The temporary closure of the sprawling United Parcel Service air cargo hub in Louisville, Kentucky, following a deadly plane crash will create delays through the delivery firm's global network. The Worldport hub processes millions of packages for roughly 360 incoming and outbound aircraft each day,

The Teamsters union plans to file a grievance against UPS over the use of non-union drivers by a UPS e-commerce subsidiary, FreightWaves has learned. The post Teamsters union to press UPS over Roadie use of gig drivers appeared first on FreightWaves.

Company continues to lead logistics industry with innovations that drive network efficiency and create an enhanced and safer work environment “UPS has been a technology company since its founding. Innovation is in our DNA,” said Carol Tomé, chief ...

UPS said on Wednesday it would reopen its sprawling air cargo hub in Louisville, Kentucky, after temporarily shuttering it a day earlier due to a deadly plane crash, a move that will begin easing delays in the delivery firm's global network.

UPS has been working towards sunsetting the MD-11F fleet it owns, which includes the last airframe of the type ever made, but it still flies 27 examples to this day. So, on the heels of a terrible crash that killed at least 12 people, the question is, why does UPS still rely on such antiquated cargo jets?

Boeing is recommending that McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 operators ground their tri-jets while investigators work to understand more about Nov. 4’s fatal UPS MD-11 freighter accident. Boeing, which bought McDonnell-Douglas in 1997, made the recommendation late Nov. 7. “With safety as our top priority, we...

After the UPS plane crash that killed at least 13 people, NTSB released drone video footage of the crash site. See the full impact to businesses.