UPS’ CEO Eskew Sees Potentially Biggest Holiday Season

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PS Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael Eskew said the company may see its biggest Christmas season yet, because Thanksgiving came early this year, leading to more shopping days before Christmas, the New York Times reported.

Eskew told the paper he expects the company to deliver 240 packages a second on its peak delivery day, Dec. 20.

UPS does not consider its workers truckers, he said in an interview published Saturday, but rather considers its delivery vehicles “package cars” and its delivery personnel “service providers.”

skew deferred to comment directly on questions about gasoline prices or of one of its main competitors in its market, FedEx Corp., the Times said.

While the company has only been public for six or seven years, he told the Times he thought the stock price had “room to grow.”

UPS is ranked No. 1 on the Transport Topics 100 listing of U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers.