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UPS® (NYSE: UPS) announced that it expects to hire between 90,000 and 95,000 seasonal employees to support the anticipated increase in package volume that will begin in November and continue through
The UPS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of UPS® (NYSE: UPS) is working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) to provide critical relief shipments to thousands of refugees in Greece and along the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia border. Air shipments of 163 metric tons of relief supplies, including 86 tons of high-energy biscuits, 30,000 blankets, 25,000 sleeping mats and 1,000 solar lanterns arrived on Sept. 5. The flights were funded by The UPS Foundation as part of its UPS Humanitarian Relief and Resilience program.
Purchase Paves the Way for Next Generation Vehicles
UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced it has purchased 125 new technology hybrid electric delivery trucks, as part of a broader program to deploy electric-powered vehicles with greater range and performance.
The new trucks will deliver significant fuel economy equivalency gains – up to four times the fuel economy of a gasoline powered vehicle, compared to a 10 to 15% improvement with previous hybrid designs. They will be deployed in Arizona, Texas, Nevada, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida the first half of 2016.
Vehicle sustains 60 mph using the same energy as a hairdryer
The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) is sponsoring a project to race a new solar electric car called Arcturus in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, Australia, in October. The vehicle is designed and built by a team of students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
MIT CTL Supply Chain Exchange Partner UPS is also sponsoring the student team by transporting the 490-pound vehicle to Australia.
The 3,000-km trek across the Australian Outback is one of the world’s premier events for promoting the development of solar powered vehicles. Each Challenge moves solar car design closer to commercialization.
UPS ORION Recognized for Technological Innovation and Impact
UPS® (NYSE:UPS) today announced that ORION (On-Road Integrated Optimization and Navigation), has been named a 2015 Computerworld Data+ Editors’ Choice Award honoree. This prestigious honor recognizes the country’s most elite companies that are successfully leveraging big data initiatives to deliver significant business value.
Each business day, the number of route combinations a UPS driver can make is extremely large and requires a complex mathematical problem to find the optimal path to follow. Using package-level detail and customized online map data, ORION technology includes proprietary routing software that helps drivers select the most efficient delivery route each day, reducing miles, costs, fuel use and related vehicle emissions, while meeting customer requirements for time-sensitive pickup or deliveries.