Jack Daleo
Monday, September 12, 2022
Postal Service announces holiday delivery preparations
Peak season is becoming more of a black box every year, and the U.S. Postal Service is buckling up.
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Mark Solomon
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
UPS to hire about 100K workers for peak season
The estimated 100,000 seasonal workers UPS plans to hire is about the same as the past two peak periods.
Mark Solomon
Friday, October 22, 2021
FedEx suspends money-back guarantees on U.S. holiday air deliveries
The suspension of money-back guarantees comes seven months after FedEx restored them on nine air services.
Alyssa Sporrer
Thursday, January 14, 2021
2020 holiday shopping season dubbed most environmentally friendly
A Prologis and MIT study said the holiday peak season in 2020 was the most environmentally friendly yet. E-commerce dominated 2020 consumer buying trends, drastically reducing the number of individual trips to the store.
Mark Solomon
Monday, December 14, 2020
Vaccine distribution, peak-season climax spawn parcel delivery storm
COVID vaccines take priority, straining already ultra-tight delivery capacity.