Lone Star Overnight (LSO), one of the fastest-growing regional overnight package delivery companies, has announced an aggressive service territory expansion that will add 500 more cities to its network... View More

Northfield, IL- Concerns about the economy and a steep drop in plans for hiring led to a steep decline in the confidence of distribution and wholesale companies during the fourth quarter of... View More

For the first time ever, the U.S. Postal Service is offering volume related or other price incentives for Express Mail, Priority Mail and other shipping services, effective May 12. These incentives are... View More

The Teamsters national negotiating committee announced a tentative agreement on the DHL National Master Agreement. This would add DHL to UPS under the Teamster union umbrella. Exact details... View More

The following is a letter from Postmaster General John E. Potter to postal customers: Thank you for your feedback on Januarys Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register concerning the... View More

Postmaster General Jack Potter announced the appointment of three vice presidents and an acting vice president at a recent leadership conference in Washington, DC. I am pleased to announce several key... View More

The Postal Service has launched a new box for larger shipments, giving customers three different size and shape options, all with convenient flat-rate pricing, to meet their shipping needs. The... View More

At its meeting in Bonn today, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Post AG accepted the decision of Klaus Zumwinkel (64) to resign from his office as Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Post AG. The Supervisory... View More

ATLANTA, Feb. 18, 2008 - When it comes to ground packages, UPS once again is adding a lot more zip from your ZIP. Today, UPS (NYSE:UPS) announced another step in its continuing quest to reduce... View More

Export compliance for shipments coming out of the U.S. and the re-exports of items containing U.S. content will continue to remain one of the manufacturing world's greatest challenges. Here are ten... View More

If asked what green meant to your business several years ago, you probably would have thought of cash, revenue and profitability. Today green is synonymous with ecology. We can't open a publication without... View More

Washington, DC February 14, 2008 The Board of Directors of the American Society of Transportation & Logistics® has approved the following nominees for the prestigious DLP (Distinguished Logistics... View More

Plantation, Fla. February 12, 2008: DHL Express USA today announced a plan to reduce its U.S. workforce by approximately 600 positions. The decision was made as part of a broader strategy to lower... View More

The Universal Postal Union has announced it will move this years 24th Universal Postal Congress from Nairobi to Geneva due to the current situation in Kenya. The UPU Congress was scheduled to take place... View More

The price for a one-ounce First-Class stamp will increase from 41 to 42 cents on May 12. Prices for other mailing services, such as Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services (including single-piece... View More

The Messenger Courier Association of the Americas (MCAA) announced it will change its name to MCAA The Expedited Transportation and Logistics Association. The name change will position the Association... View More

PLANTATION, Fla. February 4, 2008 DHL announced today that Avendra, the hospitality industrys leading procurement services company with $3 billion in purchasing volume, has extended an agreement... View More

The U.S. Postal Service ended the first quarter of fiscal 2008 with net released Jan. 30. Total revenue for the quarter ending Dec. 31 was up 3.5% over the same period last year primarily due to the May... View More

During my travels around the United States, I am constantly asked about the way carriers price parcel transportation services. I dont profess to totally understand why they do what they do. But I know... View More

William J. Augello was one of the country’s foremost transportation lawyers and a champion of shippers’ rights. In this column, we attempt to answer readers’ questions as we believe he... View More