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UPS, DHL Provide Logistics Support for Nepal Earthquake Recovery

UPS Inc. and DHL said they will be providing logistics support for recovery efforts in Nepal after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake April 25 killed more than 4,000 people.

May 1, 2015
Business

UPS Earnings Rise 13% to $1.03 Billion

UPS Inc. raised net income 13% to $1.03 billion, or $1.12 per share, in the first quarter as profitability improved in the package, international and supply chain units.

April 28, 2015
Business

UPS Moves Away From Loving Logistics

UPS is abandoning the slogan ‘We Love Logistics’ in favor of ‘United Problem Solvers’ in a new advertising campaign to highlight its other services.

March 10, 2015
Business

UPS Earnings Fall 1.9%, Hurt by Higher Package Costs

UPS Inc. announced 1.9% lower fourth-quarter earnings, excluding one-time charges, of $1.13 billion, or $1.25 per share, that were hurt in both 2014 and the prior year by a miscalculation of peak holiday shipment demand.

February 3, 2015
Business

UPS Lowers 4Q Earnings Forecast on Holiday Costs

UPS Inc. said fourth-quarter earnings per share will be $1.25, lagging Wall Street estimates, because of higher costs related to U.S. deliveries during the peak season.

January 23, 2015
Business

UPS Turns Parking Lots Into Sorting Centers to Add Speed

Outside a brick-and-mortar sorting facility in suburban Atlanta, UPS has built its own Christmas village.

December 22, 2014
Business

UPS Expects Dec. 22 to Be Peak Shipping Day

UPS Inc. predicts it will move more than 34 million parcels on Dec. 22 — its busiest day of the year and double the average daily volume.

December 19, 2014
Business

UPS to Buy Polish Health-Care Logistics Firm

UPS Inc. has agreed to purchase Poltraf, a Poland-based pharmaceutical logistics company.

December 18, 2014
Business

UPS Expands Four Distribution Facilities in North America

UPS Inc. has expanded four distribution facilities in North America, increasing its supply chain network size by 1.2 million square feet.

December 16, 2014
Business

VIDEO: Holiday Delivery Season Off to Good Start, Says UPS CEO

David Abney, CEO of UPS Inc., which ranks No. 1 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers, talks to Trish Regan on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart” about the company’s outlook for parcel deliveries during the holiday season.

December 9, 2014