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DHL, FedEx and UPS Are Ready to Save the World -Yahoo In normal times, globe-spanning logistics groups such as Deutsche Post AG, FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service Inc. quietly keep the economy humming. Covid-19 has recast that unassuming role in a more heroic light. When the pandemic...

UPS workers claim delivery drivers are creating COVID risk - Devon Live Two UPS loaders at the Marsh Barton UPS depot have reportedly tested positive Angry workers at Exeter's big Marsh Barton UPS delivery depot fear they may be at risk of spreading COVID-19 after two close colleagues who...

84 UPS employees test positive for COVID-19 at L.A. County facilities, officials say - Yahoo Over 80 UPS employees tested positive for COVID-19 at facilities across Los Angeles County, health officials said. L.A. County reported outbreaks at 10 different UPS locations on Aug. 13, according to...

Summer was always a heat and health risk for UPS workers. Then came COVID-19. - NBC News During the summer of coronavirus UPS drivers are working 12 hour shifts delivering a record number of packages in record heat, all while wearing masks. Business has soared for UPS as Americans have turned...

Coronavirus Shifts Pricing Power to UPS and FedEx -- and They Are Using It - Market Screener Online orders poured into Foot Locker Inc. in March, propping up business after the coronavirus pandemic forced the sneaker seller to close nearly all of its 3,000-plus stores. By the end of June, Foot...

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Pandemic burden, summer heat, no A/C - UPS driver says job has become dangerously 'exhausting' - 11 Alive Even under normal circumstances, summer can be a difficult time for UPS drivers - especially in a state like Georgia. These are most certainly not normal times, and an Atlanta area driver...

United Parcel Service Will Thrive Amid E-Commerce Boost - Investor Place As a dividend-paying standout in a resurgent market, UPS stock delivers While the novel coronavirus pandemic took a toll on the transportation sector, it actually boosted the e-commerce market. United Parcel Service is...

Coronavirus impact: Major shipping delays anger UPS customers - ABC7 If you've been waiting weeks -- or even longer -- for UPS to deliver your packages, you are not alone. Hundreds of unhappy UPS customers have been lining up at distribution centers in recent days trying to find packages that...

Deeper dive into UPS shipping delays brought on by COVID-19 - KTVU Coronavirus gave shippers such as UPS zero time to ramp up for the package tsunami that has led to major delivery delays. Now the company is swimming against the tide. At the UPS customer service center near Oakland Airport...

Amazon giving front-line employees $500 million in bonuses amid coronavirus pandemic - ABC7 Amazon will pay out more than $500 million in bonuses to thank front-line warehouse, delivery and Whole Foods employees for their work during the coronavirus pandemic. Eligible part-time and full-time...

COVID-19 delivery surge strains FedEx service, opening doors for UPS - Reuters A months-long flood of coronavirus-related e-commerce packages is straining service FedEx Corp, giving rival United Parcel Service Inc an opportunity to steal market share, customers and consultants told Reuters...

Frustrated UPS Customers Line Up for Packages - NBC Bay Area The shipping and delivery company says it's working hard to cope with unprecedented demand while keeping employees and customers safe. Tired of waiting for their deliveries to arrive, some UPS customers have taken to standing...

UPS Drivers Demanding Better Work Conditions - NBC Bay Area Have your packages been delayed? This is in part due to multiple drivers testing positive for COVID-19 and employees demanding better work conditions. UPS trucks rolled in late at the South San Francisco Facility Tuesday. The reason a...

Coronavirus: UPS drivers in Bay Area test positive for COVID-19 as shipping delays plague country - Mercury News After multiple employees across the region test positive, union leaders sound safety alarm Employees at multiple UPS hubs in the Bay Area have tested positive for COVID-19, sources...

UPS has a new facility in Louisville to distribute coronavirus supplies for FEMA - Louisville Courier Journal As the coronavirus began to spread across the U.S., hospitals, health departments and elder care centers quickly burned through personal protective equipment and began demanding...

Tucson UPS employee dies from COVID-19, union says - Tucson A veteran employee of a Tucson UPS distribution facility died of COVID-19 at Banner-University Medical Center on Tuesday, a Teamsters official confirmed. Dan Amaro, 53, was one of more than 40 employees who recently tested positive...

Some UPS packages sent through Oakland hub see significant delays - MSN Some packages moving through a major UPS Oakland distribution center are seeing significant delays, according to customers and a union that represent some UPS workers there. The Oakland hub serves Oakland, San Leandro...

Delivery running late? Here's how on-time FedEx, UPS are amid COVID-19 - Commercial Appeal Ground shipping services for FedEx and UPS delivered a lower rate of packages on time in May, new data shows, as the two companies handle an unprecedented surge in packages amid the COVID-19 pandemic...