UPS Surepost, DHL eCommerce, OSM, Pitney Bowes (etc) shippers beware! USPS files average 25% rate hike to Parcel Select effective 7/14/24. Elsewhere, the Postmaster General has signaled an eventual end to workshare programs incl Parcel Select. Stay tuned. https://t.co/ZsZURf0Ct8
In 2013, the European Commission blocked UPS from acquiring TNT for $5.2B euro. FedEx acquired TNT three years later for $4.4B. UPS then sued due to the blocked merger for damages of $1.74B euro, but today lost its court battle as EU rejected the claim. https://t.co/JGwO00BDP6
Congrats to @amazon, surpassing both @UPS and @FedEx in parcel volumes to earn the title “biggest delivery business in the U.S.” Bets on how long it will take Amazon to be bigger than FedEx and UPS combined in the U.S.? https://t.co/MZuVleLzdp
How is AI and machine-learning improving delivery service at @FedEx? Technologies are creating more accurate estimates to customers about delivery times based on shipping variables such as weather patterns and traffic conditions. @SupplyChainDive brief.
https://t.co/REX6ACLrCS
@FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam interview on the ongoing transformation of FedEx into single network. Identifies "single digit" gap in Ground market share with UPS, and massive shift from B2B to B2C. (Quick watch, 4 minutes only)
https://t.co/INEZIQjPA3
@UPS details Demand Surcharge increases to Additional Handling, Large Packages and Residential packages effective as early as Oct 1, 2023. Contact @shipware for a free impact analysis and negotiation playbook. https://t.co/dSMYULCydv
Amazon announces new mega-suite of supply chain services. Supply Chain by @amazon offers its sellers bulk storage, distribution and replenishment across channels from the same optimized inventory pool, including retail stores. https://t.co/igF1zb0UF3
💥TEAMSTERS RATIFY HISTORIC UPS CONTRACT
Today, #Teamsters voted by an overwhelming 86.3 percent to ratify the most historic collective bargaining agreement in the history of @UPS: https://t.co/er6xXgCnfx
#HotLaborSummer#1u ✊✊✊
Demand drives OnTrac's transcontinental delivery expansion to 3 sort centers in Las Vegas & Reno, NV, and Nashville, TN. Earlier this summer, OnTrac announced expansion to the TX megaregion of Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. @ontrac https://t.co/GQDtqopfqJ
After a two week standoff, the Teamsters and UPS will return to the negotiating table next week.
UPS's statement: https://t.co/BYmtQSuqe8
Teamsters Statement: https://t.co/XvbtVFFv5H
Join us next Wednesday, July 19, from 11:30 am - 12:15 pm PDT (2:30 pm - 3:15 pm EDT), to discuss an industry in flux during "The State of Parcel Shipping."
Register at https://t.co/3DB1SsXpWH
Hope to see you next week!
Shipware Co-founder, Trevor Outman, speaks with Max Garland of Supply Chain Dive on the current state of the UPS/Teamsters negotiations: https://t.co/g25umijP7c
#UPS#Teamsters#Logistics
UPS PLEADS TO KEEP BARGAINING WITH MORE MONEY, TEAMSTERS DEMAND MORE PROGRESS
Today, @UPS — under extraordinary pressure from the #Teamsters to deliver a strong contract — gave the union a revised counterproposal with significant movement on wages & other economic language. #1u
TEAMSTERS OVERWHELMINGLY RATIFY NEW NATIONAL CONTRACT AT ABF FREIGHT
#Teamsters have overwhelmingly ratified a new national contract at ABF Freight, as well as 25 of 27 supplemental agreements: https://t.co/qDSowk4Xu0 #1u
Does the #logistics industry have a retention problem?
Check out Logistics Management's overview of PRG's 2023 Logistics Management Salary Survey for some insights into the state of the logistics labor market: https://t.co/07BELzLrP7