UPS

Jacobs now must manage through loss of $600 million of his largest customer’s business.

The U.S. Postal Service has been turning in losses every year, and a White House task force has asked the USPS to look at franchising the mailbox to prop up the declining margins.

Shipping, orders continue to skyrocket.

Company expects double-digit operating profits this year for all three units.

Inxeption has designed the first blockchain-based e-commerce platform for B2B that catalogs and digitizes product information.  

Global trade body recognizes that old rules don’t apply.

A former NTSB executive tells FreightWaves that “perishable information” critical to freight accident investigations is at risk of disappearing.

Another competitive threat to the incumbents?

Ten markets to be added by mid-year, companies say.

Shipping trends of 2019 are requiring established freight carriers to evolve their operational models. UPS is developing more super-hubs to facilitate growth through handling more high margin shipments.

Gilbert becomes first president of fast-growing unit.

FedEx started with Flying Cargo in 1990.

State, local officials have harsh words for FedEx Ground. Unit fires back.

Saturday pick-ups to be processed the same day; arrivals come a day earlier

January’s World Economic Forum (WEF) white paper identified 16 factories that are leading the world economy in manufacturing technology. The United States has only one of these “lighthouse” facilities – Fast Radius’s Chicago factory, located in the city’s West Loop.

Will Amazon take more boxes at the expense of FedEx, UPS, USPS?

Results aided by strong collaboration with shippers.

In partnership with Slync… improving on-time rates and a continually evolving reverse logistics season have increased the pressure on supply chain partners to manage exceptions collaboratively and proactively.

Prime offerings gained serious traction over holidays.

Amazon Air presents a new challenge to legacy air freight carriers by announcing a new hub at Fort Worth Alliance airport.