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UPS Exec Expects Slight Uptick in Shipping in 2013

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    UPS Air Group vice president Bill Jacob on the package-delivery business.

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They're in a few minutes to get the look at the markets but today is also the -- that UPS is set to deliver.

128 million packages busiest day of the year Adam Shapiro.

It one of the company's international air hubs which is located in Louisville, Kentucky at a.

That's not a company that let you had revenue of 53 billion dollars their busiest shipping day to day.

Busiest time of the year 35000.

Of these shipping containers going worldwide and the man who's in charge of all of this ground equipment joins us right now from UBS.

Build Jacob and I know this is your busy time don't sleep much I would imagine after -- Thanksgiving until Christmas today after.

Nine in peak season it's.

It's a somewhat stressful time for the whole management team.

What do you seeing as we -- some video.

Package actually going through the automated process here.

To the storage device again then gets loaded on the aircraft.

Our people -- -- overnight or they stick into the three to five business days.

There's there's somewhat of a trade down on some of the product.

Two three gets -- second day here in three days like what we're still seeing people the procrastinators if you would that that are shipping next there.

That's a good time to point out that tomorrow you can still shipping get it there in time for Christmas overnight.

What are your competitors.

Has actually had Greek plan their future the cut back on some airplane orders because of the slowdown globally what about you guys do you see that it'll largest freight shipping company at least this type.

Worldwide you see a slowdown or do you see things picking up in the future.

We we see.

That that the team at UPS able to manage the airline network.

Managed to block hours that we fly and manage the assets.

But these seats shipping increasing their easiest thing satisfied 2000 -- thing.

We we think a little bit of an uptick.

We see -- just a -- not much but a little bit of an object.

And I know that you get an uptick today to an eight million packages today 500 million for the whole holiday season and again this week.

December 17 through the -- fourth Christmas -- Their busiest week -- 135 million factors -- out you got just upset about them now dead got to get the orders and -- I think I'm all right but today's the day basically wanna get -- by Chris is a bad thank you very much out of Louisville let's go back here.

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