Amazon is gearing up to compete directly with UPS and FedEx, according to a new Wall Street Journal report. Amazon is gearing up to compete directly with UPS and FedEx, according to a new Wall Street Journal report. The so-called "Shipping with Amazon" program will be an end-to-end shipping solution, with pickups
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UPS expands time-critical shipments with guaranteed midday delivery
UPS also adds midday overseas freight delivery service UPS said it is expanding its time-critical delivery service, offering guaranteed delivery by either 12 p.m. or 2 p.m. from all 71 origin countries to 35 key destination countries. The new service, called UPS Worldwide Express Freight Midday, guarantees time-definite delivery for urgent, international, palletized
German shippers take on rising cargo thefts
German business associations say they are fed up with an increase of cargo thefts throughout Germany and have launched a joint initiative to fight back. German business associations say they are fed up with an increase of cargo thefts throughout Germany and have launched a joint initiative to fight back. The 13
Enterprise Truck Rental Drives Growth Strategy into 2018
Special Consumer Discounts Available Through February St. Louis (PRNewswire) - As part of its ongoing expansion to provide transportation solutions when and where customers need them, Enterprise Truck Rental has opened more than a dozen locations across the United States in the past six months. These include new Enterprise Truck Rental offices in California, Florida,
UPS order for Boeing freighters highlights trade growth
N577UP United Parcel Service (UPS) Boeing 747-44AF photographed at Cologne / Bonn (CGN / EDDK) by Helmut Schnichels Singapore (Reuters) - A recovery in international trade is reviving demand for aircraft once proudly linked to long-haul passenger travel and now mainly dependent on hauling cargo to stay in production. The upturn underscores
UPS posts $1.1 billion profit for 4Q on high online shopping
FedEx to give wage increases, bonuses to workers
Memphis, Tenn. (AP) - FedEx says it’ll be giving wage increases, bonuses and make a voluntary $1.5 billion contribution to the company’s pension plan, citing recent tax reform legislation. The package delivery company follows others doing the same, including Home Depot, Disney, Starbucks and Walmart. Imagine your Ad placed here FedEx Corp. said Friday that it’ll
Bolloré extends network to Scandinavia with purchase of Danish forwarder
In a bid to broaden its network into the Scandinavian territory, French forwarder Bolloré Logistics purchased a majority stake in the Danish freight forwarder Global Solutions A/S. This acquisition, the company said, is part of its strategy of “development through external growth.” Bolloré, which has a presence in Norway, will now operate out
FedEx to make investments in Indianapolis hub expansion, wage increases
Indianapolis International Airport is the second largest domestic sorting facility for FedEx, with an of more than 10 million deliveries worldwide. FedEx announced plans to invest about US$1.5 billion into expanding its FedEx Express Indianapolis hub over the next seven years, creating a modernized and enlarged “SuperHub,” as well as accelerate
FedEx advocates for NAFTA reform to facilitate cross-border e-commerce
With representatives from Mexico, Canada, and the United States currently meeting in Montreal for the sixth round of negotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) reforms, major differences remain, and the March deadline is approaching fast. With its sprawling transnational network predicated on free trade, FedEx is following