Post&Parcel--A year and a day after the Haiti earthquake disaster, UPS and FedEx are continuing efforts to assist with global humanitarian relief efforts. In particular this week, the two companies stressed... View More
From the DMM Advisory--Today, we notified the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) that we will change prices for our Mailing Services products, which include First-Class Mail®, Standard Mail®, Periodicals,... View More
Journal of Commerce--U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas J. Donohue on Tuesday called for the abolition of all tariffs on goods moving between the U.S. and the European Union as a principal effort... View More
Journal of Commerce--In today's slow-growth environment, customers expect their transportation service providers to help them attain a competitive advantage, and that involves developing innovative solutions... View More
UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced a charitable initiative to create Logistics Emergency Teams (LETs) for American Red Cross chapters in Atlanta, Houston, New Orleans and the San Francisco Bay area, expanding... View More
Post&Parcel--UPS customers who use the WorldShip software system to manage the sending out of packages can now opt to make the shipping process “carbon neutral”. The company is extending... View More
Husch Blackwell’s Postal Service Contracting practice group today released its list of the top 150 U.S. Postal Service suppliers for fiscal year 2010, and for the eighth straight year FedEx claimed... View More
Post&Parcel--Vacated positions will be outsourced and transferred elsewhere within the company. The move is part of the company’s efforts to grow globally, it was said. Read more!... View More
AUSTIN, TX – January 11, 2011 – Newgistics, Inc. (www.newgistics.com), a leading provider of small parcel delivery, parcel returns management and freight shipping services, today announced... View More
(Cincinnati: January 11, 2011) Intelligratedâ® (www.intelligrated.com), a leading North American-owned automated material handling solutions provider, announces the release of a new white paper... View More
MINNEAPOLIS, MN— Joseph F. H. Cutrona, former executive director of NASSTRAC (the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council) from 1978-1998, died Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2010 at his home... View More
Journal of Commerce--Freight traffic at Los Angeles International Airport fell 2.6 percent in November, the first decline the major trans-Pacific gateway has reported in 15 months. The sudden year-over-year... View More
Post&Parcel--E-commerce sales for November and December were 31% up on 2009 – and the growth is set to continue into 2011. The year-on-year increase was greater in November (38%) than December (26%),... View More
UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced that Robert L. "Bob" Lekites, president of UPS Airlines, is retiring after 36 years of service at the global logistics company. Mitch Nichols, vice president of UPS Air... View More
Journal of Commerce--The Cass Freight Index for U.S. shipments fell 3.6 percent in December from the month before to its lowest point since May as a yearlong shipping recovery sputtered out at the end... View More
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada (January 6, 2011) – RMT Robotics® (www.rmtrobotics.com), a Cimcorp Oy company, announces that it has been awarded a contract to supply a large-scale robotic case picking... View More
Journal of Commerce--Ryder System completed its acquisition of Total Logistics Control, a third-party logistics provider, for approximately $200 million. The acquisition, announced last month, extends... View More
Logistics Management--Volatile oil and diesel prices, capacity shortages, another looming driver crisis, debilitating regulatory uncertainties, and an improving economy have lead industry analysts across... View More
Bloomberg--FedEx Corp., the second-largest U.S. package-shipping company, started direct cargo flights between southern China and India to meet rising demand for express deliveries. The company expects... View More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is ringing in the new year with an expedited package delivery service that provides a simpler way to ship to regional destinations. Designed for commercial shippers,... View More
