Watch: How UP Teams With UPS for E-Commerce Ground Deliveries - Railway Age
If you’re like most consumers, you probably don’t visualize that gaming console or gym equipment you purchased last night on your cell phone as traveling on a Union Pacific (UP) train en route to your porch.
But you should, especially if you chose “ground” shipment.
UP, and the nation’s entire rail network, play an integral role in transporting e-commerce boxes and packages, especially over long hauls when customers choose ground over an expedited delivery service, said Bonnie Michael, a Vice President for Transportation with UPS, the world’s largest delivery company.
UPS moves an estimated 6.5% of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) each day and is one of UP’s largest rail customers.
If you’re like most consumers, you probably don’t visualize that gaming console or gym equipment you purchased last night on your cell phone as traveling on a Union Pacific (UP) train en route to your porch.
But you should, especially if you chose “ground” shipment.
UP, and the nation’s entire rail network, play an integral role in transporting e-commerce boxes and packages, especially over long hauls when customers choose ground over an expedited delivery service, said Bonnie Michael, a Vice President for Transportation with UPS, the world’s largest delivery company.
UPS moves an estimated 6.5% of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) each day and is one of UP’s largest rail customers.
