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New ID Requirement for UPS Residential Pickups
- Date: 28/11/2024 17:04
- Category: UPS
UPS has announced a new security procedure affecting all international shipments where collected from a residential address. As part of this update, drivers will now ask to see government-issued photo identification when pick...
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UPS has received FAA approval for long-distance drone flights
- Date: 18/09/2023 13:03
- Category: UPS
The FAA have authorised UPS to be able to operate drones beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS). This will allow the drones to make small package deliveries and will potentially further advance this technology. This choice ...
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UPS expands fleet of Boeing 767s to over 100 with new order
- Date: 01/09/2022 15:15
- Category: UPS
UPS has ordered eight more Boeing 767 Freighters, adding to its existing fleet of 100. The company will begin taking delivery of the new jets in 2025. This follows a purchase of 19 jets at the end of last year, in response t...
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UPS launches pilot of system for fewer delivery stops
- Date: 05/08/2022 14:11
- Category: UPS
UPS is looking to improve its delivery density—that is, the number of parcels delivered in one trip—through a new pilot programme involving its order management system. The new system involves a “virtual ho...
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UPS cuts Amazon volume as part of “better, not bigger” policy
- Date: 29/07/2022 12:22
- Category: UPS
UPS reported better-than-expected profits in its quarterly earnings report, even though volume in its domestic unit was down 4%. The drop was partially due to a maximum volume agreement with Amazon, as part of UPS’ &ld...
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UPS' "better, not bigger" approach pays off in quarterly results
- Date: 15/02/2022 12:26
- Category: UPS
UPS’ fourth-quarter results for 2021 showed a year-on-year increase of 11.5% in consolidated revenue, despite delivering fewer parcels. The company also reported an increase in consolidated operating profits of 37.7% o...
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Multinationals push to regionalise operations after supply chain crisis
- Date: 24/09/2021 11:31
- Category: UPS
Pandemic pressures have prompted a major rethink of supply chain structure, according to Scott Price, president of UPS International. With continuing strains on long-distance routes due to fluctuating consumer demand, and di...
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Pandemic e-commerce boom may be slowing
- Date: 30/07/2021 11:51
- Category: UPS
E-commerce spending may be slowing after a pandemic boom, according to the latest financial reports from UPS and Amazon. UPS shares fell to the lowest in three months this week after domestic US volume in its second quarter ...
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UPS reports revenue surge fuelled by online shopping boom
- Date: 31/07/2020 10:46
- Category: UPS
United Parcel Service (UPS) has reported a 13.4% year-on-year jump in revenue for its second quarter, reaching $20.5 billion. This means it beat analysts' forecasts of around $17.5 billion. The company reported an average d...
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Business Insider takes a look inside UPS driver training school
- Date: 28/02/2020 12:06
- Category: UPS
Hayley Peterson, a senior correspondent for Business Insider, took a look inside Integrad, the UPS driver training school, to see how students learn to drive and deliver safely for the world’s largest courier company. ...
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China flights have been made voluntary for UPS pilots
- Date: 07/02/2020 11:08
- Category: UPS
The union representing UPS pilots has reached an agreement with the company to make flights to mainland China voluntary as the coronavirus crisis unfolds. Pilots and crewmembers with concerns about their safety can opt to be...
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UPS predicts record-breaking holiday returns volume
- Date: 06/11/2019 10:34
- Category: UPS
UPS is expecting record-breaking parcel returns volume this holiday season, both before and after Christmas. The courier company has predicted that on January 2nd, which it has dubbed National Returns Day, 1.9 million return...
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UPS operating profit up by more than 20% year-on-year
- Date: 24/10/2019 11:22
- Category: UPS
UPS reported an operating profit up by more than 20% year-on-year for its third quarter earnings report, the highest in the company’s history. Consolidated revenue rose 5% to $18.3 billion. Daily volume for US shipment...
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UPS will hire 100,000 seasonal employees this year
- Date: 10/09/2019 15:38
- Category: UPS
UPS will be hiring 100,000 employees this year to fill full- and part-time positions over peak season, from November through to January. Hires include package handlers, drivers and driver-helpers, some of whom will be staffi...
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UPS adds 15 new hybrid electric vehicles to UK fleet
- Date: 04/09/2019 15:07
- Category: UPS
UPS, in partnership with start-up Tevva, has added 15 new hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) to its UK fleet, capable of switching autonomously between electric and diesel power. The vehicles can reach up to 250 miles using the...
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UPS announces minority stake in self-driving truck company
- Date: 16/08/2019 12:20
- Category: UPS
UPS has announced a minority stake in self-driving truck company, TuSimple. The company has been trialling autonomous vehicles on a freight forwarding route between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona. TuSimple trucks use nine came...
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Customers want transparency and control over parcel deliveries, says UPS study
- Date: 07/08/2019 11:30
- Category: UPS
Online shoppers are looking for transparency over fees and more choice and control over the delivery process, according to a study from UPS. The annual study, entitled “Pulse of the Online Shopper”, reviewed the ...
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UPS creates new drone delivery subsidiary, seeks FAA approval
- Date: 30/07/2019 11:05
- Category: UPS
UPS has created a new drone delivery subsidiary called UPS Flight Forward. It has applied to the US Federal Aviation Administration for Part 135 certification that would allow it to expand its commercial drone flight operatio...
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UPS to add Sunday deliveries in the US next year
- Date: 24/07/2019 11:36
- Category: UPS
UPS will be adding Sunday delivery services in the United States from Jan 1st 2020, following in FedEx’s footsteps. UPS already offers Saturday delivery, but has said it will also be bolstering its volume of Saturday d...
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UPS uses VR headsets for driver safety training in UK and Germany
- Date: 12/06/2019 16:08
- Category: UPS
UPS is to use virtual reality (VR) headsets for driver safety training in the UK and Germany. The technology has been introduced to the UPS Integrad training facilities in Cologne and Burton-Upon-Trent, replacing the touchsc...
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UPS makes biggest purchase of renewable natural gas in US history
- Date: 28/05/2019 15:54
- Category: UPS
UPS has agreed to buy the equivalent of 170 million gallons of renewable natural gas (RNG) from Clean Energy Fuels Corp. According to the company’s press release, it’s the largest purchase of RNG in the history of...
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UPS Foundation supports world’s largest vaccine drone delivery network
- Date: 29/04/2019 15:54
- Category: UPS
The UPS Foundation—the courier company’s corporate social responsibility arm—has announced its support for the world’s largest vaccine drone delivery network in Ghana. Following on from a previous end...
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UPS makes its first commercial drone delivery
- Date: 27/03/2019 16:05
- Category: UPS
United Parcel Service (UPS), in partnership with drone company Matternet, has made its first commercial drone delivery: a medical sample between hospitals. The short flight took place in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Tuesday 2...
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UPS invests $270,000 in Women In Exports initiative
- Date: 14/03/2019 16:01
- Category: UPS
UPS has invested $270,000 into a scheme promoting women in the exporting industry, as part of $10 million pledged by the UPS Foundation towards diversity and inclusion programmes. Through its Women In Exports initiative, UPS...