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UPS officials say they have seen "minimal" resistance from shippers in raising prices for domestic package services so far in 2011.

UPS’s profit soared 66 percent in the first quarter to $885 million, and the parcel giant issued a glowing outlook for the full year on Tuesday, raising its earnings projections 24 percent to record a

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Italy's Justice Ministry took over the operation of six TNT Global Express subcontractors that have been infiltrated by a mafia organization.

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Qatar Airways will add three 777 freighters to its fleet, the carrier announced Monday, speeding up the expansion of all-cargo capacity in the fast-growing Middle East market.

TNT, the Dutch mail and express company, said it will proceed with plans to spin off its express division in May despite a

The UK launched an investigation into how a fake bomb, disguised as a wedding cake box, was transported undetected on a UPS aircraft to Turkey earlier this month.

UPS launched four additional direct flights from Hong Kong to Europe, expanding its next-day delivery coverage for packages and heavy freight.

FedEx lowered its earnings forecast for 2011 as higher fuel costs and declining demand for domestic service clipped inc

Package delivery giant UPS is elevating the role of environmental sustainability within its operations by creating the post of chief sustainability officer.

TNT Global Express confirmed reports its Italian parcel delivery unit has been targeted by a mafia organization.

FedEx Express is restoring its flights to Tokyo and other parcel carriers are resuming delivery operations across most of Japan even as several airlines suspended service to Tokyo because of risks fro

Deutsche Post DHL boosted earnings 50 percent in 2010 from a year ago as the global economic recovery drove strong volume growth and higher freight rates in ocean container, air cargo and express mark

The Justice Department is investigating possible anticompetitive behavior in the time-sensitive parcel market, a department spokeswoman confirmed today.

TNT reported Monday its net profit grew 21.5 percent in 2010 to $480 million but Europe’s second largest post and express delivery company saw earnings pull back in the fourth quarter as the com

DHL Express received a multi-site quality management certification from the International Standards Organization for all its U.S. locations.

FedEx is forecasting its earnings in the fiscal quarter ending this month will come up to 40 percent below earlier projections because of the severe impact

TNT, the Dutch express delivery and mail company, warned severe weather, strikes and integration costs will shrink its fourth quarter 2010 operating profit by around $62 million.

A big gain in domestic package business along with tight cost controls drove UPS to its strongest profit in four years in 2010, a $3.49 billion net profit that was 62.1 percent better than the year be

The Transportation Security Administration wants to complete a network of international agree

Joe Cutrona, who led the association representing small parcel shippers for two tumultuous decades of change in the U.S. transportation world, died on Christmas Day at his home in Naples, Fla.

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UPS named Mitch Nichols to become president of UPS Airlines as Robert L. Lekites retires from that position after 36 years with the global logistics company.

With a court win in hand, the carrier has freer rein to manage pricing and services across its business units

Shippers in the Northeast were hit by service delays, but ocean, truck and air cargo operators said operations were returning to normal after a blizzard Sunday brought the region nearly to a

Two bills that could have had significant consequences for the supply chain died quietly as the 111th Congress adjourned Wednesday.

FedEx Chairman Frederick Smith, in his most upbeat assessment yet of the global economic recovery, says he expects another round of inventory restocking to drive renewed shipping demand early in 2011.

The U.S. Postal Service expects Monday Dec. 20 to be its busiest mailing day with 800 million pieces entering the system.

FedEx signed an agreement to acquire MultiPack, a Mexican domestic express package delivery company.

FedEx reported its net profit fell 18 percent in the quarter ending Nov. 30 to $283 million as rising costs and stagnant U.S.

Canadian trucking giant TransForce closed its $248 million acquisition of Dynamex Tuesday, outbidding transportation investment group Greenbriar Equity.

TNT Express agreed to acquire a 50 percent stake in French parcel delivery company Adrexo Colis in a bid to strengthen its position in the country's fast growing market for e-commerce and business-to-

A federal judge's ruling for FedEx in a series of lawsuits claiming the company misclassified package drivers as independent contractors strikes a serious blow to attempts to have the workers labeled

United Parcel Service is targeting small and medium-sized European acquisitions rather than big ticket deals, the U.S. parcel delivery firm's chief financial officer said.

DHL launched two direct routes from Paris and Frankfurt to its U.S. hub in Cincinnati in a major expansion of its trans-Atlantic express services.

Moving to shore up security after this fall's failed bombing attempt in the Middle East, UPS said Tuesday it will require customers using retail outlets around the world to show a government-issued ID

TNT said Thursday it plans to sell its air express business, completing the breakup of one of the world’s largest transportation companies in a move that could shake up the competition in the ve

The Federal Aviation Administration is asking for $838,250 in civil penalties from two shippers and an aviation maintenance company for violating aircraft hazardous cargo and safety rules.

India’s Union Ministry of Environment gave the state authority final clearance to build the long-awaited Navi Mumbai airport project, about 20 kilometers from the city.