UPS Holiday Season Hiring Will Top 100,000 Amid E-Commerce Boom
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.
UPS, FedEx Out to Prove They Can Profit in Holiday Season
UPS Inc. and FedEx Corp., riding high from record package deliveries amid the coronavirus pandemic, are moving on to their next objective: showing investors they can boost profit in the approaching onslaught of the holidays.
Xos Trucks Secures $20 Million in New Funding Round
Fledgling electric vehicle developer Xos Trucks Inc. completed a new round of financing, raising $20 million from a group of investors.
FedEx Joins UPS, USPS in Adding Fees as Holiday Delivery Surge Looms
FedEx Corp. is joining a rush to apply extra holiday fees on high-volume shippers as couriers brace for a new jump in residential deliveries during the year-end peak season.
UPS to Levy Holiday Surcharges as Home Deliveries Climb
United Parcel Service Inc. will apply hefty surcharges on its biggest customers during the holiday peak season to help manage an avalanche of residential deliveries spurred by the coronavirus pandemic.
UPS Readies Freezer Farms to Store Virus Vaccine When Approved
UPS Inc. is building two giant freezer farms capable of super-cooling millions of vials of a COVID-19 vaccine, preparing for the day when it will need to deliver the medicine at high speed across the globe.
UPS Leaders Share Practices to Mobilize Against Human Trafficking
Companies’ efforts to combat human trafficking should be rooted in education and the support of leadership teams, according to executives from UPS Inc.
UPS Reports Strong Q2 Earnings as Deliveries Surge
UPS Inc. reported strong results in the second quarter, as a surge in deliveries to homes and businesses has helped lift the company through the COVID-19 pandemic.
ATA Lauds Trump’s Environmental Permitting Reforms
President Donald Trump’s push to advance infrastructure projects through environmental permitting changes earned broad support across the freight industry.
GM to Build All-Electric Work Van; Production Set for Late 2021
General Motors Co. will build another all-electric vehicle at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant as it sticks to its goal for an all-electric future.