Carrying Boxes, Catching Bullets: The Fight That Found a FedEx Driver
They told you to scan packages.
Stay on time.
Smile at the doorbell cam.
What they didn’t tell you?
Someone might try to kill you on your route.
The Route Is Routine — Until It’s Not
On June 5, 2024, a FedEx driver in Jacksonville was doing his job — parked at a drop-off, walking back to his truck.
That’s when a man with a gun came up behind him and pulled the trigger.
The driver was shot in the face.
He bled.
He drew.
And he returned fire — killing the suspect.
The only reason that FedEx driver is alive today is because he was armed.
He had a gun. He knew how to use it. He was mentally ready to fight.
Let that sink in.
You Are a Target in Uniform. And Criminals Know It.
You drive a clearly marked vehicle.
You carry goods, tech, and information.
You walk solo, unarmed, in neighborhoods no one else will enter after dark.
You carry cash, electronics, pills, signatures, tracking data — all without backup.
That’s not “delivery.” That’s exposure.
In 2019, a UPS truck in South Florida was hijacked.
High-speed pursuit.
Shootout on a highway.
Four people dead.
All started with a delivery vehicle and someone willing to kill for what was inside it.
That driver had zero defensive tools. No chance. No choice. Just a truck, a seatbelt, and a death sentence.
Big Companies Still Pretend This Isn’t Happening
Let’s be clear:
FedEx didn’t train that driver to shoot.
UPS didn’t prep their guy for a hijacking.
Most delivery companies still ban carry — even in high-crime zones — because they’re more afraid of liability than losing your life.
But criminals aren’t afraid of your policy manual.
They don’t care about your uniform.
They care about one thing: What you have, and how fast they can take it.
If you’re untrained, you’re easy.
If you’re armed but unprepared, you’re dangerous — to yourself.
And if you’ve never visualized the fight, you’ll never win it when it comes.
If You Drive for a Living, You Need to Train Like You’re Alone — Because You Are
At Valortec, we’ve trained drivers, contractors, couriers, and security professionals who work in the gray space — always at risk, never backed up.
We don’t teach you how to be a cop.
We teach you how to stay alive long enough to call one.
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Concealed draw inside a vehicle
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Fight from seated position
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Hands-full, gear-on, get-your-gun drills
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Shooting from cover, doors, and on the move
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Situational threat recognition in unfamiliar areas
Real gear. Real weight. Real-world violence.
The Fight Finds the Worker — Not the Other Way Around
That FedEx driver didn’t go looking for a gunfight.
But the gunfight came anyway.
If you deliver for a living, this isn’t about fear — it’s about preparation.
And if your company won’t train you to survive, you’d better do it yourself.
Because when it’s your turn to bleed on the concrete, your HR department won’t be there.
You will.
🔫 Valortec Delivers Training for the People Who Deliver Everything Else
Our Defensive Handgun & AR-15 Courses are open to:
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FedEx, UPS, USPS, Amazon, and independent contractors
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Rideshare, gig workers, mobile service teams
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Anyone who works exposed and alone in today’s threat environment
📎 Learn the skills. Run the drills. Be the reason you make it home.
👉 valortec.com/delivery-defense
