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UPS apologizes after Macon jobseekers turned away – 13WMAZ

A Centerville woman says she and several dozen people showed up for job orientation at UPS’s Macon facility – only to find there were no jobs there after all.

By email, UPS offered “a sincere apology” and said, “We received more applicants than we ever dreamed of in Macon.”

Kimberly Grous says she went to the UPS center on South Street twice – on Nov. 10 and Wednesday the 17th.

She says the company notified her to show up for orientation for holiday-season jobs. She called it an excellent opportunity.

“It’s Seasonal Package Delivery Driver, and you use your own vehicle to deliver at $21 an hour, plus per diem,” said Grous.

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A behind-the-scenes look at UPS’ driver training boot camp – New York Post

Forget military boot camp. Prepping for the busy holiday season is so much more intense!

UPS is bracing for the shopping craziness this year by assembling the soldiers — delivery drivers. The global shipping company has created a boot camp to train drivers to get them ready to deliver Santa’s gifts.

CNBC’s Frank Holland visited the Midtown UPS delivery center on Thursday, which is one of the busiest in the country, and over 600 trucks were about to hit the road to start distributing holiday packages and presents.

“The women and men you see in the brown trucks on the road, are literally the driving force for [UPS] to deliver millions of packages and generate billions in profit this holiday season,” he said.

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Electrify UPS: New campaign calls on global shipping company to transition to electric delivery trucks – Environment America

Environment America Research & Policy Center launched a new campaign Thursday calling on the United Parcel Service (UPS) to purchase all electric vehicles for their delivery fleet of 125,000 vehicles by 2030.

“Delivering packages to our doorsteps shouldn’t come with the unhealthy add-on of air pollution and a warmer climate,” said Wendy Wendlandt, president of Environment America Research & Policy Center. “As the world’s largest courier, UPS has a responsibility and opportunity to lead the shipping industry to an electric future with zero-emission trucks.”

Transportation, including the iconic brown UPS trucks, is the leading source of global warming pollution in the United States. Shipping companies like UPS operate fleets of largely diesel-powered trucks that drive in our neighborhoods and near our homes every day. The delivery trucks and tractor trailers that deliver consumer goods are also responsible for nearly half of smog-causing nitrogen oxide emissions and nearly 60% of the fine particulate matter from all vehicles.

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How UPS is handling supply chain issues of the holidays – Fox 2

FOX 2 arranged an all-access look at the efforts of UPS to get your packages where they need to go with the holiday season quickly approaching. St. Louis News: FOX 2 covers news, weather, and sports in Missouri and Illinois.

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UPS healthcare continues expansion of capabilities throughout global supply chain – UPS

UPS Healthcare today announced a new set of facilities and continued round of global expansion designed to bring unprecedented capabilities to global healthcare logistics customers.

One of the newest cold chain and packaging centers opens in Louisville, Kentucky, located on the UPS Healthcare campus near the Worldport® global air hub. Combined with ongoing expansion throughout Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, UPS Healthcare continues to build the world’s most sophisticated healthcare logistics capabilities.

“Our decades of experience create the perfect foundation for continued investment in capabilities and infrastructure around the world,” said Chief Sales and Solutions Officer and Executive Vice President, UPS Global Healthcare Kate Gutmann. “UPS Healthcare is on a mission to provide our customers with even higher performance, greater cost efficiencies, and more sustainable shipping options.”