UPS: No Surcharges During 2019 Holiday Season
UPS announced it will not apply additional Peak surcharges for U.S. residential deliveries during the busy 2019 holiday season, unless by contractual exception or for those [...]
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USPS, FedEx, UPS Respond To President’s Fentanyl Order
The USPS, FedEx and UPS issued statements on Friday saying they are trying to stop fentanyl shipments, following a presidential order to refuse such packages from China [...]
UPS Seeks FAA Drone Approval
UPS has applied for FAA approval of commercial drone flights that will allow unlimited drone flights beyond the operator’s view. The application is being made by the [...]
Supreme Court Rejects UPS Appeal Of Postal Rates
The Supreme Court rejected UPS’s request to appeal a lower court ruling that upheld the way the USPS prices parcels … (click to read [...]
UPS In First FAA Sanctioned Drone Delivery
Partners With Matternet To Transport Medical Samples Via Drone Across Hospital System In Raleigh, N.C. UPS announced March 26, 2019 a groundbreaking new logistics service to [...]
UPS Holiday Service “Exceptional”; Posts $4.8 Billion Profit
UPS reported a a nearly $4.8 billion profit for 2018, breaking records for holiday shipments which it said were delivered with “exceptional on-time service” [...]
UPS Says Number Of Packages Returned Peaks BEFORE Christmas, Reflecting E-Commerce Shift
1.5 million returns expected on National Returns Day, Dec. 19, setting a record for the sixth consecutive year; In December, more than 1 million returns expected daily [...]
UPS Likes Idea Of USPS Renting Access To Mailbox
United Parcel Service CEO David Abney likes the idea of the USPS renting access to the mailbox and says it will help customer service … (click to tread more) The idea [...]
UPS Tests New Electric Vehicle
Initiative Supports Continued Strategic Electrification of UPS Global Fleet UPS today announced a collaboration with Thor Trucks, Inc. to develop and test a fully-electric [...]
UPS Driver Puts Packages In Dumpster; $1000 Paid To Recipient
A UPS driver caught on video placing two packages into a dumpster has resulted in the copnay offering to pay $1000 restitution to the recipient … (click to read [...]
UPS, Teamsters Reach Contract Deal
Months of collective bargaining have culminated in a tentative five-year agreement for UPS and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The five-year agreement, which is [...]
Teamsters Approve UPS Strike
UPS and UPS Freight Teamsters have approved giving their respective negotiating committees the right to call a strike, if necessary. The UPS members authorized a strike, if [...]
NeoShip Introduces Multi-Carrier Capabilities
Neopost USA has introduced multi-carrier capabilities including USPS®, FedEx® and UPS® to their NeoShip ADVANCED desktop shipping platform. NeoShip ADVANCED Multi-Carrier [...]
Court Upholds USPS Pricing Methodology
The U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on May 25, 2018 upheld the Postal Regulatory Commission’s method for setting postage rates on competitive products [...]
UPS Looks To Deliver Bulky Items
Reuters is reporting that UPS is negotiating with a U.S. trucking firm to provide in-home delivery of heavy consumer goods like couches and treadmills … (click to read [...]
UPS Hit By Change-of-Address Scam
UPS was a victim of a change-of-address scam that shifted its corporate mail from its Atlanta headquarters to a small apartment in Chicago. The shocking part is the USPS [...]
Amazon Will Pay $1.3 Billion More In Postage If …
What if President Trump’s attacks on Amazon actually led to higher shipping costs for the company? Citi Research is calculating that if shipping prices went up 10.7% [...]
Maersk To Compete With UPS, FedEx
Moller-Maersk — the world’s largest container shipping company — announced it will compete with UPS and FedEx as it expands its logistics business. The [...]
Holiday Deliveries Falling Behind For UPS, FedEx
Despite their heavy investments for dealing with the holiday rush, UPS and FedEx are experiencing delivery problems because of record cyber-shopping … (click to read [...]
Consumer Reports: USPS Best Price For Holiday Overnight
Consumer Reports analyzed shipping prices and services for holiday shippers and found the USPS prices were the best value for next-day delivery 73% of the time and for [...]
