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UPS expects to deliver 1.3 million returned packages to retailers on Jan. 5, which the company has dubbed "National Returns Day," according to a press release from the company.

UPS Inc. will be swapping one of its big brown trucks for a big brown bike. The Atlanta logistics company said Dec. 7 that it's testing delivery by electric bicycle in Portland, a first for the company in the United States.

UPS CEO David Abney told CNBC cutting regulation and growing infrastructure are likely positives.

The union representing aircraft maintenance workers at UPS Inc., including those at the hub at Ontario International Airport, claimed in court the company has repeatedly failed to keep workers safe on the job.

Two months after UPS Inc. announced that it would raise rates next year, the company stated it will add a price hike through changes to the dimensional weight calculation for North American parcels and freight effective Jan. 8.

UPS Inc. is developing apps that help customers with simple requests and may someday enable them to track packages using voice commands.

Shipping giant UPS Inc. could receive an incentive package totaling more than $27 million for a new regional distribution hub near Fulton County Airport that will create mostly part-time jobs, according to an analysis by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

UPS Inc. announced Nov. 15 it will begin seasonal cargo operations out of San Bernardino International Airport for the month of December.

Airline maintenance technicians and other employees who service UPS Inc. aircraft have voted to authorize a strike after three years of contract talks. The vote does not indicate a strike is imminent but is meant to increase pressure in negotiations. Teamsters Local 2727 made the announcement Nov. 14 in a move that has little practical effect for the holiday season.

UPS Inc. announced plans Nov. 11 to invest $196 million in its ground package hub in Jacksonville, Florida. The expansion will add more than 260,000 square feet to UPS’ 560,000-square-foot building along with advanced technology and operations automation.