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UPS plans to hire more than 100,000 holiday workers this year, on par with last year

September 26, 2023 Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press

NEW YORK — UPS plans to hire more than 100,000 workers — at higher pay than a year ago — to help with the holiday rush this season, in line with hiring the previous three […]

UPS explores eTVOLs, part helicopter and part plane

April 7, 2021 The Associated Press

ATLANTA – UPS is buying 10 electric vertical aircraft as it attempts to improve delivery times in small and mid-size markets. eVTOLs are a cross between a helicopter and a fixed-wing airplane, meaning they can […]

Online shopping surge delivers record revenue for UPS

February 2, 2021 Joe Pisani, Associated Press

NEW YORK — A surge in online shopping helped UPS post record revenue during the last three months of 2020. Shares of United Parcel Service Inc. rose 5% before the stock market opened Tuesday. UPS […]

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HILL: The archaic superfluousness of the United States Postal Service

August 25, 2020 Frank Hill

The U.S. Postal Service used to be essential to the normal functioning of the American Democratic Republic. It no longer is. It is an anachronism wrapped in obsolescence that should be in a museum due […]

UPS adds pickup spots at retailers, seeks to fly more drones

July 23, 2019 admin

NEW YORK — United Parcel Service Inc. is responding to the growth in online shopping and pressures for speedy delivery by seeking to expand its drone deliveries and adding thousands of new spots where customers […]