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UPS Will Deliver 26 Million Packages Today

3:20AM December 23, 2011 | Mario Aguilar

UPS says it expects to make 120 million deliveries this week, and today will be its busiest day of the year. The shipping giant says it plans to make 26 million deliveries — that’s roughly 300 deliveries per second. UPS is adding 400 flights just to keep up. Whoa. How much fruitcake?[AuctionBytes]

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News

Does Patent Mean Google Has Shipping Companies By The Balls?

2:18AM August 12, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Patents related to shipping logistics normally aren’t the concern of the public. But when Google receives a patent for electronic shipping notifications, one has to wonder what that means for online merchants, like Amazon, and major shipping companies, like UPS. More »


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Your Next UPS Package May Come From A Plastic Truck

10:57AM May 25, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

UPS may put its fleet on a diet by replacing the traditional sheet aluminium truck with one made of plastic. Plastic trucks use less fuel and can be recycled when they reach the end of their life. More »


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The Reason Why You Never Get Your Packages On Time

3:40PM January 6, 2011 | Casey Chan

Those UPS guys certainly spend a lot of effort avoiding us, don’t they! I get those delivery attempt notices so much that I can’t help but think this video is true. More »


Software

Living With Complexity: How Apple Reinvented Music Distribution

6:00AM December 31, 2010 | Donald A. Norman

iTune’s dominant position atop the digital music market is not happenstance. Donald A. Norman discusses how, through the integration of its products, design and service, Apple became a media distribution juggernaut. More »


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How A Man Caught UPS Tampering With His Package

1:20AM December 16, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Richard Lynch sent his laptop for repairs from California to the East coast. When it arrived there, the box was full of soda cans and sheets. After getting no answers from his local UPS shop, he came up with a plan. More »


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Which Shipping Company Treats Your Packages Better?

7:00AM November 24, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

It’s time to order presents in and probably send packages out. To me, a crucial question is: What’s the best shipping company? Who treats my stuff better while in transit? Popular Mechanics made a scientific test. Here’s the result. More »


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UPS: Getting Your Packages Into The Bin On Time Or Your Money Back

9:40AM February 26, 2010 | Adam Frucci

I’m pretty sure BSMT GARBAGECAN is not where this package was intended to be delivered. But hey, UPS delivered it, and that’s all that counts, I guess. More »


Mobile

Apple Tells UPS To Hold Your IPhone 3GS Until “Future Delivery Date”

5:54PM June 17, 2009 | Simon Crisp

You’ve ordered the iPhone 3GS, Apple has shipped it, and UPS has picked it up and even taken it to your local branch… but that doesn’t mean you will be getting your hands on that 3GS goodness just yet. More »


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Brown Can Thrash Your Packages With A 27 Metre Delivery Toss, That’s What

3:01AM January 6, 2009 | John Mahoney

This candidate for UPS-guy-of-the-year doesn’t even wait for his van to come to a complete stop before someone’s brand new something gets hail-mary’d into the garage. Thankfully, a security cam captured it all.

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