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A UPS driver is being hailed as a hero for saving a resident’s life during a house fire in Longview.

According to the Longview Fire Department, on May 3, around 8:10 p.m., officials responded to 106 W. Primrose Ln., just north of Pine Tree Primary School, on reports of a house fire.

When crews arrived on scene, they found fire coming from the roof. The LFD was able to get into the attic to extinguish the blaze.

Ten Queens UPS employees have been reinstated after being wrongfully terminated. Now Teamsters Local 804 is demanding weeks of back pay for these workers.

“People over packages” has been the message of Teamsters Local 804 as they fight for the rights of their members. In April, the ten workers — two of whom are pregnant — were fired for not working overtime, despite finishing their part-time shift. According to Teamsters Local 804, these employees were not informed that they had to work past their shift. It’s the union’s position that the walkout allegation was only after the fact, and they did not refused to work. The workers were fired for walking out of the job without first informing their supervisors despite fulfilling their part-time schedule.

For weeks, Teamsters Local 804 let out a rallying cry stating, “Part-time workers are essential not disposable.” They demanded that UPS management treat their employees like the essential workers they are, whether they be part-time or full-time.

A few UPS workers have made a memorable experience for a little boy in Jackson County.

Sawyer Long is almost 4-years old and is a big fan of UPS.

He is always excited to see the UPS truck and driver when they deliver packages to his house and even has a matching uniform.

Sawyer’s birthday is coming up, and on Thursday afternoon, UPS workers surprised him with a cake and some gifts.

UPS is gearing up for a busy few day to make sure Mother’s Day gifts are delivered on time.

A UPS survey shows nearly 30% of people said they would ship their gift because they won’t be visiting mom in person due to COVID-19 precautions.

Mother’s Day has been UPS’s strongest shipping holiday of the first half of the year for the last 15 years. And it’s a trend that’s expected to continue this year. It even outpaces Valentine’s Day, with up to four times more shipment volume.

More than one year into the global pandemic, supply chains have achieved in a matter of months what would have taken years to accomplish. For United Parcel Service (UPS), one of the world’s largest logistics companies, that included re-engineering their processes to deliver more than 27 million pounds of personal protective equipment (PPE) and more than 150 million COVID-19 test kits and biological samples globally.

The company is on track to deliver 3 billion vaccines by year’s end despite many issues supply chains are facing—from port congestion to commodity shortages and even, severe weather. At the same time, companies are preparing for rapid growth as economies reopen.

These were some of the insights shared by UPS at a recent meeting of the Dallas Regional Chamber’s International Task Force. The company discussed their COVID-19 response, learnings in supply chain management, and trends in the e-commerce industry.