The Chicago Sun Times--Monday was expected to be the busiest day in FedEx history, with nearly 16 million packages moving on its conveyor belts, trucks and planes. That’s up 13 percent from 14.2... View More

Investor Place--Record number of deliveries and a strong technical trend bode well for UPS. The world’s largest express delivery company is making headlines because of the record number of deliveries... View More

Logistics Manager--Deutsche Post DHL has renewed its partnership with The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for a further three teams. The partnership began in 2005, and... View More

Post&Parcel--The admission dampens speculation that the express operator could bid for TNT’s parcels business. UPS were linked to a TNT acquisition after the Dutch company announced a split of its... View More

December 13, 2010--MEMPHIS, Tenn.--The busiest day in company history is underway for the 285,000 team members of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), as drivers hit the road to pick-up almost 16 million shipments... View More

Postal News Blog--eBay sellers connecting with shoppers last week set a record-breaking pace for shipping, using USPS products and services to send more than 1 million packages on Wednesday. And that daily... View More

For the second year running, UPS (NYSE: UPS) has earned the top score in the consumer shipping sector on the annual "Climate Counts" scorecard. UPS also received the 9th highest score across all industries... View More

Air Cargo World--Following an initial cargo security meeting last month, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Janet Napolitano had more talks this week with executives from UPS, DHL, FedEx,... View More

Journal of Commerce--Exports jumped 3.2 percent to a two-year high in October, driving the U.S. trade deficit down a larger-than-expected 13 percent as imports declined slightly. The deficit in trade of... View More

Journal of Commerce--U.S. consumer confidence rose to its highest level in six months, adding to transportation providers’ hopes that strong holiday sales will increase inventory restocking. The... View More

There are times when a well-placed capital letter can change everything. Nowhere is this difference more pronounced than in the case of the term lean. Spell it with a small l, and you’ve got an apt... View More

Many small package shippers are knowledgeable about domestic and international shipping, but some US companies have never ventured into the international export market. Since President Obama is setting... View More

Reuters--United Parcel Service (UPS.N) plans to woo shareholders with a higher dividend and more share buybacks rather than use strong cashflow for large acquisitions, chief financial officer Kurt Kuehn... View More

Journal of Commerce--President Obama said the U.S. is "on track to meet" his goal of doubling exports in five years, and his administration is taking additional steps to maintain the momentum. "Exports... View More

Post&Parcel--Canada Post has successfully completed one of the most sweeping retail technology rollouts in Canadian history. With its retail point-of-service (RPS) project, Canada Post addressed shortcomings... View More

The New York Times -- In an era when industries are competing to shrink their carbon footprints, shipping has charted a slower course. Read more!... View More

Supply Chain Digest is pleased to announce the scheduling of a new and innovative On-Line Townhall meeting to discuss the impact of the significant parcel shipping rates hikes for 2011 by both UPS and... View More

Journal of Commerce--DHL launched two direct routes from Paris and Frankfurt to its U.S. hub in Cincinnati in a major expansion of its trans-Atlantic express services. Deutsche Post's transport and logistics... View More

Journal of Commerce--Ryder System will buy Total Logistics Control from SuperValu, increasing the company’s reach in the beverage, food and consumer packaged goods market. Terms of the deal... View More

Chicago Tribune--Headlines across the country have been declaring the U.S. Postal Service in dire need of drastic reform to ensure its viability. But the most talked-about proposal — eliminating... View More