• Parcel shipping: USPS pares down list of locations considered for consolidation

  Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, November 20, 2009
  Following an announcement earlier this year that it was reviewing approximately 3,300 retail stations and branches in urban and suburban areas for possible consolidation as a cost-cutting measure, the United States Postal Service (USPS) said today that only 241 locations are still under review.  More

• Parcel shipping: FedEx Ground rolls out new Florida-based distribution facility

  Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, November 20, 2009
  Taking another step in its national expansion efforts, FedEx Ground officially opened up a new 217,015 square-foot distribution facility in Medley, Florida. This $59 million location is more than double the size of the previous Medley-based location.  More

• Parcel shipping: UPS expects peak volume on December 21

  Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, November 17, 2009
  UPS expects December 21 to be its busiest day of the year, anticipating it will deliver approximately 22 million packages worldwide, which is 40 percent more than normal daily deliveries.  More

• Parcel shipping: USPS reports $3.8 billion fiscal year 2009 loss

  Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, November 17, 2009
  It is not a stretch to see that 2009 has been a trying year for the United States Postal Service (USPS). That has been reflected in its financials for all of this year, most recently with its recent release of fiscal year-end 2009 earnings, which revealed the USPS had a $3.8 billion net loss for the fiscal year. This loss exceeds 2008's fiscal year loss of $2.8 billion by 26.3 percent.  More

• Parcel shipping: DHL augments partnership with Retail Shipping Associates for global shipping services

  Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, November 13, 2009
  Global express and logistics service provider DHL Express said this week it has expanded an existing agreement with Retail Shipping Associates (RSA), a trade association representing retail shipping stores, in which RSA will act as a preferred partner for the DHL Authorized Shipping Center Network.  More

• Parcel shipping: FedEx preps for busiest day of the year on December 14

  Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, November 11, 2009
  Gearing up for the holiday season, FedEx announced yesterday that it expects to move more than 50 million packages through its global FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, and FedEx Freight networks, during the week of December 14, which it said is the company's busiest week of the year  More

• Parcel shipping: FedEx receives more good news from the IRS regarding independent contractor classification

  Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, November 10, 2009
  A little more than a week after receiving good news from the Internal Revenue Service regarding how it classifies independent contractors, FedEx got some more positive feedback, when it stated today that the IRS audit team has decided not to assess any tax or penalty to any of FedEx Ground's independent contractors, including its FedEx Home Delivery independent contractors for the years 2004-2006.  More

• Parcel shipping: USPS rolls out 2010 shipping rates

  Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, November 5, 2009
  Following a recent announcement in which it said there will be no rate increases for market dominant products, the United States Postal Service this week rolled out its 2010 rates for other products, which will take effect on January 4.  More

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