Miguel Corral, a 4-axle driver with UPS, captured Bendix Grand Champion honors at ATA’s National Truck Driving & Step Van Championships on Aug. 14 in Pittsburgh.
August 14, 2026UPS News Updates
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Trump unveils military-to-trucking hiring pipeline
Backed by five major trucking companies, President Trump unveiled his Freedom Haulers initiative to automatically transition military veterans into driving careers.
July 31, 2026UPS Targets Cross-Border Growth With Airfreight Expansion
UPS is set to expand its North American Air Freight capabilities by debuting time-definite heavy airfreight service to and from Mexico for the first time.
June 1, 2026FAA Ends MD-11 Grounding After Boeing Review
“After extensive review, the FAA approved Boeing’s protocol for safely returning MD-11 airplanes to service,” the agency said May 11 in a statement.
May 11, 2026What Amazon Supply Chain Services Means for Logistics
Amazon's launch of a new supply chain service raised competition concerns for transportation providers, but experts caution the impact will be limited.
May 6, 2026NACFE Finds Terrain Key in Alternative Powertrain Choice
The report — “Terrain, Technology, and Telematics: The Messy Middle Operations Report” — emerged from analysis of the results of NACFE’s latest Run on Less program in September.
March 16, 2026Trump Policies Pinch Profits of Transport, Industrial Firms
Earnings reports from some large U.S. manufacturers and transportation companies drove home how President Trump’s policies on trade and energy are putting a squeeze on the sector’s profits.
January 30, 2026Health Care Logistics Shines Through 2025’s Cloudy Market
From dedicated transport contracts to medical device, clinical trial, biopharma, cell and gene therapy logistics, there is a growing awareness of the opportunities available.
December 18, 2025USPS to Open Last-Mile Delivery Network to More Shippers
The U.S. Postal Service said Dec. 17 it intends to open its last-mile delivery network, the most expensive part of the shipping process, to large and small shippers.
December 17, 2025Trucking M&A to Increase in 2026 Due to Fed Rate Cuts: PwC
The assessment from PwC analysts came after a 2025 that already saw buyers focused on subsectors offering defensible growth, operating efficiency and exposure to high-barrier markets.
December 17, 2025