before thanksgiving. >> reporter: and you've been going nonstop ever since. >> nonstop. >> reporter: this week, holiday mailing intensifies with christmas only days away. a long island, new york fedex cowerrer raymond wenz is hustling to keep up. >> i need a signature. >> reporter: delivering up to 250 packages six days a week during the holiday season. do you feel like you can keep up this pace? >> i don't think anybody can. >> reporter: tornado damage in the central u.s., supply chain shortages, and a surge in online shopping are adding to the delivery pressure. fedex expects to ship more than 100 million more packages this holiday season compared to 2019. >> we sort 6,000 packages an hour here. >> reporter: nanette malebranche is managing director of tristate district fedex express. what's different about this year? >> the volume is obviously higher. our residential volume is much higher than it has been in the past. >> reporter: the company is hoping to hire 90,000 extra employees to help them through