If veteran FedEx driver Joe Solimando could get through Monday, the next year will be cake.
Solimando, 53, prepared for FedEx’s busiest day of the year with military precision, mindful that every second counts.
“Timing is the most important part of this job,” he said as he readied a tactical assault on his route, 43rd St. between Fifth and Sixth Aves., where shops were stocking up for the holiday rush.
“You gotta know all the tricks. If you save 10 seconds, it could turn into five minutes,” he said.
And five minutes, when you are trying to beat a 10:30 a.m. deadline for priority deliveries, can be a lifesaver.
FedEx said it would deliver 16 million packages yesterday – its highest-ever volume for a single day and up 13% from last year’s busiest day.
“I just take it like a regular day. You can’t panic,” said Solimando, who’s been doing this for 16 years.
His day began at 3:30 a.m. in Flushing, Queens, where he lives with his wife, Sharon, two teenage sons, a Shih-tzu named Bunny and Chubby the cat.
He bought a coffee and a Daily News on the way to the F train, heading for FedEx’s midtown sorting center at 11th Ave. and W. 49th St.
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