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Caught On Camera: UPS Delivery Man Steals Package – 5 News

A stolen package has been returned to a Fort Smith man after a United Parcel Service delivery man stole it, and police said it’s all caught on a doorbell camera.

Rudy Ledbetter received a notification that two packages had been delivered to his home by UPS, but when he opened his doorbell video surveillance app, he noticed the delivery man had taken a package with him.

In the surveillance video, the UPS workers sets both packages down, but comes back up with one of them. He then stuffs it into his pants, rings the doorbell and runs off.

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UPS Commends Congress On Passing Historic Tax Reform Bill

Urges the President to Swiftly Sign the Bill into Law
UPS (NYSE: UPS), a global logistics provider and leading advocate for tax reform applauds the House and Senate for reaching a compromise to make the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act a reality, thereby reforming a tax code that has not been updated in more than 30 years.
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UPS Pre-Orders 125 Tesla Electric Trucks

  • Supports Company’s Energy Efficiency and Emissions Reduction Goals
  • Adds New Electric Tractor Technology to UPS Fleet
  • Improved Safety and Reduced Cost of Ownership Expected

UPS (NYSE:UPS), which operates one of the largest commercial trucking fleets in the world, today announced it has placed a reservation for 125 of Tesla’s new fully-electric Semi tractors. The new tractors will join UPS’s extensive alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicle fleet, comprised of trucks and tractors propelled by electricity, natural gas, propane and other non-traditional fuels.

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The last mile: How UPS gets 750 million packages from warehouse to doorstep this season – Chicago Tribune

Technology has made it easier than ever to buy gifts online and track the spoils of your spending spree as they make their way from retailers’ warehouses to your doorstep in time for the holidays.

But for all the talk of packages being delivered by drones, this year’s record-setting online sales still depend on humans to handle the last leg of the journey — people like Dave Knudsen, who will spend the final weeks of the year battling traffic and unpredictable Chicago weather, speed-walking up and down driveways and across lawns while lugging everything from T-shirts to TVs.

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UPS Applauds the Advancement of E-Commerce Efforts at the WTO

E-Commerce is a critical component of enabling modern global trade​

UPS (NYSE: UPS), a global logistics provider that serves more than 220 countries and territories, applauds the Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) who today announced their intention to advance work in improving the global cross-border electronic commerce (e-commerce) environment.

UPS has long supported the enabling benefits of e-commerce to boost trade and economic growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Thanks to the Internet, SMEs can reach more markets around the world like never before, yet they frequently face complex import and export procedures. A collective approach to facilitating e-commerce will ensure that obstacles are removed and rules are standardized to streamline the flow of goods, information and funds.