New Pricing Addresses Industry Trend, Promotes Packaging Efficiency and Environmental Responsibility UPS® (NYSE:UPS) today announced that, beginning December 29, 2014, in the United States, dimensional weight will be utilized to calculate the billable weight of a shipment on all UPS® Ground services and UPS® Standard to Canada packages. UPS already applies this method for UPS […]
For the first time in several years, employees of United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE:UPS) nationwide will be working on the day after Thanksgiving this year. That’s after shipping delays — brought on by heavy volume, weather and a shorter-than-average Christmas season — plagued the shipping giant last year. UPS is based in Atlanta, and its […]
Abby Martin speaks with RT Political Commentator, Sam Sacks, about why Congress intentionally bankrupted the US Postal Service and how the push to corporatize the mail industry is hurting us all.
FedEx Corp.’s recent decision to incorporate package size in the pricing of its ground service will result in a significant boost in shipping costs – but it could also open up competitive opportunities for the U.S. Postal Service. FedEx FDX -0.32% surprised shippers and industry observers with the announcement that it will adopt dimensional weight […]
According to the New York Post, Two former UPS franchisees accuse the worldwide delivery service of telling employees to lie about the size and weight of packages in order to jack up prices on unsuspecting customers. Brothers Robert and Thomas Hagan, who owned and operated 11 UPS stores in Manhattan, claim in a federal […]
Historically, the United Parcel Service, FedEx and the U.S. Postal Service have carried most of the weight of the delivery process. Now, the tech giants want in. Google announced Monday it is expanding its same-day deliveries, following Amazon’s increased development of a similar service. Conquering home delivery has been compared to achieving the “Holy Grail […]
GSA awarded its third generation Domestic Delivery Service (DDS3) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to two leading suppliers in the package delivery industry: United Parcel Service (UPS) and Federal Express (FedEx). So what does this mean, exactly? Well DDS3 is a strategically sourced program designed to save taxpayer dollars and provide innovative services to the federal […]
Stamps.com recently compiled an infographic revealing new data on how UPS, FedEx and the USPS compare in package tracking events, delivery times and overall costs. Stamps.com staff shipped 144 packages to all eight shipping zones across the U.S. from three separate locations. Below is the full infographic. Learn more about carrier tracking scans, speed of […]
UPS is rescinding the terminations of all 250 drivers according to a report posted by Teamsters Local 804. The Union has also won the reinstatement of Jairo Reyes, the 24-year driver whose firing in violation of the grievance procedure led to a 90-minute walkout by Local 804 members on Feb. 26. The Local 804 website […]
UPS wrapped up its bitter labor dispute with the Teamsters union Wednesday night, putting 250 fired workers back in their drivers’ seats. The accord was struck after Teamsters Local 804 and top UPS executives spent the day negotiating at a Manhattan law firm, sources told the Daily News. The deal rescinds the termination notices given […]