UPS News Updates

Business

UPS Outlines 2015 Earnings Forecast

UPS Inc. said it expects to earn $5.45 to $5.70 per share in 2015, up 10% to 15% from this year’s adjusted results, and that revenue will rise 5% to 6% over 2014.

November 13, 2014
Business

UPS Expands Cryogenic Shipping Options

UPS Inc. is expanding its cryogenic shipping option for health-care customers with real-time tracking and intervention options.

November 3, 2014
Business

UPS Posts 10% Gain in 3Q Profit

UPS Inc. said that third-quarter profit rose 10% from a year ago and that it is on track for upgrading its operational network to meet an expected 11% rise in holiday shipments.

November 3, 2014
Business

UPS Changes Pregnancy Policy, Will Try to Offer Lighter-Duty Jobs

UPS has announced it is changing its policy with respect to pregnant employees and will try to accommodate them with light duty work.

October 29, 2014
Business

UPS Expects Holiday Volume to Rise 11%

UPS Inc. expects holiday shipping volume to rise 11% to 585 million packages from last year, enough packages to circle the earth 4½ times.

October 29, 2014
Business

UPS to Raise Rates 4.9% for 2015

UPS Inc. said it will increase its rates an average of 4.9% for package, less-than-truckload and airfreight delivery, effective Dec. 29.

October 21, 2014
Business

UPS Expands Backup Package Drop-Off Service

UPS Inc. said it is expanding its backup package drop-off service, Access Point, to all major U.S. metropolitan areas by 2015.

October 8, 2014
Business

UPS Buys i-parcel to Add Web Capabilities

UPS Inc. said it has purchased i-parcel to enhance management of fast-growing Internet purchases on an international basis.

October 7, 2014
Business

UPS Working With Retailers to Avoid Late Christmas Deliveries

UPS Inc. is working to convince e-commerce retailers not to offer free overnight shipping Dec. 23 to avoid the shipping delays that were seen last year, the Wall Street Journal reported.

October 6, 2014
Business

Regulation, Security Among Top Concerns for Healthcare Supply Chain, UPS Survey Finds

Regulatory compliance, product security and cost management were the most commonly cited supply-chain concerns for the global healthcare industry in an annual survey by UPS Inc.

September 30, 2014