Showing posts with label UPS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UPS. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
UPS Pay Penalty for False Delivery Claims With 17 States
(10/21/2015) Have you ever waited for UPS driver at home for delivery, they didn't show up but the online tracking said "they tried to deliver but cannot be done?" I experienced several times of "no show" of UPS's (same as USPS) online shipping. I don't want to blame 'lazy drivers.' But I think UPS's business culture must allow this to happen pretty often. Now they have to pay for their "over promise and under delivery." But $4.2 millions of penalty? That is ridiculously low.
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Should UPS worry about Amazon's Drones?
(7/29/2015) I think worrying Amazon's Drone flyers will replace UPS in the US exaggerates its potential impact. How many houses will be able to be delivered by Amazon Drone fryers? How heavy could a flyer carry? What's the dimension it can carry without worrying balancing issues? How geographic density can Amazon build operating offices to handle drones?
UPS drivers delivery and pick up packages in Milk Runs, which mean UPS can drop off can pick up maybe 100 times along all its way for an 8-10 hour shift. Can Amazon Drone do that? Or it always needs to return back to the center to do the 2nd, then back again for the 3rd delivery? All drones' back flights are empty loads. How many trips can Amazon fly in one battery charge? City might be good for Amazon? But the air space in the city is congested and difficult to navigate and the rent and facility cost will be expensive. After thinking of these issues, I think UPS has not much to worry about YET.
UPS drivers delivery and pick up packages in Milk Runs, which mean UPS can drop off can pick up maybe 100 times along all its way for an 8-10 hour shift. Can Amazon Drone do that? Or it always needs to return back to the center to do the 2nd, then back again for the 3rd delivery? All drones' back flights are empty loads. How many trips can Amazon fly in one battery charge? City might be good for Amazon? But the air space in the city is congested and difficult to navigate and the rent and facility cost will be expensive. After thinking of these issues, I think UPS has not much to worry about YET.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
FedEx, UPS Will Charge By Size
(6/17/2014) Following Fedex's plan to charge ground delivery parcels by its size (not just by weight only) in May 2014, UPS now also announces that they will charge all ground shipping parcels by its size too. Both companies make this move to offset rising transportation cost and more grocery shipping now people buy online. The good news is that UPS' new pricing won't start before Dec 29, 2014. But buying toilet papers from Amazon may not be a good deal anymore.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
UPS Drivers Never Turn Left
(1/22/2013) Do you know that the UPS drivers in the city never turn left on major roads (of course, in the US)? Look at this video to see why UPS does so and how much cost does it save.
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