Large-scale riots continue! UPS and FedEx are fully committed to transporting vaccines, and USPS is experiencing large-scale delays...

On the 12th local time, a large-scale demonstration conflict broke out in Washington, the capital of the United States. That night, 200 members of the violent left-wing group "Proud Boys" who supported Trump fought with nearly 100 marchers who opposed Trump.

Four protesters were stabbed in the clashes, which took place four blocks west of the White House, in Franklin Square and elsewhere in the city, and another protester was shot in Olympia.

During the day, about 2,000 Trump supporters from all over the United States gathered near the National Mall in Washington, the capital, chanting slogans such as "Stop the Steal", supporting Trump's allegations of fraud in the election and refusing to acknowledge that Trump had lost the election.

FedEx announced on the 11th that the company is carrying out the transportation of the first batch of new coronavirus vaccines; the next day, UPS also announced that it will begin to participate in and fully support the transportation of the first batch of new coronavirus vaccines.

At present, the vaccine delivery cargo planes of UPS and FedEx, the two major vaccine carriers in the United States, have been put into the vaccine delivery mission, and the staff are also working hard to transport the vaccines.

Most shipments within the United States will be handled by FedEx and United Parcel Service , which have set up special command centers to monitor the vaccine's journey and have dedicated escorts for the vaccines.

Although the United States plans to distribute tens of millions of doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine this year, there are still many difficulties in the actual transportation, storage, and distribution process.

This is an extremely high threshold task, requiring a complete cold chain temperature control system and professional and efficient operational capabilities. Some US officials even said that this critical and complex feat can be compared to the Normandy Landing during World War II.

"The USPS is also experiencing unprecedented pressure due to the huge backlog of packages in the United States. Is there anything Amazon can do, such as reminding buyers that packages may be delayed or adjusting the delivery time shown to sellers?"

Some sellers said that with the current USPS last-mile delivery, if they are lucky, it can be delivered within 5-8 days. But some sellers said that it depends on the region. For example, for goods in North Carolina, it takes 7 days just to leave Charlotte.

Even priority packages (2-3) take 7 days to arrive. A first-class package shipped by a seller on the 1st was not delivered until the 9th.

Some sellers called the post office to ask if priority packages were still on time, and the answer was no. The post office said that due to a backlog of orders, some packages would take up to 30 days to deliver. Sellers hope that Amazon will quickly issue an announcement to inform all buyers that shipping delays may cause delivery times of up to 30 days. Buyers' returns due to delivery delays are not the seller's fault, so why should the seller bear the responsibility?

Currently, most USPS packages display the following logistics information:

“In Transit, Arriving Late!”

“Your package will arrive later than expected, but is still on its way. It is currently in transit to the next facility.”

(Source: Cross-border Cloud Classroom)