Parcel
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UPS sets sights on 30% sustainable aviation fuel by 2035
UPS announces emission-reduction strategies for facilities, small package operations and the global air fleet.
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UPS mulling same-day delivery service with contracted drivers — CEO
The company’s investor day focuses on modest projections for domestic package-delivery margins through 2023.
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Long controversial and now cooking, LaserShip rides the parcel-delivery wave
Love it or hate it, the regional parcel carrier looks to clean up as e-commerce drives up demand for parcel-delivery services.
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FreightWaves Classics: Railway Express Agency was THE express package delivery service
Railway Express Agency was the forerunner of UPS, FedEx and other delivery services. Read about its history in this edition of FreightWaves Classics.
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Where have all the carriers gone?
Transport deregulation’s long game has left much of the asset-based carrier field with few players. Will the cycle turn to usher in a cast of…
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Amazon officially moves Prime Day back to summer
Unlike in 2020, parcel delivery carriers will have breathing room between late June and the traditional holiday cycle.
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Are 3PLs, last-mile carriers in the beginning of a beautiful friendship?
A white paper by TIA and CLDA stresses the need to differentiate from Amazon to succeed in final-mile delivery.
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FedEx delivering higher surcharges June 21
FedEx is raising the fees on U.S. residential deliveries, its Ground Economy service and on packages requiring “additional handling.”
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Walmart testing branded EVs for last-mile deliveries
The electric vehicle pilot is part of Walmart’s last-mile delivery initiatives.
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Transport, logistics tread lightly as in-person conferences return
People are eager for face-to-face gatherings. But health and safety issues will still call the shots.
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