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How Covid 19 has affected delivery services?

January 18, 2021 by Polly

The well-known deadly virus regarded as Covid-19; aka Coronavirus has undeniably been a significant cause of massive disruption in our daily regime.

Not only it has impacted our occupations but also restrained us from stepping out of the house for all necessary to additional outgoings. Shopping was once the most exciting pastime to do, but today’s critical consequences have indeed made it a daunting task, especially in-person trading.

Online shopping plays an immense role in offering a safe yet convenient method for acquiring your basic necessities and wants. However, the main issue comes on letting those deliveries inside your home. [Read more…] about How Covid 19 has affected delivery services?

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Corona Virus, coronavirus, covid, covid 19, customers, delivery, Delivery Services, safety, Service Restrictions, services, ups, virus, Warehouse Procedures

TuSimple raises $215 million in ‘oversubscribed’ Series D funding round

September 17, 2019 by David Edwards

Autonomous haulage truck developer TuSimple has raised $215 million in its Series D funding round.

TuSimple says the new funds are “part of an extended Series D round that was oversubscribed and reached a total of $215 million”.

The round includes previously announced investor UPS, the global logistics company. [Read more…] about TuSimple raises $215 million in ‘oversubscribed’ Series D funding round

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: investment, self-driving trucks, tusimple, ups

UPS upgrades European network with ‘highly automated’ Dutch superhub

July 1, 2019 by Anna

UPS has opened a new automated package sorting and delivery facility in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, aimed at facilitating cross-border trade and improving its package delivery service for businesses.

The 27,000 square metre superhub is equipped with advanced technology that can sort up to 29,000 packages per hour, with the potential to expand to 40,000 per hour.

“Superhubs like this one are game changers and drive our European transborder connectivity, especially in the tech corridor where Eindhoven sits, the fastest growing part of the country where speed and reliability count,” said Nando Cesarone, President, UPS International.

[Read more…] about UPS upgrades European network with ‘highly automated’ Dutch superhub

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: automated, automated warehouse, connectivity, country, eindhoven, european, expand, facilities, facility, growing, hour, netherlands, network, package, speed, superhubs, technology, transborder, upgrades, ups

UPS Foundation supports Ghana’s vaccine drone delivery network

May 3, 2019 by Anna

The UPS Foundation, which leads the global citizenship programs for UPS, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, have announced support for the expansion of a medical drone network into Ghana.

Zipline, a California-based automated logistics company, will use drones to make on-demand, emergency deliveries of 148 high priority products including emergency and routine vaccines, blood products and life-saving medications.

The service will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from four distribution centres – each equipped with 30 drones – and deliver to over 2,000 health facilities serving 12 million people across the country.

[Read more…] about UPS Foundation supports Ghana’s vaccine drone delivery network

Filed Under: News Tagged With: $, blood, chain, deliveries, delivery, drone, drones, foundation, gavi, ghana, government, health, healthcare, life-saving, medical, network, products, program, provide, rwanda, services, supply, ups, vaccine, will, zipline

UPS to launch bike urban delivery solution in Seattle

November 7, 2018 by Anna

In an effort to address growing traffic congestion and air quality concerns, UPS and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced the deployment of an innovative downtown delivery pilot project using pedal-assist cargo eBikes and customised, modular trailers.

Developed in collaboration with Silver Eagle Manufacturing using Truck Trikes, the cargo eBike system will have removable cargo containers that are deployed via a specially designed trailer.

This “plug and play” design will provide greater flexibility to meet varying delivery needs, says the company. It will also be able to make deliveries to areas conventional delivery trucks can’t access directly and currently require that trucks be parked on the periphery for long periods of time.

[Read more…] about UPS to launch bike urban delivery solution in Seattle

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: bike, delivery, ebike, seattle, ups

UPS to test new electric vehicle

August 31, 2018 by Anna

UPS is collaborating with Thor Trucks, Inc. to develop and test a fully-electric class 6 delivery truck in Los Angeles, Calif. The truck is expected to be ready for deployment later this year.

UPS continues to work with a range of companies to test and deploy promising alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles.

The Thor electric delivery truck will have a driving range of approximately 100 miles powered by a Thor-designed and built battery that will be lightweight, durable and allow long-range driving distances.

[Read more…] about UPS to test new electric vehicle

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: ev, thor, ups

UPS invests $100 million in automated sorting hub in Paris

July 3, 2018 by Anna

UPS has officially opened a new 30,000 sqm, advanced technology package sorting and delivery hub outside Paris in Corbeil-Essonnes/Évry.

The new Paris Hub facility, which employs nearly 1,000 people, facilitates cross-border trade and enhances package delivery service in the Île-de-France area.

“This $100 million advanced technology facility spans four soccer fields. And it’s the single biggest investment UPS has ever made in France,” said Nando Cesarone, president of UPS International.

[Read more…] about UPS invests $100 million in automated sorting hub in Paris

Filed Under: Industry, Logistics, News Tagged With: automated sorting hub, paris, ups

UPS using automation to move more parcels with same number of people, says boss

October 27, 2017 by Editor

The chief executive of logistics giant UPS says the company is using automation technologies to move a greater number of parcels with the same number of people. 

In comments to Yahoo Finance, UPS CEO David Abney says: “Last year we hired about the same number of people and we’re doing it this year with an extra 5 per cent of packages and it is because of automation.” 

The company’s busiest periods are the weeks leading up to the Thanksgiving holidays, and Cyber Week, which is a week after that.  [Read more…] about UPS using automation to move more parcels with same number of people, says boss

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: delivery, logistics, online shopping, parcels, ups

UPS completes testing of drone delivery system developed by Workhorse

March 2, 2017 by Mark Allinson

UPS says it has successfully tested a drone that launches from the top of a UPS package car, autonomously delivers a package to a home and then returns to the vehicle while the delivery driver continues along the route to make a separate delivery.

UPS conducted the test on Monday in Tampa, Florida with Workhorse Group, an Ohio-based battery-electric truck and drone developer. Workhorse built the drone and the electric UPS package car used in the test.

Mark Wallace, senior vice-president of global engineering and sustainability at UPS, says: “This test is different than anything we’ve done with drones so far. It has implications for future deliveries, especially in rural locations where our package cars often have to travel kilometres to make a single delivery.

“Imagine a triangular delivery route where the stops are kilometres apart by road. Sending a drone from a package car to make just one of those deliveries can reduce costly kilometres driven. This is a big step toward bolstering efficiency in our network and reducing our emissions at the same time.” [Read more…] about UPS completes testing of drone delivery system developed by Workhorse

Filed Under: Logistics, News, Transportation Tagged With: delivery, drone, drones, package, test, ups, workhorse

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