UPS, FedEx holiday hires lift employment (The Washington Times)

NEW YORK | Ed Gullo never thought he’d be on this side of a package delivery. Mr. Gullo, 61, of Newburgh, N.Y., is driving a truck for FedEx during the holiday shipping rush that started after Thanksgiving. Mr. Gullo is no veteran truck driver. He’s a news writer with experience at ABC and CNN who found gigs hard to come by in the weak economy. FedEx and UPS, the world’s two largest package …

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