October 2017 - Page 4 of 5

UPS Driver Training Center Opens In Lake Mary, Florida

US 10/05/17Lake Mary, FLUPS Integrad® Training Features “Experiential Learning” Approach To Help Create The Finest Service Providers In The IndustryUPS announced the opening of its ninth U.S. UPS Integrad driver training facility in Lake Mary, FL. Since the first UPS Integrad site opened in Landover, Md., in 2007, the company has seen dramatic improvements in safety, production and service indices, as well as a reduction in turnover. Prior to UPS Integrad training, the majority of initial driver

By UPS| 2017-10-05T00:53:00+00:00 October 5th, 2017|companies|0 Comments

UPS Service To Puerto Rico Resumed With Special Discount On Selected Services For Individual Shippers

“We are pleased to begin operations again in Puerto Rico, though the situation is dynamic. The discount applies to UPS's Ground shipping solutions, the company's least expensive products, most often used by individual shippers. In response, UPS has begun special hold for package pick-up services at five of the company’s seven package centers in Puerto Rico. UPS and The UPS Foundation have been supporting relief operations for Puerto Rico since Hurricane Maria devastated the island. Until now, Th

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USPS and Canada Post jointly issue hockey stamps

Postal Service and Canada Post previewed The History of Hockey stamps that will be dedicated Oct. 20 and available nationwide that day. Postmaster General and CEO Megan Brennan will be joined by Canada Post President and CEO Deepak Chopra for the 11 a.m. “The Postal Service is honored to partner with Canada Post to produce The History of Hockey stamps,” said Brennan. As Forever stamps, The History of Hockey stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce price. In 1896

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USPS makes it easier to apply for a passport

Postal Service has made applying for your passport easier with the launch of the USPS Retail Customer Appointment Scheduler™ today on http://www.usps.com/scheduler. There are 4,800 Post Offices around the country that offer passport acceptance service. “The Postal Service accepts passport applications on behalf of the U.S. Department of State,” said Kelly Sigmon, vice president of Retail Operations. Passport acceptance continues to provide a convenient service for customers who have never had a

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UPS Technology Speeds Training For Holiday Workers

The first is an update to the Mobile Delivery App, which resides on users’ smartphones and helps delivery personnel easily manage package deliveries. It features most of the functionality of the handheld DIADs (Delivery Information Acquisition Device) that UPS® delivery drivers carry. Dynamic Sort Instruction gets employees up to speed faster, eliminating 40 hours of training that occur on the job. The Mobile Delivery App and Dynamic Sort Instruction reflect UPS’s commitment to using the latest

By UPS| 2017-10-04T00:53:00+00:00 October 4th, 2017|companies|0 Comments

Elemica partners with DHL Resilience360 to better mitigate supply chain risk

“Complex global supply chains need to know where potential risks lie that may affect their bottom line and disrupt the success of their businesses,” said Rich Katz, Chief Technology Officer, Elemica. Elemica partners with DHL Resilience360 to better mitigate supply chain riskGlobal incidents data feeds correlate to customers’ supply chains, providing impact assessment and mitigation actionsElemica, the leading Business Network for the process industries, and DHL Resilience360, a leading cloud-based supply chain risk management platform, have partnered to build a new solution providing unprecedented insight into risk events and their impact on increasingly complex supply chains. “Businesses a

By DHL| 2017-10-04T00:53:00+00:00 October 4th, 2017|companies|0 Comments

New delivery robot helps mail carriers make their rounds

The project was announced at a joint press conference between the mayor of Bad Hersfeld, Thomas Fehling, and Jürgen Gerdes, CEO of the Post - eCommerce - Parcel division at Deutsche Post DHL Group. Deutsche Post is testing the "PostBOT," a self-propelled electric robot, in the "Smart City" of Bad HersfeldThe robot is designed to follow mail carriers automatically and carry their mail itemsDeutsche Post has selected the German town of Bad Hersfeld as its test site for a robot to accompany mail deliverers on their routes and carry their mail items. Residents of two delivery districts in Bad Hersfeld can immediately expect to start seeing the self-propelled electric "PostBOT" accompanying the

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FedEx SameDay® City Expands to 1,800 Cities Nationwide Covering 30 Markets

With this in mind, FedEx Office, a leading player in the same-day delivery industry, recently expanded FedEx SameDay® City service to 1,800 cities within 30 regional markets. FedEx SameDay City is the company’s fastest local shipping option for customers, offering door-to-door residential and business delivery of time-sensitive parcels within hours, by uniformed FedEx drivers in branded vehicles. Additionally, the FedEx SameDay City mobile app tracks package status on a map and provides estimate

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USPS to dedicate Christmas carols Forever stamps

“We’re excited to continue one of the Postal Service’s long standing traditions — celebrating the holidays with new stamps,” said U.S. Postal Service Stamp Services Director Mary-Anne Penner served as master of ceremonies. “The popularity of Christmas stamps is something celebrated and shared by both stamp collectors and the general public,” said Bigalke. Ordering First-Day CoversThe Postal Service also offers first-day covers for new stamps and stationery items postmarked with the official firs

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USPS releases The Snowy Day Forever stamps

Postal Service showcases the work of Ezra Jack Keats’ most beloved story, The Snowy Day, on Forever stamps. Inspired by a series of 1940 Life magazine photographs of a young African-American boy, Keats began writing The Snowy Day. “The Snowy Day stamps are a wonderful way to send Keats greetings. It is an honor to Ezra and to the children of this country that the Postal Service is issuing these beautiful Snowy Day stamps. The Snowy Day stamps are being issued as Forever stamps which are always e

By USPS| 2017-10-03T00:53:00+00:00 October 3rd, 2017|companies|0 Comments