UPS Inc. already was in trouble with Wall Street over a long-term investment plan to cope with soaring e-commerce. Now the company is clashing with its pilots union because of a short-term fix for the same challenge.
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UPS Pilots Complain About Shortage of Airplanes
Trump Warns He'll Dump NAFTA if Mexico Doesn't Stop Drug Flows
President Donald Trump threatened to pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement if Mexico doesn’t stop people and drugs from flowing into the United States from Central America.
Trump: The Washington Post Should Register as Lobbyist Over Amazon’s Postal ‘Scam’
President Donald Trump charged March 31 that The Washington Post, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, should register as a lobbyist, insinuating that it abetted his other company, Amazon, in pulling off a U.S. Postal Service “scam” to deliver its packages at a loss.
How Amazon Is Helping the US Postal Service, Despite What Trump Thinks
The Amazon blame game took another turn on March 29, when President Donald Trump spun the wheel back around to the U.S. Postal Service. Amazon.com Inc. is a convenient scapegoat for just about any issue. The mail is no different.
Federal Appeals Court Dismisses ATA’s New York Thruway Lawsuit
A federal appeals court has dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed in 2013 by American Trucking Associations alleging that the New York State Thruway Authority did not have the right to use toll revenues collected from commercial truckers to support the state’s canal system.
E-Commerce Growth Boosting Demand for Reverse Logistics
As e-commerce volumes continue to grow, customer returns of products ordered online also are rising at a rapid clip, a trend that is increasing the need for efficient reverse logistics processes to control costs.
UPS Begins Regular Cargo Flights Out of San Bernardino Airport
UPS Inc. has started operating five cargo flights a week out of San Bernardino International Airport, officials announced March 26.
Port of Virginia Truckers Get a Chance to Unload on Board Members
Enough already. That seemed to be the rallying cry for some truckers who got the chance on March 27 to vent about port congestion directly to the Virginia Port Authority Board of Commissioners.
WTO Chief Warns About First Signs of US-China Trade War
The head of the WTO warned about the first signs of a trade war involving the U.S. and China that could derail the global economy, as Europe kept alive a threat to join Beijing in pushing back against President Donald Trump.
Driver Pay, Bonuses Rise as Carriers Seek Scarce Truckers
Truck driver pay and compensation increased through 2017 and into the first quarter as carrier demand for qualified drivers to carry freight nationwide kept rising, according to two new reports.