New York Times: The huge volume of goods handled by FedEx makes its shipping trends a bellwether of consumer demand and the economic climate. The value of packages that it handles in its trucks and planes... View More
AUSTIN, Texas – Lone Star Overnight (LSO), a Texas-based regional overnight package delivery company, has announced new, innovative service features for its customers and 2012 published rates that... View More
Seeking Alpha--In early December, the US Postal Service (USPS) announced the potential slowdown of First-Class Mail to a 2-3 day service as the fallout of closing approximately half of the service’s... View More
Wall Street Journal: FedEx Corp. said Thursday that demand for air-cargo services from Asia is still being hit by companies running down inventory, leading it to park some planes and delay the arrival... View More
Post&Parcel--FedEx has signed a deal with Boeing to purchase 27 new 767-300F aircraft, to replace its medium widebody MD10 cargo aircraft, some of which are now 40 years old. As it released its latest... View More
Plantation, Fla., December 15, 2011 – In a movement that will help bring beautiful music to the world’s largest New Year’s Day parade in London, England, DHL, the world’s leading... View More
Post&Parcel--DHL and its Indian express courier subsidiary Blue Dart Express have launched the country’s first end-to-end “carbon neutral” service for international and domestic shipments.... View More
Pueblo Chieftain--The United Parcel Service is going green this holiday season. The package delivery company known for its brown trucks and uniforms recently added bicycles to its fleet in an effort to... View More
DHL Supply Chain, the world’s largest logistics specialist, is currently introducing a standardized warehouse management system across its operations globally to further improve accuracy and individual... View More
For the third year in a row, UPS (NYSE: UPS) has earned the top score in the consumer shipping sector on the annual "Climate Counts" scorecard. UPS also shared the 11th highest score across all industries... View More
Multichannel Merchant--Pick-to-voice technology has received a fair amount of press in recent years, but it doesn’t seem to have resonated in the operations and fulfillment world according to Logistics... View More
Don't miss our webinar on December 7 at 2 pm EST/11 am CST! Amine Khechfe of DYMO Endicia and Frank Cebello of the USPS will discuss items such as: --New pricing and services --Partnerships --Why use... View More
Reuters--A combination of brisk online orders for items from tablet computers to Omaha Steaks and thinly stocked shelves at conventional stores is lending a fresh dose of holiday cheer for shippers United... View More
MEMPHIS, TENN., Dec. 2, 2011 — FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) will increase shipping rates for FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery by a net average of 4.9 percent effective Jan. 2, 2012. The FedEx Ground... View More
Windowbook--The United States Postal Service announced last week their intention to increase postage on competitive shipping products by an average of 4.6%. This increase, which still must be approved... View More
Indianapolis, IN., December 1, 2011—enVista, a leading enterprise, transportation and supply chain consulting services firm, announced today that it has sold over 5,000 copies of the second edition... View More
Post&Parcel--UPS is to acquire Italian pharmaceutical logistics company Pieffe Depositi to strengthen its presence in the healthcare sector. The deal for an undisclosed amount will bring UPS two major... View More
Multichannel Merchant--Multichannel merchants should start free shipping promotions earlier in November, instead of waiting until the week of Black Friday, according to research released by eDataSource.... View More
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- With the continued annual gains in online holiday shopping, the pressure on e-retailers to deliver gifts to waiting customers grows each year. During the busy holiday season and beyond,... View More
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer: Yesterday at MTAC, The Postal Service announced that it will begin beta-testing parcel lockers with a brandname gopost in Northern Virginia on December 6. The beta... View More
