UPS Package go when I am unavailable?
If you turn out to be absent when your delivery arrives from UPS, the courier may decide to drop off your package at a UPS Access Point close to your house.
At the USP Access Point, your package will be kept for you to redeem for seven days. If not redeemed in 7 days, it will be sent back to the sender.
- Why wasn’t my package dropped off at my door by UPS?
UPS delivers packages directly to the hands of the recipient, especially when the recipient’s signature is required. Regards such a reason, UPS wouldn’t leave your package at your doorstep. You will be required to be present to sign up for the package before it can be released to you.
