KANSAS CITY, Mo. — December is by far the busiest time of the year for the United States Post Office. With just over a week until Christmas, it’s crunch time. Inside the USPS processing plant on Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, workers are processing millions of packages this holiday season. The magnificent history of the misunderstood fruitcake Nationwide they are processing more than 11 billion individual parcels. The post office is on track to break last year’s shipping records. Improvements to equipment and logistics have helped make the whole system more efficient this year. The post office has hired thousands of seasonal workers. Between mail carriers, processors, clerks and drivers, people are working nearly around the clock to ensure…
