Archive for the ‘Services’ Category
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
UPS has been connected to drug crimes alot lately. Just a few days ago we ran a story about how UPS had found some parcels containing pot. Now comes a report that 14-year veteran UPS driver delivered more than just parcels: he also transported the occasional illicit substance. Police say ...
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
When Bridgette Waller opened her Mail Boxes, Etc. (MBE) franchise here 14 years ago, she was so successful that the company made her the star of a television commercial complete with a tagline, "Can your mailbox do that?"
Waller's first years as a Mail Boxes Etc. franchisee were so profitable that ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
UPS - and smokers - benefit from a recent Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision in Howe v. New Hampshire Motor Transport. The case started when Maine enacted a law prohibiting companies like UPS from delivering tobacco products to anyone and then provided for penalties against companies that ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
United Parcel Service (UPS) said it is accelerating ground package movements between more than 12 million ZIP code pairings by one day or more starting this week. These improvements include lanes originating in eight states (Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Montana, North Dakota, western Nebraska and Wyoming) and more than 70 ...
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
United Parcel Service Inc. said Friday its freight unit will increase rates on noncontractual shipments across the U.S and Canada by an average of 5.4 percent, effective Feb. 4. The hike applies to minimum charge, less-than-truckload and truckload rates. Late last year, FedEx announced a 5.5% general rate increase at ...
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Monday, January 14th, 2008
We never realized just how dangerous it can be to deliver a FedEx package until we watched Tom Hanks crash-land in "Cast Away." But flying your own fleet of giant jets all over the world is just part of the delivery business nowadays. And it's a very competitive part for ...
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Sunday, January 13th, 2008
As has been pointed out in this very informative video that is making its rounds on YouTube, put out by a site calling itself UPS Receipt, the UPS Delivery Confirmation process is wide open to tampering by anyone wishing to do so. Its unclear whether this site is being run ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
It is being reported today that DHL will soon begin offering shipping services at Walgreens drug stores nationwide to compete with the UPS Store. The "DHL Shipping Spot" will be staffed by Walgreen employees at photo counters, DHL said. The kiosks are expected to be in place in stores nationwide ...
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Bill Grosvenor, 69, says the Grinch stole Christmas - and insists the role of the Grinch was played by United Parcel Service (UPS). Grosvenor who is a retired forensic accountant and self-described "senior-citizen and then some," was expecting a shipment of goods from New York for resale before Christmas. But ...
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
Package delivery company United Parcel Service Inc. said Monday it will launch an expanded and simplified air freight shipping system this week. The new service includes an international express service called UPS Express Freight, which the company said will triple its express routes. The service will offer overnight to three-day ...
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