UPS self-driving vehicles delivering cargo now

ATLANTA, Ga. –UPS Ventures, the venture-capital arm of courier giant United Parcel Services, has acquired a minority stake in the self-driving startup TuSimple. Together, both companies are…

UPS makes history with largest commitment to renewable natural gas

ATLANTA, Ga. – While electrification has stolen the limelight in recent months, UPS has announced it’s still going big on natural gas, placing the largest order for renewable natural gas…

Truck platoons coming, but hurdles remain

MONTREAL, Que. – Truck platooning technology is ready to be deployed, and legislation in the U.S. has been passed to allow it, but hurdles remain before it becomes widely adopted.

Kenworth working with UPS on SuperTruck

KIRKLAND, Wash. – Kenworth and UPS are working together to develop a truck under the U.S. Department of Energy-funded SuperTruck II program. The goal is to improve freight efficiency by…

Freightliner Custom Chassis celebrates milestone with UPS

GAFFNEY, S.C. – Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. (FCCC) has delivered its 50,000th chassis to UPS. The chassis was specially branded and displayed at a recent celebration. “This is a momentous…

UPS makes successful drone delivery

LITHIA, Fla. – UPS and truck-launched drone maker Workhorse Group this week delivered a residential package by drone, which was launched from atop a package truck. The package was successfully…

Environmental and human factors affect success of natural gas fleets: UPS

TORONTO, Ont. – Running a natural gas fleet involves more than just buying the trucks and fuelling them up at the right station. There are a lot of human and…