A second major shipping hub has landed along Interstate 20 in Arlington, Texas.
June 8, 2017Business
UPS Opens Facility in Poland as Part of $2 Billion Europe Expansion
UPS Inc. has announced the opening of a new package facility in Myslowice, Poland. The larger center and increased sorting capacity will allow the service to help businesses of all sizes in southern Poland reach customers in the rest of the country, Europe and beyond, according to a UPS release.
June 1, 2017Business
UPS Forges China Joint Venture to Tap Country's E-Commerce Boom
UPS Inc. is setting up a joint venture in China to haul more U.S.-bound goods and capitalize on booming e-commerce in the world’s most populous nation.
May 30, 2017Business
UPS Must Pay $247 Million to N.Y. Over Untaxed Cigarettes
UPS Inc. must pay $247 million to the state and city of New York for what a judge called the company’s egregious and prolonged failure to stop shipments of untaxed cigarettes from American Indian reservations that undermined anti-smoking efforts.
May 30, 2017Business
UPS Expands Express Critical Services in Europe
UPS Inc. is launching its Express Critical delivery service in Europe in response to demand for urgent shipments that require special handling, such as aircraft parts or surgical tools.
May 16, 2017Business
UPS Names Jose Maria Odriozola to Lead Latin American Unit
UPS Inc. named Jose Maria Odriozola president of operations for UPS Latin America.
May 11, 2017Business
UPS Contract Plane Crash Lands in West Virginia, Killing Two
Two crew members died when a small cargo plane carrying packages for UPS Inc. crashed after touching down at a West Virginia airport.
May 5, 2017Business
Firefighting UPS Driver Gets His Reward: Tickets to a Celtics Playoff Game
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A UPS driver who doused a house fire with a garden hose last month was lauded May 2 at the Boston Celtics playoff game, one of the many honors the Manchester resident has recently received.
May 5, 2017TCA
Memphis IT Outage Could Slow FedEx Shipments
More than 120 FedEx Express flights out of Memphis International Airport in Tennessee were delayed early May 2 after an information technology system outage hit the company’s world hub.
May 3, 2017Business
UPS Aircraft Mechanics Picket Over Contract Negotiations
UPS aircraft mechanics from around the country picketed in front of a Buckhead, Ga., UPS store over their contract negotiations, saying they’re concerned about losing some of their health-care benefits.
May 3, 2017