Parcel industry executives agree that Canada Post can’t afford union demands for greater benefits and that it needs to radically change its business model or risk losing e-commerce customers.
Regional parcel carrier Veho has begun offering retailers last-mile delivery in the Los Angeles area as it continues to grow.
OnTrac is differentiating itself from other regional parcel carriers by offering coast-to-coast service to take more business from FedEx and UPS
New UPS and DHL surcharges will add delivery costs for customers during the upcoming peak season.
DHL Express is using Global Crossing Airlines on a trial basis to haul packages.
Canada Post mail carriers turned down the company’s last contract offer, extending a 20–month labor dispute that has helped private couriers siphon package business from the postal operator.
Regional courier service Deliver It has gone out of business.
A bevy of new final-mile delivery companies is eating into the market share of FedEx, UPS and the U.S. Postal Service. The competition is keeping a lid on rates to the benefit of e-commerce shippers.
The U.S. Postal Service is saving a great deal of money with UPS as its prime air cargo vendor instead of FedEx, according to a new inspector general’s report.
UPS is downsizing its workforce as it pulls back from delivering packages for Amazon, its largest customer.
Same-day logistics provider Priority Courier Experts announced it has acquired Now Courier.
Amazon is promising logistics companies that use its air cargo airline that their shipments won’t get left behind when e-commerce parcel volumes are high.
FedEx and UPS have recently announced job reductions as part of ongoing efforts to streamline operations and boost profits.
Satish Jindel, president of ShipMatrix, shares his thoughts on the ways parcel carriers should modernize their networks.
FedEx has more cargo jets than it needs for its express package network. Some of those planes will now be used to try and capture a larger share of the general cargo market. In doing so, FedEx will go head to head with all-cargo carriers like Atlas Air, Cathay Pacific and Nippon Cargo Airlines.
DHL Express says it has procedures to ensure there are no service disruptions if unionized ramp workers at its Cincinnati air hub go on strike.
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Shippers have a hard time removing early-termination provisions from their contracts.
As more gig workers take up the final mile of delivery, they face a lack of parking spaces, driving up costs and forcing more illegal parking.
Seasonal hiring begins as transportation providers plan for another big peak season. FedEx is looking to add 90,000 workers.
