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Amazon to hire 300,000 in holiday season, up 20% from 2025

UPS, which has been reducing package volume from Amazon to focus on more profitable business segments, announced plans to hire more than 100,000 seasonal workers.

October 20, 2026
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Amazon Air crash puts outsourcing model in focus again

Amazon’s use of contract cargo carriers may limit its liability after a fatal Miami crash involving an Amazon-branded jet.

September 9, 2026
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UPS’ Miguel Corral claims grand champion honors at NTDC 2026

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, 2026
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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, 2026
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsTop 100

UPS 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, 2026
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FAA 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, 2026
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsTop 100

What 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, 2026
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NACFE 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, 2026
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Trump 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, 2026
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Health 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, 2025

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