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Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

UPS Plans to Offer Voluntary Buyouts to Union Drivers

UPS plans to offer voluntary buyouts to union-represented delivery drivers for the first time in the company鈥檚 history as part of an effort to boost profit by slimming down its operations.

July 3, 2025
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Fred Smith, FedEx Chairman and Founder, Dies at 80

鈥淚t is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that I share that Frederick W. Smith, our founder and executive chairman, died earlier today,鈥 CEO Raj Subramaniam wrote June 21.

June 22, 2025
Business, Technology

Automation: UPS in Talks With Figure AI to Use Humanoid Robots

UPS is in talks with robotics startup Figure AI to use humanoid robots for some tasks in the logistics giant鈥檚 network. Exact functions that Figure's humanoids would handle remain unclear.聽 聽

May 5, 2025
Business, Logistics

UPS Earnings Rise 3.3% Amid Cost Cuts, Network Revamp

UPS experienced a 3.3% rise in earnings during the first quarter amid ongoing efforts to reduce costs and improve its network, the company reported April 29.

April 29, 2025
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight, Top 100

UPS in Talks With Startup Figure AI to Use Humanoid Robots

UPS Inc. is in talks with robotics startup Figure AI to use humanoid robots for some tasks in the logistics giant鈥檚 network, according to people familiar with the matter.

April 28, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

US-China Tariffs Hit Amazon, FedEx, UPS Distribution Links

President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs on Chinese imports threaten to disrupt Southern California鈥檚 trade and logistics economy, a sector that moves a third of the nation鈥檚 container cargo.

April 22, 2025
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS Targets LTL, E-Commerce With New Delivery Options

The logistics giant this week introduced UPS Ground Saver and UPS Ground with Freight Pricing, both part of a broader strategy to compete more aggressively in the evolving delivery market.

April 8, 2025
Government, Business, Global Freight, Top 50

Struggling USPS a Privatization Target for Trump

The U.S. Postal Service has been struggling for years, and now President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are considering privatizing it. How did we get here?

March 25, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight, Top 100

UPS Posts 1.5% Revenue Growth; Shares Fall on Amazon Deal

UPS Inc. experienced revenue and earnings growth despite a tougher freight market in the fourth quarter of 2024, the parcel delivery company reported Jan. 30.

January 30, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

USDOT Praises Trucking鈥檚 Efforts in New Trafficking Report

The report, three years in the making and made public on Sept. 6, lauds the trucking industry for its efforts to join the fight at high-level federal and state government agencies.

September 19, 2024