Got packages to return? Starting Wednesday, Uber drivers will mail them

1 month, 1 week ago

China's express delivery services set new record on 'Double 11'

Staff members at the joint distribution center in Yucheng handle parcels with the help of a sorting machine. China's express delivery services reached a new milestone on Monday, Nov 11, processing a total of 701 million packages, according to the State Post Bureau of China on Tuesday. From Oct 21 to Nov 11, the national express delivery sector handled a …

China Double 11

3 months, 1 week ago

USPS’ long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers

Associated Press

ATHENS, Ga. — The Postal Service’s new delivery vehicles aren’t going to win a beauty contest. Odd appearance aside, the first handful of Next Generation Delivery Vehicles that rolled onto postal routes in August in Athens, Georgia, are getting rave reviews from letter carriers accustomed to cantankerous older vehicles that lack modern safety features and are prone to breaking down …

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4 months ago

USPS proposes changes to save $3B per year, starting in 2025

The Independent

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Deliveroo achieves first profit in ‘major milestone’ for delivery app

The Independent

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5 months, 1 week ago

China's parcel delivery sector records growth, enhanced services

China Daily

Staff members at the joint distribution center in Yucheng handle parcels with the help of a sorting machine. ZHANG YU/CHINA NEWS SERVICE China's parcel delivery sector has maintained rapid growth in the first half of the year, with the online system gradually improving and service quality and efficiency noticeably enhancing, according to a newly released report by the State Post …

China Parcel

5 months, 3 weeks ago

L.A. drivers who ditch their cars can get $1,000 from Uber

LA Times

Rush hour at the intersection of the 110 and 101 freeways in downtown Los Angeles. Uber is looking to give 175 Los Angeles drivers $1,000 for using alternative methods of transportation for five weeks. Uber is looking to give 175 Los Angeles drivers $1,000 each to abandon their car to use alternative methods of transportation for five weeks. The rideshare …

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6 months, 1 week ago

DFS alerts over profits amid weak sales and Red Sea shipping woes

The Independent

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7 months ago

A major change is coming to mailboxes

Daily Mail

The United States Postal Service is encouraging Americans to upgrade to a new larger capacity mailbox. 'Today's newer mailboxes are wider and taller to accommodate delivery of items you've ordered online and reduce the need for notices left and trips to the Post Office to retrieve a package,' the USPS said. The dimensions of the 'next generation' mailboxes are approximately …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Instacart partners with Uber Eats to offer restaurant deliveries

Associated Press

Grocery delivery company Instacart is partnering with Uber Eats to offer a new perk to its customers: restaurant delivery. Instacart said its Instacart Plus members – who pay $99 per year or $9.99 per month for free grocery deliveries over $35 – will also get free restaurant delivery for orders over $35. Regular Instacart members will be charged Uber Eats …

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1 year ago

Were your holiday deliveries stolen? What you can do about porch piracy

LA Times

Retailers and delivery companies have been trying to combat the theft of delivered packages in a variety of ways. If this has happened to you, then count yourself among the unlucky group of shoppers who fall victim to package thefts — or porch piracy, as it’s commonly known. The FBI’s figures do show burglary offenses and larceny-theft — a category …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Amazon says its increasing pay for contracted delivery drivers

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Amazon says it’s boosting pay for contracted drivers who deliver millions of packages to customers every day. The company announced at a conference for delivery firms this week that it will invest $440 million over the next year to increase pay rates for drivers. Over the past five years, Amazon says 3,500 firms have signed up for …

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1 year, 4 months ago

DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub all go down causing takeout panic across the US

The Independent

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1 year, 5 months ago

Domino’s signs deal with Uber Eats in a bid to make more dough

Associated Press

If you can’t beat them, join them. In a major reversal, Domino’s Pizza said Wednesday it’s partnering with Uber Eats to make deliveries in the U.S. and 27 international markets. Under the agreement, uniformed Domino’s drivers will still make the deliveries that customers order via Uber Eats, and Uber Eats will share data with Domino’s on delivery efficiency and incremental …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Consumers will become ‘less obsessed’ with home deliveries – parcel firm boss

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Consumers will become “less obsessed” with home deliveries as awareness …

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1 year, 6 months ago

We are too hooked not to pay exorbitantly for food delivery

Live Mint

You’ve probably noticed that your food delivery receipts are getting much longer. DoorDash beat Wall Street’s expectations for orders placed and value of orders, and Uber chief executive officer Dara Khosrowshahi assured investors that elevated inflation was not impacting consumer spending. A $10 monthly fee gets you unlimited free delivery through DoorDash’s DashPass, Uber’s Eat pass or Grubhub+ through Grubhub. …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Amazon axes free grocery delivery on Prime orders under $150

The Independent

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2 years ago

Editorial: Cleaner air, arriving soon by U.S. mail

LA Times

A postal carrier delivers mail in Los Angeles County on Aug. 20, 2020. Postal Service plan would allocate billions of dollars for the purchase of 66,000 electric mail delivery vehicles over the next few years. Postal Service’s announcement this week that it will spend billions of dollars to buy tens of thousands of electric delivery vehicles over the next few …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Supply chain problems hit Aston Martin deliveries and profits

The Independent

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2 years, 4 months ago

PostNL to increase package delivery fees

NL Times

PostNL warned that it must increase parcel delivery rates due to inflation, which has left the postal and parcel company struggling with high fuel costs, among other things. CEO Herna Verhagen said that PostNL is currently taking extra measures to control costs. PostNL’s market share should remain stable, but the company is slightly lowering its expectations for operating profit for …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Why your Amazon parcel delivery could be about to get greener

The Independent

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2 years, 7 months ago

Uber Cabs started to offer exciting features for the riders, learn how to redeem them

India TV News

Uber, a ride-hailing company has announced a number of new products and features for those who are taking the service from local taxi aggregators to travel for business, wedding parties, and more. The company said the new feature named 'Uber Travel' will enable the users to reserve rides for each leg of their itinerary in one fell swoop. In a …

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2 years, 7 months ago

16 states that want to electrify USPS fleet file lawsuits

Associated Press

California and 15 states that want the U.S. Three separate lawsuits, filed Thursday by the states and environmental groups in New York and California, ask judges to order a more thorough environmental review before the Postal Service moves forward with the next-generation delivery vehicle program. All three of them target the environmental review underpinning the Postal Service’s planned purchase of …

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2 years, 7 months ago

California lawsuit seeks to stop USPS plan to buy gas-powered trucks

LA Times

Four environmental groups that want the U.S. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in California, asks a judge to order the Postal Service to conduct a more thorough environmental review before moving forward with the next-generation vehicle program. Postal Service to buy more electric delivery vehicles are suing to halt purchases of thousands of gas-powered trucks as the agency …

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2 years, 10 months ago

USPS gets final signoff to order new delivery vehicles

Associated Press

Postal Service said Wednesday it cleared the final regulatory hurdle to placing orders for next-generation mail vehicles — and getting some of them on delivery routes next year — despite pushback from the Environmental Protection Agency. Environmental groups have pushed back because only 10% of the vehicles would be electric-powered under the Postal Service contract with the manufacturer, Wisconsin-based Oshkosh …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Uber posts 4Q profit as ride-hailing service bounces back

Associated Press

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Uber’s ride-hailing service edged closer to returning to its pre-pandemic levels during the final three months of last year, but its prospects remain clouded by the future direction of the novel coronavirus that has plagued its business. But Uber’s forecast for the current January-March period was slightly below what Wall Street had been hoping, suggesting that …

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2 years, 10 months ago

EPA: New mail-delivery fleet needs more electric vehicles

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Postal Service plan to replace its huge fleet of mail-delivery trucks has too few electric vehicles and falls short of President Joe Biden’s goals to address climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday. In a sharply worded letter, the EPA says the Postal Service plan to make 10% of its next-generation fleet electric “underestimates greenhouse …

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3 years ago

Parcel firms face new rules to improve customer service

The Independent

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3 years, 4 months ago

Post Office signs first ever click-and-collect deal with external courier firm

The Independent

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3 years, 4 months ago

Uber customers complain of cancelled bookings and lack of cars in London

The Independent

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3 years, 4 months ago

Lawsuit could delay replacement for aging postal fleet

Associated Press

PORTLAND, Maine — Postal workers thrilled at the prospect of making deliveries in modern, comfortable and environmentally friendly vehicles are soldiering on in their aging, spartan trucks. “The longer this drags on, the more lives are at risk,” said John Graham, a postal carrier who operates one of the old vehicles in Portland, Maine. They’re built on a General Motors …

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3 years, 7 months ago

DoorDash offers lower-priced delivery plans amid criticism

The Independent

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4 years, 1 month ago

5 Apps You Should Delete From Your Phone And Replace To Save Money

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Between a global pandemic, a recession and a life-altering election, it’s a good idea to save some extra money any way you can these days. Delete Instacart and replace with Walmart’s app Sure, Instacart offers a wide variety of stores to shop from, but that convenience comes at a high cost. There’s the delivery fee, service fee, …

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4 years, 2 months ago

US Postal Service on Boost Amid Elections: Extra Trips, More Machines Serviced to Deliver Ballots

News 18

Postal Service told a U.S. judge on Friday it has returned 137 mail processing machines to service since August and approved thousands of daily extra delivery trips this month as it works to deliver millions of ballots. U.S. District Judge Emmett Sullivan had ordered the return of mail sorting machines if removals could impact timely ballot deliveries ahead of the …

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4 years, 4 months ago

US House approves $25 bn for postal service amid voting dispute

Live Mint

The US House of Representatives passed a bill on Saturday to give the postal service a $25 billion infusion and halt changes Democrats said threatened the millions of mail-in ballots expected in November's presidential election. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a Republican fundraiser who Trump appointed to head the postal service in May, has presided over the removal of mail collection …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Postal Service loses $2.2B in 3 months as virus woes persist

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The U.S. But the new postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, disputed reports that his agency is slowing down election mail or any other mail and said it has “ample capacity to deliver all election mail securely and on time” for the November presidential contest, when a significant increase in mail-in ballots is expected. While not acknowledging widespread complaints by …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Uber rides take coronavirus hit but food-delivery business doubles

Live Mint

Homebound customers of Uber Technologies Inc more than doubled their orders from the company's food-delivery service in the second quarter but demand for ride-hailing trips only marginally recovered from pandemic rock-bottom. The company on Thursday posted a $1.8 billion net loss from April through June, including charges related to laying off 23% of its global workforce during a period when …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Uber buys Postmates, ups delivery game in $2.65 billion deal

Associated Press

— Uber has widened its reach in the fiercely competitive delivery market by acquiring Postmates in a $2.65 billion all-stock deal, the company said Monday. While Uber’s meal delivery business, Uber Eats, has mostly focused on restaurants, Postmates delivers a wider array of goods including groceries, pharmacy items, alcoholic drinks and party supplies. “We look at groceries as a category, …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Uber Gobbles Up Postmates In $2.65 Billion Bet On Food Delivery

NPR

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4 years, 5 months ago

Uber to buy Postmates for $2.65 billion

CNN

New York CNN Business — Less than a month after Uber tried and failed to buy Grubhub, the ride-hailing company has won a different deal to bolster its food delivery business. Uber said Monday it has agreed to buy Postmates for $2.65 billion in an all-stock deal, calling the startup “highly complementary” to Uber Eats, its meal delivery service. “Uber …

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