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News Articles: FedEx

A delivery vehicle passes by a UPS depot, Thursday, June 29, 2023, in New York. UPS has received an air cargo contract from the United States Postal Service, significantly expanding on an existing partnership between the two. UPS said Monday, April 1, 2024, that it will become USPS's primary air cargo provider and move the majority of its air cargo in the U.S. following a transition period.

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UPS to become the primary air cargo provider for the United States Postal Service

UPS will become the primary air cargo provider for the United States Postal Service.

April 01, 2024
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  • Associated Press
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Gifts to ship? UPS, Fedex, USPS announce last-call deadlines for Christmas deliveries

Whether you're sending a bulky piece of furniture or a pair of earrings, shipping companies and delivery services are asking holiday gift givers to package their items and send them as soon as possible ahead of the Christmas Eve weekend.

December 18, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
Negotiations between UPS and the union representing the company's workers broke down last week with each side blaming the other for walking away from talks.

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  • Business

How a UPS strike could disrupt deliveries and roil the package delivery business

A strike by UPS workers would likely mean package delays for consumers across the country and it would shake up an increasingly competitive industry.

July 12, 2023
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  • Danielle Kaye
FedEx's stock price sank after it warned investors its performance suffered last quarter.

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  • Business

FedEx is facing a big downturn. It may give us a vital clue about the economy

A surprise warning from FedEx has shocked Wall Street and worried some about the direction of the economy.

September 23, 2022
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By:
  • David Gura
Parcels jam a conveyor belt at the United States Postal Service sorting and processing facility in Boston.

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If you want your holiday package to arrive on time, here are the deadlines to know

To all those holiday present procrastinators out there (you know who you are): Be sure to ship that holiday gift sooner rather than later to get those presents to their destination before December 25.

December 02, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
FedEx trucks are parked at a FedEx Ship Center on September 22, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. FedEx says the driver who dumped packages into an Alabama ravine at least six times is no longer with the company.

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Authorities say a FedEx driver dumped hundreds of packages into an Alabama ravine

The Blount County Sheriff's Office said the unnamed driver dumped packages into a wooded area at least six times, leaving some 450 people without their deliveries.

December 01, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
Pastor Denell Howard leads a prayer Saturday at a vigil at Olivet Missionary Baptist Church in Indianapolis for the victims of the shooting Thursday at a FedEx facility.

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Indianapolis Shooting Suspect Obtained Guns Legally, Police Say

The weapons used in Thursday's mass shooting at a FedEx facility were purchased legally by the suspect in July and September of 2020, police said. A shotgun was seized from him earlier.

April 18, 2021
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  • Eric McDaniel
Crime scene investigators walk through the parking lot of a FedEx facility in Indianapolis on Friday. A gunman killed at least eight people and injured several others.

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Gunman Kills 8 At FedEx Warehouse In Indianapolis

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to a FedEx warehouse facility shortly after 11 p.m. following reports of gunshots. Multiple victims were sent to nearby hospitals.

April 16, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Scott Neuman
A driver with FedEx carries a package away from a van in Seattle. A huge increase in online shopping this year has demand for package delivery exceeding capacity this holiday season and stretching the delivery supply chain thin.

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Dear Present Procrastinators: Ship That Holiday Gift, Now

If you haven't ordered gifts online yet, it may be too late to get them delivered by Christmas. More consumers are shopping online this year, and extra holiday demand is exceeding delivery capacity.

December 18, 2020
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  • David Schaper

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