Delivery during a winter storm: Here’s how major delivery services deal with icy conditions in DFW

DALLAS. Are you expecting a package this week? Then you should probably expect a little longer than usual.

The North Texas area continues to experience icing, especially on roads, as a winter storm rages across the region. Freezing rain and sleet caused roads to freeze, leading to road closures, heavy traffic and accidents.

Regardless of which company you use to deliver your package, those in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and surrounding areas should expect some delay due to the winter storm.

Here’s what major package delivery companies have to say about freezing weather:

“We are closely monitoring the weather and are currently operating in the area with limited capacity. As the forecast and conditions evolve, our team will work with delivery partners to ensure driver health and safety is our top priority. As always, customers can track their orders and see any updates to expected delivery times.”

“UPS’ top priority is the safety of our employees. Due to severe weather conditions in the Dallas metro area, we are temporarily limiting service to locations where we can safely deliver. resume work as soon as conditions permit.”

“We are closely monitoring severe winter weather in the central US and have implemented contingency plans to keep our team members safe and reduce any impact on service. For information and updates on the impact of weather conditions, visit the FedEx Service Alerts page. As always, customers with shipping questions can visit www.fedex.com.”

“As a precaution and to ensure the safety of both mail customers and employees, the Postal Service is temporarily suspending operations at North Texas post offices.

The Postal Service will provide additional information when normal operations resume.

The US Postal Service apologizes for any inconvenience these temporary suspensions may cause to our customers.

USPS alerts provide consumers, small businesses, and business mailers with information about postal outages due to weather and other natural disasters or events. Updated information is available at https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/.”