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FedEx is launching same-day delivery through a partnership with OneRail, a final-mile platform.

FedEx delivered strong third-quarter results, buoyed by volume and yield growth and structural cost savings.

The owner of an Amazon delivery service provider was recently convicted of defrauding the retailer of nearly $10 million.

FedEx has put 10 more shipping stations on the chopping block as it integrates two separate delivery networks into a single, efficient operation.

The U.S. Postal Service needs relief from unfunded mandates and operating restrictions that have created a cash crisis for the nation’s mail service, Postmaster General David Steiner warned Congress.

Amazon has taken the lead as the largest U.S. domestic parcel carrier and smaller independent couriers are also taking market share from the U.S. Postal Service, FedEx and UPS.

Amazon Air has added more destinations to its air transport network in India.

A major provider of outsourced air cargo airlift for Amazon has reached a preliminary labor agreement with unionized pilots.

UPS is pulling back from its relationship with Amazon, undergoing a huge restructuring to prioritize healthcare, SMBs, and premium e-commerce customers.

Target is expanding its next-day delivery service to 20 additional cities.

Cart.com, an e-commerce services company, has raised $180 million in growth capital from Springcoast Partners.

Union workers at DHL Express in the United States are demanding a contract agreement by the end of March or else they will walk off the job.

Walmart has agreed to pay $100M to dismiss a lawsuit by the federal government and 11 states that it deceived app-based delivery drivers about pay they would receive.

UPS is using incentives to encourage parcel drivers to leave their jobs.

The U.S. Postal Service can’t be sued for poor service, even when mail is intentionally not delivered, the Supreme Court held.

The operator of a new airport in Mumbai, India, has started building a dedicated cargo facility for FedEx, which currently operates from a shared facility at the city’s legacy airport.

A U.S. district court in Boston has rejected a Teamsters union motion to stop UPS from buying out package car drivers in an effort to reduce excess capacity.

FedEx continues to show strong optimism that it will soon begin operating its fleet of MD-11 freighters despite no signs from regulators investigating the deadly UPS accident about when they’ll lift the aircraft’s flight ban.

Walmart’s e-commerce business, supported by its store-fulfillment and delivery services, grew 27% in the fourth quarter and has turned profitable.

When it comes to e-commerce delivery, FedEx only wants longer-haul, heavy and high-value parcels because operating as a local courier for small packages isn’t profitable.