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A UPS delivery driver viciously attacked and mauled by a dog last week says he thought he was going to die.
For the first time, he’s sharing the disturbing details.
Jesus Toledo, a husband and father of four, says he owes his life to a hero mail carrier who jumped in to help, CBS 2’s Roseanne Tellez reports.
The UPS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of UPS (NYSE: UPS), today announced it will award more than $7.9 million to 37 non-profit organizations. These grants will support programs that champion diversity and inclusion by furthering economic empowerment, education, inclusion and mentorship.
As part of its latest charitable contributions, The UPS Foundation extended its partnership with the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) to support its Paving Access to Veterans Employment (PAVE) initiative. The agreement includes more than $1 million in cash and in-kind support over three years, beginning in 2016. Funding provides job search and reintegration resources for paralyzed service members, and support for the annual National Veterans Wheelchair Games and awards dinner.
A United Parcel Service delivery truck driver from Maine who stole packages of pills intended for patients who are military veterans pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge of theft from interstate shipments.
Jeffrey P. Wheeler Jr., 31, of Sebago appeared in U.S. District Court in Portland before Judge Jon Levy and entered his plea after waiving his right to have his case presented to a grand jury for indictment.
Between Dec. 17, 2013, and Feb. 5, 2014, Wheeler stole eight packages that the Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility in Togus had shipped via UPS to veterans throughout the region.
The following is an article written by Rimas Kapeskas of UPS
Imagine a factory or warehouse where employees can work freely, no longer constrained by computer workstations or scanners that can act as chokepoints on a shop floor. With the aid of multiple, hands-free devices, workers would simply follow real-time updates and instructions that appear in their line of sight, allowing them to work smarter and faster.
In addition to digital eyewear, picture wearables and fixed sensors communicating with each other and enterprise systems, helping employees know exactly where they need to be and what to do next – at precisely the right time. Employees and wearables work in unison, reducing error rates and keeping everyone safer and more productive.
Welcome to the not-so-distant future of work as we’ll know it.
Imitating the car-hailing app isn’t in the cards for big shippers, despite the challenge of holiday spikes.
Last January, following two years of struggling with booming holiday ecommerce, express shipper UPS announced that it would implement surge pricing during the holiday season. Analysts and press speculated this could mean something Uber-like, with shipping prices changing day to day or even hour to hour. In mid-August, the UPS rate guide confirmed that “holiday season changes” would impact pricing for many of its services.
But despite early speculation, those changes are unlikely to mimic Uber’s transparent and dynamic pricing. Instead, a UPS spokesperson said changes will be centered on deals with larger customers, who will “establish forecasts, promotions, and thresholds” in cooperation with UPS UPS -0.97% . Individuals doing their online holiday shopping are unlikely to notice price swings.