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UPS tells customers to expect delays – Louisville Business First

Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc. says last night’s snowstorm has caused disruptions at its Louisville operations.

In a separate alert, the company said the winter weather is affecting service in areas of the Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest. It added that there will be no pickups or deliveries in the affected areas.

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UPS Expands Special Commodities Program to More Countries

Service for shipping biological samples, specimens and dangerous goods in excepted quantities now available in more than 50 nations

UPS® (NYSE: UPS) today announced a major expansion to its International Special Commodities (ISC) program. Now, customers can ship biological substances, dangerous goods in excepted quantities and shipments utilizing dry ice via UPS to more than 20 additional international destinations.

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Global Study Reveals Online Shoppers Want More Flexibility

  • Mobile Is a Catalyst to Omnichannel Shopping and Retailers Should Address Technology Limitations
  • Online Shoppers Want Alternate Delivery Location and More Payment Options
  • Free Shipping Increasingly Important Along With Greater Emphasis on Free Returns
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Monday Q&A: UPS driver celebrates 25 accident-free years – Modesto Bee

Brian Edwards has been driving for 25 years without an accident. That may not seem all that impressive, until you learn that Edwards is a delivery driver for United Parcel Service, putting in up to 140 miles per day on the road.

For his years of accident-free driving, Edwards, 48, was honored with membership into the UPS Circle of Honor. He’s in fairly exclusive company – of 11,198 drivers in California, 722 are in the Circle of Honor, according to UPS.

Edwards, who will celebrate his 26th year with the company in April, credits attentiveness to other drivers and his employer’s strong safety program for his driving success. The Oakdale resident works out of the UPS delivery center in Ceres.

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UPS Accelerates Use of Routing Optimization Software to Reduce 100 Million Miles Driven

UPS ORION to Be Deployed to 70% of U.S. Routes in 2015; Delivers Significant Sustainability Benefits

UPS® (NYSE:UPS) today revealed that its groundbreaking ORION routing system is expected to reduce by 100 million miles annually the distance driven by its drivers, when fully implemented in 2016. The company is accelerating its implementation to complete all planned U.S. routes in 2016. The deployment will result in a 100,000 metric ton reduction in CO2 emissions, equivalent to taking 21,000 passenger cars off the road for a year, according to the Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator.