newsworthy UPS execs remain wary about economic, market outlook July 28, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Despite solid Q2 results, carrier's CEO, CFO offer "bearish" take on near-term future.Read More
newsworthy Hostilities escalate in parcel wars July 20, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Shippers seeking to use third-party consultants for contract talks with FedEx, UPS may find the going rough.Read More
newsworthy David, Goliath, and Gegare June 30, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Tumultuous three-way race for Teamster presidency could be one for the books.Read More
newsworthy UPS rocks Live Nation's world June 15, 2011 DC Velocity Staff No Comments UPS' new agreement with concert promoter Live Nation expands its involvement in event logistics.Read More
newsworthy New UPS service simultaneously picks up returned item and delivers replacement June 13, 2011 Toby Gooley and Mark B. Solomon No Comments UPS says its Returns Exchange service will be the first in North America to combine delivery and pickup to support reverse logistics operations.Read More
newsworthy UPS chief sees sluggish U.S. growth for 2011 June 1, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Company reasonably bullish on global economic landscape.Read More
newsworthy Changes in "dim weight" formula proving a windfall for parcel carriers June 1, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Revised pricing formula amounts to near 20-percent rate hikes on low-density domestic and international shipments.Read More
newsworthy Is USPS playing with fire? May 17, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Postal service to throw open first-class parcel business to market forces.Read More
newsworthy FedEx: We're faster than UPS on some ground lanes May 13, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments FedEx Corp. claims it provides faster delivery than UPS on nearly one-fourth of U.S. ground parcel lanes.Read More
newsworthy Pope vows to work to revive Teamsters' flagging freight division May 6, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Insurgent candidate for union presidency would seek to organize subcontractors at trucking companies, independent drivers.Read More