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.
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UPS Holiday Season Hiring Will Top 100,000 Amid E-Commerce Boom
Walmart Tests Drone Delivery Amid Escalating Competition With Amazon
Walmart Inc. is entering the drone delivery wars, its latest move to counter Amazon.com Inc.’s dominance in e-commerce as more Americans choose to shop from home.
ATRI Opens Annual Top Industry Issues Survey
The American Transportation Research Institute has opened its annual survey asking trucking industry representatives to identify major industrywide issues.
Boeing Finds New 787 Flaw, Slows Deliveries for Inspection
Boeing Co. has slowed deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner as crews check for a new manufacturing flaw involving gaps in the horizontal stabilizer, the small wing in the aircraft tail.
House to Investigate DeJoy’s Possible Campaign Law Violations
House Democrats said Sept. 8 they will investigate whether Postmaster General Louis DeJoy encouraged employees at his former business to contribute to Republican candidates and then reimbursed them in the guise of bonuses, a violation of campaign finance laws.
September 8, 2020Trump Open to Inquiry Into DeJoy and Campaign Contributions
President Donald Trump says he’s open to an investigation of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy following published reports that former employees of DeJoy, a major donor to Trump and other Republicans, said they felt pressured to make campaign contributions to GOP candidates.
RLS Expands National Network With Gress Refrigerated Services
RLS Logistics took another step in growing its national network of cold storage providers Sept. 4 with the inclusion of Gress Refrigerated Services & Logistics.
September 4, 2020Circle Logistics Begins Posting Loads on NextLOAD
Freight broker Circle Logistics has begun posting up to 600 available freight loads daily directly to NextLOAD.
September 4, 2020U.S. Xpress Names Matt Herndon President of Dedicated Unit
Truckload carrier U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. announced the appointment of Matt Herndon to president of dedicated services.
September 3, 2020Mullen Group Acquires Remaining Shares of Pacific Coast Express Limited
Mullen Group has acquired the remaining shares of Pacific Coast Express Ltd., the company announced Sept. 1.
September 3, 2020