UPS Inc. is setting up a joint venture in China to haul more U.S.-bound goods and capitalize on booming e-commerce in the world’s most populous nation.
May 30, 2017Business
UPS Must Pay $247 Million to N.Y. Over Untaxed Cigarettes
UPS Inc. must pay $247 million to the state and city of New York for what a judge called the company’s egregious and prolonged failure to stop shipments of untaxed cigarettes from American Indian reservations that undermined anti-smoking efforts.
May 30, 2017Business
UPS Expands Express Critical Services in Europe
UPS Inc. is launching its Express Critical delivery service in Europe in response to demand for urgent shipments that require special handling, such as aircraft parts or surgical tools.
May 16, 2017Business
UPS Names Jose Maria Odriozola to Lead Latin American Unit
UPS Inc. named Jose Maria Odriozola president of operations for UPS Latin America.
May 11, 2017Business
UPS Contract Plane Crash Lands in West Virginia, Killing Two
Two crew members died when a small cargo plane carrying packages for UPS Inc. crashed after touching down at a West Virginia airport.
May 5, 2017Business
Firefighting UPS Driver Gets His Reward: Tickets to a Celtics Playoff Game
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A UPS driver who doused a house fire with a garden hose last month was lauded May 2 at the Boston Celtics playoff game, one of the many honors the Manchester resident has recently received.
May 5, 2017TCA
Memphis IT Outage Could Slow FedEx Shipments
More than 120 FedEx Express flights out of Memphis International Airport in Tennessee were delayed early May 2 after an information technology system outage hit the company’s world hub.
May 3, 2017Business
UPS Aircraft Mechanics Picket Over Contract Negotiations
UPS aircraft mechanics from around the country picketed in front of a Buckhead, Ga., UPS store over their contract negotiations, saying they’re concerned about losing some of their health-care benefits.
May 3, 2017Business
UPS to Operate First-Ever Hydrogen Electric Class 6 Trucks
UPS Inc. announced it will deploy an extended-range hydrogen fuel cell electric Class 6 delivery truck operating in Sacramento, Calif., by the third quarter, saying it will be the first medium-duty truck of its kind.
May 2, 2017Business
UPS 1Q Income Rises 2.4%
UPS Inc. struggled with currency exchange rates but benefited from a new treatment in taxes and wound up with a 2.4% gain in first-quarter net income and a 6.2% surge in global revenue.
May 1, 2017