UPS News | Oct 01, 2024
UPS Healthcare emphasizes its end-to-end network designed to protect critical shipments and support optimized logistics plans for new markets...
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🌎 ups.comUPS is a global leader in logistics and transportation, operating in over 200 countries and territories. Founded as a small messenger service, UPS has grown to employ more than 500,000 people worldwide, providing innovative shipping and logistics solutions for businesses of all sizes. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA, and is committed to delivering reliable services while supporting the communities it serves.
Updates as of Oct 01, 2024
- UPS Healthcare emphasizes its end-to-end network designed to protect critical shipments and support optimized logistics plans for new markets.
- UPS has expanded its Standard service to offer Saturday delivery to residential addresses in the eight largest markets in Europe without an additional surcharge.
- UPS now offers Saturday deliveries to meet growing customer demands and stay competitive with FedEx and Amazon.
- A Spokane jury awarded a Yakima UPS driver $237.6 million for racial discrimination and retaliation after he was fired following complaints.
- UPS CEO Carol Tomé successfully handled union negotiations by agreeing to hefty raises to avoid a strike.
- UPS China, Hong Kong, and Macau team received the DEI Employer Awards (China) 2024 from the Employer Branding Institute.
- UPS is currently seeking an Audit Director in the United States.
- UPS is ranked #1 on Newsweek’s list of America’s Best of the Best for shipping and delivery services for 2024.
- On September 27, 2024, Anthony Robinson highlighted that using Visual Basic to automate UPS WorldShip can streamline shipping, enhance accuracy, and save time for businesses.
- UPS will host a sustainability and logistics event on September 26 with speakers including Silvia Ancilotti from the Municipality of Florence, Edoardo Costantin from CargoBeamer, and Anna Puccio from B Lab Italia.
- UPS shut down the Barking depot and sold the land for billions, causing a lack of drivers to pick up parcels in East London E11 area.
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