Outside a brick-and-mortar sorting facility in suburban Atlanta, UPS has built its own Christmas village.
December 22, 2014Business
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, 2014Business
UPS to Buy Polish Health-Care Logistics Firm
UPS Inc. has agreed to purchase Poltraf, a Poland-based pharmaceutical logistics company.
December 18, 2014Business
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, 2014Business
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 Televisions Street Smart about the companys outlook for parcel deliveries during the holiday season.
December 9, 2014Business
US Supreme Court Hears Bias Claim From Pregnant Worker at UPS Inc.
WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court last week heard arguments in a high-profile case involving UPS Inc. that may give guidance for employers on whether they must provide light-duty jobs or otherwise accommodate pregnant employees unable to perform their normal job duties.
December 8, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in UPS Pregnancy Discrimination Case
WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 3 heard oral arguments in a high-profile UPS case that may provide guidance for employers on whether they must provide light duty jobs or otherwise accommodate pregnant employees unable to perform their normal job duties.
December 3, 2014Business
Former UPS Driver Presses Rights of Pregnant Workers in Supreme Court Case
A former United Parcel Service Inc. driver is pressing what may become the most significant case in decades on the rights of pregnant workers as she asks the U.S. Supreme Court to expand protection for millions of women.
December 2, 2014Business
UPS Applauds Tentative U.S.-Mexico Aviation Agreement
UPS Inc. said it supports a tentative agreement reached by the United States and Mexico that would provide greater air network opportunities by allowing express carriers to serve the Mexican and Latin American markets.
November 26, 2014Business
UPS Teaches Holiday Recruits to Fend Off Dogs, Dodge Taxis
As UPS Inc. hires a holiday workforce bigger than Macys Inc., recruits get a quick course in lifting heavy loads, doubling up on socks, and, in a jam, using handheld computers to fend off snarling dogs.
November 24, 2014