Tag: UPS

October 12, 2021

Though it’s not yet Halloween, delivery companies UPS Inc., FedEx Corp. and the U.S. Postal Service have released their recommended deadlines to ship packages in time for the holidays. Pandemic supply chain woes have industry experts warning consumers to shop […]

September 9, 2021

Besides packages, UPS is promising to deliver something else fast: job offers. The package delivery company said Sept. 9 that it plans to hire more than 100,000 people for the busy holiday shipping season, many of whom will get job […]

September 9, 2020

UPS Inc. said it will hire more than 100,000 seasonal workers to help handle an expected avalanche of holiday packages from online orders this year as shoppers avoid stores during the coronavirus pandemic. The holiday hires, a slight increase from […]

November 18, 2019

The majority of the world’s largest freight carriers expanded their businesses last year as they continued to enjoy strong demand in many key markets, despite an ongoing realignment of international trade agreements. All but a handful of the companies ranked […]

October 9, 2019

UPS Inc. announced it will spend $450 million to add 6,000 vehicles powered by compressed natural gas as well as supporting infrastructure beginning next year. It is the largest multiyear commitment UPS has made to date for alternative fuel vehicles. […]

December 19, 2017

In Lloyd’s excellent and balanced take on Elon Musk’s year, he points to a certain irony in the big Tesla Semi orders coming in from Pepsi and Budweiser. After all, we used to have local breweries and soda pop bottlers, […]

April 18, 2017

UPS this summer will move some airfreight operations from Des Moines, Iowa, to the Chicago Rockford International Airport, bringing 240 jobs to the company’s second-largest air-sorting facility in the United States. The move, which is set for mid-July, will add […]

April 5, 2017

UPS Inc. has confirmed that it will open a new $200 million shipping center in Arlington, Texas. The city of Arlington last week approved economic incentives for the more than 1 million-square-foot distribution center near Interstate 20. UPS ranks No. […]

November 14, 2016

United Parcel Service announced plans Nov. 11 to invest $196 million in its ground package hub in Jacksonville, Florida. The expansion will add more than 260,000 square feet to UPS’ 560,000-square-foot building along with advanced technology and operations automation. When […]