UPS News Updates

Business

UPS Expands Express Critical Services in Europe

UPS Inc. is launching its Express Critical delivery service in Europe in response to demand for urgent shipments that require special handling, such as aircraft parts or surgical tools.

May 16, 2017
Business

UPS Names Jose Maria Odriozola to Lead Latin American Unit

UPS Inc. named Jose Maria Odriozola president of operations for UPS Latin America.

May 11, 2017
Business

UPS Contract Plane Crash Lands in West Virginia, Killing Two

Two crew members died when a small cargo plane carrying packages for UPS Inc. crashed after touching down at a West Virginia airport.

May 5, 2017
Business

Firefighting UPS Driver Gets His Reward: Tickets to a Celtics Playoff Game

MANCHESTER, N.H. — A UPS driver who doused a house fire with a garden hose last month was lauded May 2 at the Boston Celtics playoff game, one of the many honors the Manchester resident has recently received.

May 5, 2017
TCA

Memphis IT Outage Could Slow FedEx Shipments

More than 120 FedEx Express flights out of Memphis International Airport in Tennessee were delayed early May 2 after an information technology system outage hit the company’s world hub.

May 3, 2017
Business

UPS Aircraft Mechanics Picket Over Contract Negotiations

UPS aircraft mechanics from around the country picketed in front of a Buckhead, Ga., UPS store over their contract negotiations, saying they’re concerned about losing some of their health-care benefits.

May 3, 2017
Business

UPS to Operate First-Ever Hydrogen Electric Class 6 Trucks

UPS Inc. announced it will deploy an extended-range hydrogen fuel cell electric Class 6 delivery truck operating in Sacramento, Calif., by the third quarter, saying it will be the first medium-duty truck of its kind.

May 2, 2017
Business

UPS 1Q Income Rises 2.4%

UPS Inc. struggled with currency exchange rates but benefited from a new treatment in taxes and wound up with a 2.4% gain in first-quarter net income and a 6.2% surge in global revenue.

May 1, 2017
Business

UPS First-Quarter Profits, Revenue Rise

UPS Inc. struggled with currency exchange rates but benefited from a new treatment in taxes and wound up with a 2.4% gain in first-quarter net income and a 6.2% surge in global revenue.

April 27, 2017
TCA

Massachusetts UPS Driver Receives Citation for Putting Out Fire

He heroically put out a fire on the front porch of a Haverhill, Mass., home earlier this month as he finished up his UPS delivery route.

April 26, 2017