Today’s Pickup: Amazon driver stole package delivered by UPS, police say

Did you know? 

UPS expects to process 1.9 million returns tomorrow, Jan. 2, a 26% increased from 2019.

Quotable:

“This bodes well for the case.”

— Weston LaBar, executive director of the Harbor Trucking Association, speaking about a U.S. federal judge temporarily blocking the enforcement of California’s AB5 on the trucking industry.

In other news:

Amazon’s second headquarters taking shape

Amazon’s forthcoming 2.1 million square foot campus in Virginia will feature two 22-story towers. (CNBC)

Truckers say picketing union members violating court order

Truckers are accusing some members of the union Unifor of keeping them too long at a picket line outside a refiner in Saskatchewan, Canada, in violation of a court order. (CKRM radio)

Three semis catch fire at Dallas trucking company

Investigators are looking at what caused three semis to catch fire at a Dallas trucking company. (NBC DFW)

Fedex director bought up shares amid plunge

A Fedex director, John Edwardson, bought $1.5 million in company stock two days after the company reported dismal second-quarter earnings in December. (Barrons) 

Shipfix raises $4.5 million for dry cargo shipping platform 

Startup Shipfix raised $4.5 million in seed funding for its digital platform for the dry cargo shipping industry. (TechCrunch)  

Final thoughts:

The package reportedly stolen by an Amazon driver contained a Ring Doorbell, which includes a surveillance camera, according to WNEP news. 

Hammer down, everyone!