Parcel Freight

The battle over a proposal that would radically change the Amazon business model in New York ready to resume in coming weeks. (Photo: Jim Allen\FreightWaves)

Cheap parcels entering the European Union are subject to a 3 euro customs fee as of July 1, forcing retailers to overhaul internal systems to ensure compliance and raising questions about whether shoppers will be put off by higher fees passed through to them.

E-commerce platform Vinted is entering the Australian market and has signed Australia Post to support all parcel shipments.

The U.S. Postal Service is borrowing employee retirement funds to maintain cash flow, but will run out of money in five years or more unless Congress passes structural reforms, the Postmaster General warned on Wednesday.

FedEx is slowly redeploying its fleet of MD-11 aircraft that were grounded for seven months following the fiery crash of a UPS freighter, but has also decided to retire 10 aging aircraft.

FedEx reported strong quarterly results, driven by growth in package volumes and yields as the company focuses on high-margin logistics business.

Cathay Pacific subsidiary Air Hong Kong has signed a long-term lease for an additional Airbus A330 freighter aircraft to support DHL Express and other customers in Asia markets.

UPS wants to reduce the size of its workforce in the UK by transferring last-mile delivery to outside couriers, which would significantly change the labor landscape for legacy parcel cariers.

The Teamsters union is gearing up to file grievances against UPS for allegedly funneling package delivery to Roadie, a subsidiary that uses less-expensive gig drivers.

FedEx says it has significantly reduced cargo backlogs at its warehouses in Vietnam after a messy switch to a new ground delivery partner and new technology system.

Canada Post announced it plans to transition nearly 500,000 more people to centralized community mailboxes because home delivery is too expensive.

Under pressure from the Teamsters, UPS has retrofitted 2,000 package cars with air conditioning and the union says its enforcement campaign is forcing company compliance across many areas of their labor contract.

FedEx pilots have finally approved a collective bargaining agreement after years of labor unrest.

DHL Express and digital platform Stasher are partnering to provide luggage storage for travelers in the United States who are in-between accommodations or destinations and need a convenient, secure drop point.

Amazon has deployed 1 million robots, mostly in the United States. Now it is investing heavily to expand robot use across fulfillment centers in Europe.

Walmart is making e-commerce delivery more convenient with a new 30-minute delivery service, an offer to deliver Subway sandwiches from in-store restaurants, and the expansion of its membership program, which includes free delivery, in Canada.

FedEx and China Southern Cargo promise to work together on finding joint cargo efficiencies.

Canada Post is turning its attention to pricing and operational reforms aimed at restoring financial stability after unionized letter carriers ratified a new contract.

A FedEx air cargo contractor says it wants to use bigger aircraft on Caribbean routes, but that FAA rules governing how far the planes can fly over water jeopardize continued service.

Amazon has struck a deal with the NLRB that should end the question whether it’s a joint employer with its DSPs.

By Satish Jindel On Monday, FedEx Corp. spun-off its Freight division. What is left is the combined network of FedEx Express and FedEx Ground.  It’s an opportune time to remember that FedEx (NYSE: FDX) would be a distant third-place parcel carrier in the U.S. market without the acquisition of RPS as part of the $2.4 […]

A new $10 billion delivery contract with DHL eCommerce is an example of how the U.S. Postal Service under new Postmaster General David Steiner is trying to be more responsive to the shipping needs of online retailers and their logistics partners.

Amazon is making deliveries in the District of Columbia using battery-powered cargo bikes, part of a broader micromobility policy aimed at reducing emissions, noise and congestion in cities.

The U.S. Postal Service and its largest block of unionized letter carriers are headed to mediation over a new contract.

Stord investors have provided more funding to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence in the company’s e-commerce fulfillment centers, bringing the total amount raised to nearly $800M over the past decade.

Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas is calling for an investigation into Chinese-controlled parcel delivery companies in the U.S., saying they receive heavy subsidies that allow them to underprice domestic carriers and could be sharing critical U.S. market data with the Chinese government.

Walmart’s sophisticated supply chain system is allowing it to speed up delivery speeds to customers who order online. The extra convenience was a key factor in the company’s 26% gain in e-commerce sales during the first quarter.

Amazon is expanding its new 30-minute delivery service to dozens of U.S. cities this year.

The U.S. Postal Service wants to change some pricing mechanisms for parcel shipments, which will increase costs for shippers.

Six months after the crash of a UPS plane and the FAA ordered the grounding of all MD-11 aircraft, FedEx has been authorized to fly the freighter jets again.

The U.S. Postal Service has selected a former UPS executive as chief strategy officer.

The U.S. Postal Service made strides in the second quarter reducing heavy losses, but has a long way to go to become profitable.

FedEx is in the final stages of resurrecting its MD-11 fleet after helping Boeing redesign a part that contributed to the fiery crash of a UPS jet in November, executives said during an employee briefing on Wednesday.

DHL is ditching the Deutsche Post corporate name and giving it to its Post & Parcel Germany unit as part of an internal reorganization.

Sun Country Airlines is preparing for a late June deployment of two new freighter aircraft provided by Amazon to increase air capacity in its domestic logistics network.

The Iran war is impacting FedEx operations in Dubai, which wants U.S. permission to pause flights there from Hong Kong so it doesn’t lose the right to fly that route.

DHL Express gets four years of labor peace after Teamster union workers voted in favor of a negotiated contract.

Amazon announced it has stitched together logistics services into a unified supply chain product for manufacturers and retailers to move and distribute heavy freight and parcels, which poses a potential threat to other freight management and transport companies.

Rep. Morgan McGarvey of Kentucky has asked the Federal Aviation Administration to ban MD-11s from flying again following the November crash of a UPS jet in Louisville last year.

DHL Express led DHL Group to a profitable first quarter as the integrated logistics provider navigated through Middle East supply chain disruptions.

UPS announced that it will eliminate a total of 51 parcel distribution centers this year as part of a network downsizing effort, as it reported lower profits that still topped consensus forecasts by analysts.

FedEx is telling pilots and other personnel to get ready for the return to service of the MD-11 freighter as federal regulators could soon approve a Boeing fix for the grounded aircraft.

Australia Post is investing heavily in parcel infrastructure, including a new express hub at Brisbane Airport.

YunExpress is the first Chinese company to lease a cargo terminal at East Midlands Airport in the United Kingdom. It will self-handle cargo on its dedicated freighter service from China.

Maine House and Senate members complained to the U.S. Postmaster General about nearly $350,000 in delinquent payments to an air carrier in the state that provides essential service to rural communities.

Alaska Airlines and Amazon have restructured their air transportation agreement, but Alaska executives say the contract to fly Airbus freighter aircraft still isn’t profitable.

Small and medium-sized businesses are rapidly restructuring sourcing and inventory strategies to mitigate the impact of tariffs.

Happy Returns, a unit of UPS, is adding 1,700 no-label, no-box returns locations to its network and looking to expand returns service for products that can’t be consolidated.

2025 was a difficult year financially for Canada Post, but the hope is that a new labor deal opens the door for needed reforms this year.

Alan Ritchey’s latest shutdown in New Jersey highlights mounting pressure on freight contractors as USPS continues pulling operations in-house.

Australia Post aims to reduce shipping friction for eBay merchants by allowing free label printing in post offices.

A tentative contract agreement between FedEx and its unionized pilot has cleared another hurdle.

Canada Post has published a timetable for switching communities to community boxes instead of home delivery and closing post offices to save money.

Uber Eats has added returns service for retail goods purchased through its app, becoming the first delivery app to do returns.

Parcel shippers should brace for an extended period of high fuel surcharges on top of their normal shipping rates even after an end to the Middle East conflict calms oil markets, a new report says.

UPS is investing large sums of money to expand capacity at three key air hubs in its Asia-Pacific network despite a lower capex budget for the corporation as a whole.

FedEx and UPS will not be major players in the B2C parcel market unless they strategically engage with an e-commerce marketplace, says commentator Satish Jindel.

UPS has reached a milestone in the deployment of RFID package tracking technology, enabling it to do away with manual scanners.

FedEx says it is looking for a new CFO after John Dietrich decided to step down from the position.

Ace Hardware is now offering fast in-store delivery on the Uber Eats app.

Amazon continues to invest in faster e-commerce delivery capabilities and is ready to scale up 30-minute drone delivery this year, CEO Andy Jassy said.

The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service has suspended pension payments and seeks to raise the price of a First-Class stamp by 4 cents.

FedEx and its pilots have reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract, but it took five long years to get there.

Owners of two trucking companies and two U.S. Postal Service employees were sentenced to prison for a bribery scheme aimed at securing transportation contracts.

The U.S. Postal Service has retained Amazon as a customer, but the new contract represents a 20% reduction in shipping business.

The Postal Regulatory Commission said the Postal Service can go forward with a temporary price increase designed to offset rising transportation costs.

DHL investments to create a unified parcel network between Deutsche Post and DHL Express have paid dividends during the Easter holiday shipping season.

Under strong pressure from the Teamsters union, UPS has agreed to limit how many drivers it eliminates through an early-retirement program

Canada Post is moving ahead with a modernization plan aimed at reducing excess capacity and cutting costs in an effort to restore its financial health.

U.S. cargo airline 21 Air has replaced Tim Strauss with a former Cargojet executive. Cargojet is a Canadian company that holds a minority interest in 21 Air, which is required by law to be run by U.S. citizens.

Amazon this month has made several moves that appeal to customer expectations for fast, convenient delivery and put pressure on rivals.

DHL Express parcel customers will enjoy uninterrupted service after the company negotiated a new contract with U.S. delivery workers.

U.S. Postal Service is ready to charge parcel customers a fuel surcharge for the first time in its history because fuel prices are rising faster than it can change its base transportation rate.

If a driver takes a product from point A to point B wholly within a state, never crossing a  boundary with another, can that worker be considered an interstate worker? That question made it to the Supreme Court Wednesday, as the two sides in Brock vs. Flowers Foods made their case to the nine justices. […]

UPS will withdraw its buyout offer for drivers in 13 states because the Teamsters contract in that region gives local unions more rights to object to management’s move.

FedEx is launching same-day delivery through a partnership with OneRail, a final-mile platform.

FedEx delivered strong third-quarter results, buoyed by volume and yield growth and structural cost savings.

Maersk’s Sam Coiro explains how the ocean giant uses its existing fulfillment infrastructure and multi-carrier network to deliver packages coast to coast with one label, one invoice and one tracking number.

FedEx has put 10 more shipping stations on the chopping block as it integrates two separate delivery networks into a single, efficient operation.

The U.S. Postal Service needs relief from unfunded mandates and operating restrictions that have created a cash crisis for the nation’s mail service, Postmaster General David Steiner warned Congress.

A New Jersey delivery company will reclassify its drivers as full time employees and not as independent contractors. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Amazon has taken the lead as the largest U.S. domestic parcel carrier and smaller independent couriers are also taking market share from the U.S. Postal Service, FedEx and UPS.

Amazon Air has added more destinations to its air transport network in India.

FedEx is giving B2B shippers the option to use reusable boxes in distribution networks with predictable returns.

A major provider of outsourced air cargo airlift for Amazon has reached a preliminary labor agreement with unionized pilots.

UPS is pulling back from its relationship with Amazon, undergoing a huge restructuring to prioritize healthcare, SMBs, and premium e-commerce customers.

Target is expanding its next-day delivery service to 20 additional cities.

Cart.com, an e-commerce services company, has raised $180 million in growth capital from Springcoast Partners.

Union workers at DHL Express in the United States are demanding a contract agreement by the end of March or else they will walk off the job.

Straightship and Dragonfly have launched a strategic partnership that gives U.S. retailers a single integration point for northbound shipments, delivering one tracking number, pre-cleared customs and consistent service from major cities to remote communities.

Even with some tariffs struck down, small businesses say policy volatility — not clarity — is shaping their supply chain decisions.

Canada-based Cargojet is compensating for the loss of a major Chinese e-commerce shipper by concentrating on new business opportunities closer to home.

UPS is using incentives to encourage parcel drivers to leave their jobs.

The operator of a new airport in Mumbai, India, has started building a dedicated cargo facility for FedEx, which currently operates from a shared facility at the city’s legacy airport.

A U.S. district court in Boston has rejected a Teamsters union motion to stop UPS from buying out package car drivers in an effort to reduce excess capacity.

FedEx continues to show strong optimism that it will soon begin operating its fleet of MD-11 freighters despite no signs from regulators investigating the deadly UPS accident about when they’ll lift the aircraft’s flight ban.

When it comes to e-commerce delivery, FedEx only wants longer-haul, heavy and high-value parcels because operating as a local courier for small packages isn’t profitable.

UPS has placed 22 unionized shipping stations on the chopping block, according to court documents discovered by FreightWaves.

UPS says a Teamster lawsuit seeking to stop it from offering a large buyout package to parcel drivers is without merit and should be dismissed by a district court.

FedEx management on Thursday explained the rationale for their new investment in InPost, a fast-rising European parcel carrier.