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Amazon Air Will Have a ‘Growth Spurt' This Spring and Could Eventually Resemble an Airline, Study Says
Amazon is signaling a broader expansion of its air cargo operations within the next 18 months, predict researchers at DePaul University
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New UPS Distribution Center to Bring 1,000 Jobs to New Jersey
A new UPS distribution center is planned on the former Military Ocean Terminal site in Bayonne, which city officials say they expect to create 1,000 new jobs. The Jersey Journal reports that company hopes to build an 880,000-square-foot warehouse and additional parking if the project is approved on the peninsula in the Port of New York and New Jersey. Company…
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Meet the Brooklyn Artist Whose Work Is Highlighting Black-Owned Businesses Through UPS
An artwork by Brooklyn-based artist Sophia Yeshi is not only being shipped across the country, but it’s also bringing attention to Black-owned businesses during Black History Month. When an agency contacted Yeshi back in October 2020, she had no idea that her work would end up on UPS express boxes. She also didn’t realize the impact her art could...
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Brooklyn Artist Makes History
Sophia Yeshi, a Brooklyn-based artist, is the first artist ever commissioned for an original print to be used by UPS. Pat Battle sat down with the young trailblazer.
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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.
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Waterbury UPS Driver Remembered After Co-Worker Arrested on Murder Charge
The Waterbury community is mourning the life of a beloved UPS driver. Nathan Burk, 28, died at a hospital after he was seriously assaulted on the job, according to state police. Burk’s co-worker, 19-year-old Elijah Bertrand, is facing a murder charge after police searched for him for hours. He was taken into custody in Plymouth on Wednesday afternoon. Loved ones…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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...
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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...
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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.
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Video Shows Brazen Thief Snatching Package From UPS Driver's Hands
Surveillance video caught a man in Brooklyn snatching a package directly from a UPS driver before he gets to delivery it.
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UPS Driver Brutally Beats Woman in Random Yard, Doorbell Cam Shows
A Florida couple’s doorbell camera shows a UPS employee brutally beat a woman he works with in their front yard. WBBH’s Joe Putrelo reports.
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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…
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Feds Investigate Deadly Pennsylvania Bus Crash
The New York State DMV said the driver of the bus that crashed, killing 5 people, had a valid commercial driver’s license and a clean record, as did the company that owned the bus. NBC New York’s Brian Thompson reports.
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Tour Bus That Crashed on Pa. Turnpike Left From Chinatown
A deadly crash involving a passenger bus and multiple other vehicles on the Pennsylvania Turnpike killed five people, including a 9-year-old girl from NYC, and left dozens injured early Sunday. NBC New York’s Anjali Hemphill reports.
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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.