-
Amazon Eases New Seller Delivery Requirements as Covid Strains Carriers
The company is postponing strict two-day delivery guarantees for some third-party sellers until June.
-
Coronavirus Updates: Senior U.S. Government Officials Among First to Get Vaccines
White House staff members in close quarters with Trump have been told they are scheduled to receive the vaccine soon, The New York Times reported.
-
Save These Dates: 2020 Holiday Shipping Deadlines
Want to make sure your holiday cards and gifts arrive in time for Christmas? Save these dates, and keep in mind there may be extra surcharges for rush delivery during the holiday season.
-
Amazon's Hiring Spree of Hundreds of Thousands of Workers Gets Its Real Test Starting Black Friday
Amazon has spent several months preparing for a Black Friday and holiday peak like no other.
-
How E-Retailers Make Sure Gifts Come on Time
Nothing matters for e-commerce companies if deliveries show up after Christmas, but more services are helping to ensure consumers don’t get grumpy.
-
Online Shopping Surge Could Lead to Holiday Delivery Delays
Retailers and carriers are preparing for an online holiday shopping surge that could tax shipping networks and lead to delivery delays
-
UPS Workers Endure Hot Summer, Long Shifts Amid Pandemic
Business has soared for UPS as Americans have turned to home delivery during the pandemic, but employees say heavy workloads, COVID-19 safety measures and sweltering summer heat are pushing them to the limit, NBC News reports. “We’re in the middle of a pandemic,” said David Cockrel, a UPS driver and union steward in Brooklyn, New York. “It’s about 105 to 110...
-
UPS Tacks on Additional Fees as It Faces a Flood of Packages During Pandemic
With the pandemic, the number of packages has spiked — and so have the shipping surcharges at United Parcel Service. The shipping company said Friday in a memo that it’s tacked on additional fees for some packages shipped within the U.S. and others shipped internationally. In the memo, it listed the shipping surcharges, which depend on the item’s weight, when it...
-
CVS and UPS to Use Drones to Deliver Prescriptions in a Retirement Community
CVS and the United Parcel Service will start using drones next month to deliver prescription medications to residents in a Florida retirement community in an effort to maintain social distancing measures, UPS announced Monday.
-
9-Year-Old NYC Girl Among 5 Dead in Pennsylvania Turnpike Crash
Five people were killed, three of them from New York City, and about 60 were injured on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early Sunday, when a loaded bus veered out of control on a hill and rolled over, setting off a chain reaction that involved three tractor-trailers and a passenger car. Officials identified the five victims as Shuang Qing Feng, a 58-year-old…
-
Save These Dates: 2019 Holiday Shipping Deadlines
Want to make sure your holiday cards and gifts arrive in time for Christmas? Save these dates, and keep in mind there may be extra surcharges for rush delivery during the holiday season.
-
Companies Scramble to Get Packages Delivered Before Christmas
Christmas is just around the corner and packages are in danger of not making it to residents on time. Though companies are scrambling to meet the demand, delays are forcing customers to think of a Plan B.
-
Funeral Held for UPS Driver Killed in Cross-County Robbery Chase
Days after the deadly shooting that took their beloved son, family and friends of the UPS driver killed during a robbery that turned into a cross-county chase and shooting with police will say goodbye....
Funeral services for 27-year-old Frank Ordonez took place in Miami Lakes on Tuesday, one day after hundreds of people showed up at a Miami funeral home to... -
FBI Identifies Both Suspects in Deadly UPS Cross-County Car Chase and Shooting
The FBI has identified the two suspects who carried out a robbery in Coral Gables and then engaged in a high-speed car chase all the way to Miramar, where a shootout left the suspects and two others dead. On Twitter, @FBIMiamiFL wrote that the two deceased suspects had been identified as Lamar Alexander, 41, and Ronnie Jerome Hill, 41, both…
-
Caught on Camera: UPS Driver Puts Out Porch Fire
A UPS driver is being hailed as a hero for stepping in when a fire broke out on a porch of a Massachusetts home earlier this week — and it was all caught on camera.
-
HazMat Crews Respond to UPS Facility in Brockton, Mass.
Hazardous materials teams responded to a chemical spill at a UPS facility in Brockton, Massachusetts, Tuesday morning.
-
Paying Off Student Loan Debt
Take a look at some of the conventional and unconventional ways college graduates can pay off their loans.
-
-
Weather Forecast: Scattered Showers and Thunder
Tuesday night: Variable clouds, muggy. Lows in the 60s. Wednesday: Humid, scattered late day showers/thunder. Highs in the 80s.
-
Amazon Tells Employees, We'll Pay You to Quit, Haul Packages
Amazon, which is racing to deliver packages faster, is turning to its own employees with a proposition: Quit your job and we’ll help you start a business delivering Amazon packages. The offer, announced Monday, comes as Amazon seeks to speed up its shipping time from two days to one for its Prime members. The company sees the new incentive as...