By Lisa Baertlein

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -U.S. delivery companies are on track to handle 2.3 billion packages this holiday season, 5% more than last year, as an extra shopping day helps offset the drag from President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, according to a forecast released on Monday.

Investors are keen for information on the holiday delivery season that stretches from Thanksgiving to Christmas because companies like FedEx and UPS can deliver twice the normal number of packages on some days.

The expected increase in holiday deliveries will not be spread equally across companies, logistics technology provider ShipMatrix said on Monday.

That could mean some delivery providers get more customer pushback on so-called “peak surcharges” that help shelter carrier profits from higher hol

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