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The US Postal Service (USPS) has used FedEx to carry the vast majority of lives that are flown for over twenty years. Any lives carried by FedEx are flown from the airport of origin to the FedEx facility in Memphis, Tennessee for sorting and then flown out by FedEx to the destination airport. At this point the lives are turned over to the USPS for delivery. USPS has two sorting cycles - a day turn and a night turn. Most lives are sorted during the day turn. Shippers mail

There has been some press recently due to some large losses that happened in Maine. We can assure you that this is an isolated incident. So far in 2020 Bird Shippers of America members have experienced outstanding shipping through USPS, including recent weeks with all of the negative press. Bird Shippers of America members will continue monitoring and tracking packages daily and make adjustments if needed to ensure that all packages arrive on time and are properly handled. Th