LOUISVILLE UPS announced it had ordered 27 new Boeing 767-300ER freighters to support its growing package business while providing broad options for the management of its jet fleet. The 27... View More
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 raised the Nations awareness of the potential vulnerability of our critical infrastructure and key resources, and of the need for a unified and coordinated approach... View More
Today, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs approved the Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. The bill makes much-needed improvements in transit security.... View More
Members of the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) have voted to ratify a new five-year contract. The new contract will run through Nov. 20, 2011, and affect approximately 55,000 career U.S. Postal... View More
PARIS On his departure from Davos, Frederick W. Smith, chairman, president and CEO of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) accepted an invitation by French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin to participate in the... View More
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. Sealed Air Corporation, the creator of Bubble Wrap brand cushioning, named 15 year-old Grayson Rosenberger, of Nashville, Tennessee, the grand prize winner of the first-ever Bubble... View More
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. American Relocation & Logistics (ARL), a leader in quality relocation, warehousing and logistics services, has supported youth-oriented programs including Operation School Bell... View More
--Jan. 31, 2007--FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) announced today that its FedEx Express unit had completed the previously announced acquisition of its Indian service provider, Prakash Air Freight Pvt. Ltd.... View More
MRI, the parent company of ShockWatch, announced today the acquisition of IntroTech Inc., a privately held manufacturer of small, easy-to-use, chemical-based temperature sensors that provide reliable tracking... View More
While most shippers are giving carriers high marks for service performance and delivery, they are increasingly unhappy with their overall relationships with their service providers. According to a recent... View More
Editors Note: After the untimely passing of long-time contributor William Augello, PARCEL magazine searched for a columnist to take on the unenviable position of filling Mr. Augellos shoes. We found... View More
Delivering packages on a hand truck is nothing new. Drivers have depended on hand trucks for decades to make delivering bulky or heavy items easier. Seems simple, but like anything else in the workplace,... View More
Imagine being at a baseball game and the only thing you saw was the score of the game. There was no information on balls and strikes, errors made, how many outs there were or what inning the game was in.... View More
If your operation is to succeed, it is critical to embark on a fact-finding mission to discover if receiving is a profit drain or gain in your warehouse. Part I of our series will examine how to make this... View More
At the Parcel Shipping & Distribution Forum in Chicago this past fall, we were privileged to be introduced to several new U.S. Postal Service products developed expressly to assist parcel shippers. For... View More
For many years, image processing and address recognition technologies have been used to speed up mail sorting and reduce manual data entry costs. With todays increased competition in the postal business,... View More
Deliveries of products to residences were, at one time, limited to catalog orders. At the time, volumes were relatively low, and the recipient typically paid shipping and handling charges. Today, residential... View More
While most shippers are giving carriers high marks for service performance and delivery, they are increasingly unhappy with their overall relationships with their service providers. According to a recent... View More
