On-time performance was 85.1% for FedEx in September, according to ShipMatrix, a software provider that analyzes shipping data, compared with 95.2% at UPS, and 95.5% at the U.S. Postal Service. Those levels were all down from August, ShipMatrix said. Representatives from the Postal Service, UPS and FedEx weren't immediately available to comment. Last Wednesday, President Joe Biden launched an effort to ease supply chain blockages and avoid stock-outs ahead of the holiday season. As part of that plan, major delivery providers and retailers including FedEx, UPS, Walmart and Home Depot are going to be working nonpeak hours at West Coast ports. "There are a bunch of different players who have to have seats at the table to be able to make that happen," Sides said about Biden's efforts. "Working around the clock is perfectly fine. The challenge is going to be that [labor] costs are going to continue to go up." Shoppers are getting the messaging to plan ahead.