Category: UPS News

“UPS uses golf carts for deliveries where it makes the most sense — typically in some fast-growth residential communities,” said Jennifer Cook, a spokeswoman with UPS. “The environmental and economic benefits are obvious: reduced noise and fuel conservation and in many cases, earlier residential deliveries.”

In the age of Amazon, drones and one-hour delivery, the move to use golf carts is a “pretty progressive” for UPS, says retail analyst Jeff Green.

“It’s very smart. It’s got to be more cost-effective and a way to deliver packages faster through a more targeted geography,” Green said.

A UPS driver who spotted “call 911” scrawled on a package helped police free a woman who had been held captive in her own home and sexually assaulted, authorities said.

“He was a huge help,” Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. T.J. Wild told CNN affiliate KMOV.

The driver called police after making a scheduled stop to pick up the package at a home in Robertsville, Missouri, on Tuesday. A SWAT team sent to the house in response to his call took 33-year-old James Tyler Jordan into custody, police said.

This is the peak season for United Parcel Service and its Louisville-based air hub. The logistics giant will deliver more than 700 million packages around the world and is hiring 2,500 workers locally for the bustling holiday season.

Planning for the company’s busiest time of year happens in January — just after the previous peak season. By Labor Day, UPS planners have an idea about what additional flights they’ll need for the holiday season. The company coordinates with air traffic control and the regional airport authority to make sure there are no conflicts for airspace with passenger jets.

Teamsters Local 2727, which represents airline mechanics at United Parcel Service Inc., has reached an agreement with the company regarding a recent safety complaint.

The union filed a legal complaint in November calling on UPS to halt the use of what it believed to be unsafe lifts used by workers to reach the mechanical components of the aircraft.

As a part of the settlement, UPS agreed to inspect malfunctioning lifts, a news release said. The company will retain a third party to investigate the cause of previous lift failures and will establish an inspection regimen to ensure all 107 of the 19-foot lifts are properly maintained and safe to operate.