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UPS Flight Forward Attains FAA’s First Full Approval For Drone Airline

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded UPS Flight Forward a Part 135 Standard certification on Friday. This first ever revenue-generating service demonstrated the business case for drone delivery of medical products and specimens. “UPS Flight Forward is benefitting from our knowledge as one of the world’s leading airlines. On The Horizon for UPS Flight ForwardUPS Flight Forward is forging paths to create innovative new services for customers. These include:Expansion of the UPS Fl

By UPS| 2019-09-30T17:00:00+00:00 September 30th, 2019|companies, News|0 Comments

FedEx Statement on Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.

FedEx values our business in China. Our relationship with Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and our relationships with all of our customers in China are important to us. FedEx holds itself to a very high standard of service. FedEx will fully cooperate with any regulatory investigation into how we serve our customers.

By FedEx| 2019-05-31T17:00:00+00:00 May 31st, 2019|companies, News|0 Comments

USPS honors Frederick Yocum and The Standard Group with the Next Generation Campaign Grand Champion Award

Frederick Yocum and The Standard Group Receive Next Generation Campaign Grand Champion Award at the National Postal ForumINDIANAPOLIS — The U.S. Postal Service has recognized Frederick Yocum and The Standard Group with the Next Generation Campaign Grand Champion Award for their ability to create exceptional and innovative mail campaigns. The USPS Next Generation Campaign Award is a yearly contest that recognizes innovative and effective Business-to-Consumer and Business-to-Business mail pieces t

By USPS| 2019-05-07T17:00:00+00:00 May 7th, 2019|companies, News|0 Comments

DHL Supply Chain makes smart glasses new standard in logistics

The smart glasses provide visual displays of order picking instructions along with information on where items are located and where they need to be placed on a cart. The international trials have shown an average improvement of productivity by 15 percent and higher accuracy rates. “We are very satisfied and happy that the pilot phase went so well and that we can now say augmented reality technology is one of our standard offerings atDHL Supply Chain,” Voss adds. Ubimax provided the augmented reality software xPick, whereas the recently announced Glass Enterprise Edition and Vuzix M100 and M300 glasses were used as hardware. Further proofs of concept running

By DHL| 2017-08-02T00:53:00+00:00 August 2nd, 2017|companies|0 Comments

Letter prices in Germany remain some of the most reasonable in Europe

And what criteria do you have to use to determine real letter prices? Deutsche Post looked into these questions and discovered that mail prices at home remain among the most reasonable in Europe. First, simple, nominal letter prices are compared with one another, and here German postage (at 62 euro cents) lies in the mid-range. Finally, the ten-year retrospect on letter prices in Europe also confirms this view. Adjusted for inflation, letter mail prices in Europe have risen by more than 22 percent over the last ten years.

By DHL| 2016-09-20T00:42:44+00:00 May 20th, 2015|dhl, News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

Press Release

Only in five other countries, most of which are significantly smaller than Germany, is the price for a standard letter lower whereas customers in 24 other countries have to pay more for letter mail than in Germany. And what criteria do you have to use to determine real letter prices? Deutsche Post looked into these questions and discovered that mail prices at home remain among the most reasonable in Europe. First, simple, nominal letter prices are compared with one another, and here German postage (at 62 euro cents) lies in the mid-range. Finally, the ten-year retrospect on letter prices in Europe also confirms this view. Adjusted for inflation, letter mail prices in Europe have risen by more than 22 perce

By DHL| 2016-10-01T10:23:03+00:00 May 20th, 2015|News, shippers, Shipping|0 Comments

UPS Statement On Supreme Court Decision

US 03/25/15Atlanta, GAUPS is pleased that the Supreme Court rejected the argument that UPS’s pregnancy-neutral policy was inherently discriminatory. Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. In October 2014, reflective of workplace policy changes and the general work environment, UPS elected to voluntarily change its approach to pregnancy accommodations. Instead, the Supreme Court adopted a new standard for evaluating pregnancy discrimination claims without ruling for either party, and sent the case back to the lower courts for further consideration under the new standard. We are confident that those courts will find that UPS did not discriminate against Ms. Young under this newly announced standard.

By UPS| 2016-09-13T16:29:19+00:00 March 25th, 2015|News, shippers, Shipping, ups|0 Comments

USPS records 4.3 percent increase in revenue, $754 million quarter loss

Shipping and Package Volume Up 12.8 PercentStandard Mail Volume Increases 3.5 PercentInvesting in the business remains a priorityWASHINGTON — The U.S. Standard Mail revenue and First-Class Mail revenue were up 7.6 percent and 3.7 percent, respectively, compared to the same period last year, driven, in part, by the January 2014 price increase. The net loss included a $1.4 billion expense accrued for the mandated prepayment to the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund. For reporters interested in speaking with a regional Postal Service public relations professional, please go to about.usps.com/news/media-contacts/usps-local-media-contacts.pdf. Postal Service ended the first quarter of fiscal 2015 (Oct. 1, 2014 – Dec. 31, 2014) with a 4.3 percent increase in operating revenue over the same period last year and a net loss of $754 million.

By USPS| 2016-09-07T00:30:54+00:00 February 6th, 2015|News, shippers, Shipping, usps|0 Comments

UPS Sets 2015 Rates

UPS already applies this method for UPS air service (domestic and international), UPS Standard to Mexico ground service and for UPS Ground packages and UPS Standard to Canada packages measuring 3 cubic feet in size or larger. UPS® Ground, Air, International, UPS Freight®, and UPS air freight rates within and between the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico will increase an average of 4.9 percent. UPS previously announced on June 17, 2014, that it will apply dimensional weight pricing to all UPS Ground services and UPS Standard to Canada packages. Customers can download the 2015 UPS Rate and Service Guide beginning Dec. 29, 2014. US 10/20/14Atlanta, GAUPS® (NYSE:UPS) today released new published rates for 2015.

By UPS| 2016-09-13T16:45:39+00:00 October 20th, 2014|News, shippers, Shipping, ups|0 Comments

Deutsche Post mail prices for 2015 approved

This will see the postage charge for a standard domestic letter (up to 20 grams) increase by 2 cents to EUR 0.62. Also effective January 1, 2015, the price for a Kompaktbrief (up to 50 grams) will be reduced by five cents to EUR 0.85. Domestic delivery rates for other national letter formats, including Großbrief, Maxibrief and postcards, will remain unchanged, as will the rates for special domestic mail services. The company is also investing several hundreds of millions of euros in logistics and infrastructure to ensure its long-term ability to deliver an outstanding quality of service to its customers, even by international standards. This said, as in past years, the postal rate for a standard domestic letter will remain below the European average letter price.