newsworthy UPS tests smart locks for parcel delivery to apartment lobbies July 17, 2018 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Project reduces missed deliveries of e-commerce goods as UPS expands pilot from Manhattan into Brooklyn.Read More
transportation UPS, Teamsters reach tentative five-year pact covering LTL unit July 13, 2018 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Subcontracting likely to be a critical issue as pact heads to rank-and-file.Read More
transportation UPS, Teamster compact would pay new sleeper teams nearly $1 per mile July 10, 2018 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Intermodal traffic to be diverted to expanded sleeper network starting in first quarter of '19, union official says.Read More
transportation Amazon enters next phase of logistics build-out with delivery partner program June 28, 2018 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Initiative to build partner relationships to control supply of drivers, capacity.Read More
transportation What can 83 cents an hour buy you? A UPS-Teamster contract June 26, 2018 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Proposed 5-year pact raises full-timers' pay by 83 cents an hour per year.Read More
transportation UPS opens $100 million sorting hub outside Paris June 26, 2018 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Largest investment ever in the country.Read More
newsworthy UPS, Teamsters agree to cut use of rail, rely more on sleeper team drivers June 22, 2018 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Tentative five-year contract, still subject to ratification vote, also creates new class of combination driver.Read More
transportation report Changes in parcel landscape loom large as UPS, Teamsters knock heads again June 15, 2018 Mark B. Solomon No Comments UPS says it needs flexibility to compete with parcel newbies. Will the union play ball?Read More
newsworthy UPS should risk short-term Teamsters strike to gain flexibility, analyst says June 8, 2018 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Walkout might be worth it if it ends up yielding labor concessions, Wolfe Research says.Read More
newsworthy UPS expands its LCL service by adding sailings in 130 lanes June 7, 2018 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Company says it now covers most of globe with service.Read More