SHipMatrix

Has UPS been ill-served by on-going cost-cutting?

Less demand and more flexible delivery schedules were key factors in higher performance by UPS and Fedex during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday cycle.

With capacity far in excess of demand, the parcel market is in for a very uncertain future.

It will be difficult, if not impossible, to avoid a mess if shippers haven’t laid out contingencies for a Teamsters strike against UPS.

Las acciones suben porque la empresa se pone religiosa con la reducción de costos

Wednesday’s announcement of high-level cost cuts, along with word of 12,000 job reductions in all, has sent shares soaring and analysts reevaluating opinions of the company.

Andrew Clarke, the ex-C.H. Robinson Worldwide executive, would relish the opportunity to return as its CEO, according to sources.

The shift from an alliance with the Postal Service to an in-house operation hasn’t gone as well as hoped for FedEx.

FedEx Ground could have made Sunday deliveries work if it stuck to its knitting, consultant says.

Unit responds to contractors’ cost concerns by partially ditching the controversial program.

Data indicates delivery companies may have been overstaffed for the peak shipping season, leading to fewer delays and a successful season.

A confluence of critical events will determine if the company can deliver on its margin improvement pledge.

A collaborative effort kept the delivery Grinch at bay this peak season.

UPS matched last year’s performance, while the Postal Service improved considerably, ShipMatrix says.

The venerable carrier’s shutdown underscores the risk in failing to properly manage costs.

More parcel processing capacity and earlier holiday shopping schedules are key factors in the agency’s improvement, ShipMatrix says.

Some argue that Amazon lacks the integrated network to pull it off. But betting against the company has generally been a losing proposition.

ShipMatrix’s forecast projects less of an imbalance than the 2020 peak.

Olsavsky says transport spending is in a multiyear ramp-up as the company posts solid third-quarter results.

We’re shopping online for products at levels not expected for 10 years because of the pandemic. Delivery companies are trying their best to stay ahead of the parcel tsunami coming at them for the holidays.

The U.S. government is coordinating with the private sector how to quickly deliver a COVID-19 vaccine, but under one scenario officials are contemplating the military could deploy giant cargo planes to carry refrigerated trucks full of vaccines.

About 450 to open by year-end, consultancy says.

Will UPS take a harder pricing line on Amazon now that FedEx is gone from the air express picture?

Carrier succumbs to the harsh realities of present-day trucking.

Carrier succumbs to the harsh realities of present-day trucking.

Another competitive threat to the incumbents?

Will Amazon take more boxes at the expense of FedEx, UPS, USPS?

Results aided by strong collaboration with shippers.