Amazon plans new same-day delivery facility in Boone County
Amazon said the 248,000-square foot facility would create hundreds of jobs and allow it to offer one-hour and three-hour deliveries across the Indianapolis area.
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Indianapolis courier company acquired by Minnesota logistics firm
Leaders of Indianapolis-based Now Courier expect company growth to continue following the acquisition by Minneapolis-based Priority Courier Experts.
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Postal Service seeks to hike first-class stamp to 73 cents
The request was made to the Postal Regulatory Commission, which must approve the proposed increase that the Postal Service contends is necessary to achieve financial stability.
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Stalemate: UPS, Teamsters contract talks break down, with each side blaming the other
The Teamsters represent more than half of the company’s workforce in the largest private-sector contract in North America. If a strike occurs, it would be the first since a 15-day walkout by 185,000 workers crippled the company a quarter-century ago.
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Pitney Bowes eliminating 311 jobs in Greenwood
Brett Cody, senior director of communications for Pitney Bowes, said the company is shifting its parcel delivery and returns operation to two other Midwest hubs “to more efficiently meet client demands and evolving market opportunities.”
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Rising gasoline prices are double blow for drivers who use their own vehicles for work
Driving a car, van or truck is a big part of many Americans’ workdays. Nearly 27% of civilian workers cited driving as a physical demand of their jobs last year.
Amazon offering 1-hour and 3-hour deliveries for customers willing to pay extra
The e-commerce colossus said customers in more than 2,000 cities, towns and suburban areas can now choose to have orders from its inventory of 90,000 items delivered in three hours.
Postal Service expects to run out of cash in a year without help from Congress, postmaster says
The Postal Service’s net losses for the 2025 fiscal year totaled $9 billion, even though total operating revenue increased by $916 million, or 1.2%.
Walmart to pay $100M to settle FTC allegations over deceptive practices for delivery drivers
As part of its settlement with the FTC, Walmart is required to implement an earnings verification program to ensure that drivers are paid the promised earnings and tips, among other orders.
Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can’t be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered
Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for a majority, said the federal law that generally shields the Postal Service from lawsuits over missing, lost and undelivered mail includes “the intentional nondelivery of mail.”
UPS looks to cut up to 30,000 jobs this year
Last year, UPS started on a plan to reduce dependency on its largest customer, Amazon, and focus on higher-profit areas such as health care customers.
Postal service plans to open last-mile delivery network to more shippers in money-raising move
The goal is to diversify and boost revenue through the postal carriers’ final leg of delivery to millions of individual homes and businesses.
Investigators say UPS plane that crashed in Louisville, killing 14, had cracks in engine mount
Federal investigators released dramatic photos Thursday of an engine flying off a doomed UPS cargo plane that crashed two weeks ago in Kentucky.
UPS, FedEx grounding MD-11 planes following deadly Louisville crash
The crash Tuesday at UPS Worldport in Louisville killed 14 people, including the three pilots on the MD-11 that was headed for Honolulu.
UPDATE: 12 dead after engine fell off UPS plane that crashed, exploded in Louisville
The crash had a devastating ripple effect, striking and causing smaller explosions at Kentucky Petroleum Recycling and hitting an auto salvage yard.
Shipping delays expected after UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville
Package sorting at UPS’ largest shipping hub was halted late Tuesday and the stoppage continued Wednesday. About 416,000 packages can be sorted at the facility per hour, according to a UPS fact sheet.
UPS cuts 34,000 jobs as its turnaround efforts continue
Shares in United Parcel Service Inc. soared Tuesday morning after it smashed Wall Street’s profit expectations by cutting costs and eliminating more jobs than expected this year.
Amazon adding 8,500 holiday jobs in Indiana
Amazon announced Tuesday that it’s looking to fill 250,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal positions nationwide ahead of the holiday shopping season.
Amazon spending $1B to increase pay, lower health care costs for workers
The company said full-time employees, on average, will see their pay increase by $1,600 per year.
Postal traffic to US plunged as tariffs hit cheap goods, U.N. agency says
The new rules place the burden of customs duty collection and remittance on transportation carriers or U.S. Customs and Border Protection-approved third parties, the Switzerland-based UPU said.
Duty-free no more: Parcels worth less than $800 no longer qualify for tariff exemption
The national postal services of more than 30 countries have temporarily suspended sending some or most U.S.-bound packages.
Postal Service to work with DOGE on reform, cut 10,000 workers
The agency previously announced plans to cut its operating costs by more than $3.5 billion annually.
Many retailers offer ‘returnless refunds,’ but they don’t talk much about it
Returnless refunds are a tool that more retailers are using to keep online shoppers happy and to reduce shipping fees, processing time and other ballooning costs from returned products.
Mail carriers reach tentative pact with Postal Service that includes raises, new trucks
Letter carriers have been working without a new contract since their old one expired in May 2023. Since then they have continued working under the terms of the old contract.