Stories about: UPS

Beta’s Dragonfly-Like Alia Nails an Outstanding 876-Mile Journey in the U.S.

20 Dec 2022, 05:37 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Beta Technologies's electric aircraft carried out an impressive five-day journey to relocate to another UPS (its customer) facility

FedEx, UPS Stop Looking Into EV Future, Treat Iconic Delivery Vans to Gold Daytons

12 Oct 2022, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The virtual artist behind the “412donklife Customs” label (better known as “412donklife” on social media) shows some artsy Hi-riser love for... delivery vans

2023 Arrival UPS Electric Van Prototype Spied in Germany With Wrong Shade of Brown

18 Aug 2022, 16:17 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / UPS is set to get 10,000 electric delivery vans soon, and this is how their prototypes look like. Do not worry, your package is on its way

UPS Delivers Packages in Manhattan in a Cute, Four-Wheeled Electric-Assist Cycle

17 Jun 2022, 11:00 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / UPS gets back to its 100-old roots and is now testing a new, more sustainable and efficient way of delivering packages in highly dense urban areas

UPS and Swoop Aero to Deliver Vaccines in Africa via Drone in As Little as 15 Minutes

4 May 2022, 12:21 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Australian drone logistics company Swoop Aero teamed up with UPS to help deliver COVID-19 vaccines to people in Malawi, Africa.

Delivery Drones Are Just a Testing Ground for the Ultimate Cargo, Humans

11 Jun 2021, 11:46 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / From Amazon to Samsung, delivery services powered by UAVs are now big business; the industry is still in its infancy and questions remain unanswered, though

The Youngest UPS Driver in the World Is Only 6, Drives Cutest Mini UPS Truck

19 May 2021, 12:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There was a time when all Mateo Toscano could do was look out the window at the UPS driver, and he wanted to do the job as well—he got his wish

The Future Is Here: UPS Buys eVTOLs for Delivery Operations

8 Apr 2021, 07:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / UPS has signed a deal with Beta Technologies to purchase a fleet of eVTOLs that could enter operations by as early as 2024

The URB-E Is the Caterpillar of e-Bikes

5 Jul 2020, 12:40 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / The URB-E, bike, utility vehicle, mo-ped, urban mobility vehicle, whatever you want to call it, is topping the industry. Except in aesthetics.

[UPDATE] UPS NASCAR Truck for Sale Starting from $1

3 Dec 2019, 13:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The 1990 truck was retired by UPS and then turned into a race truck as part of an advertising campaign. By popular demand, it was also driven on the race track

UPS Gets FAA Permission to Deliver Packages by Drones

2 Oct 2019, 11:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / UPS received a full Part 135 Standard certification, allowing it to create its own drone airline for industry-wide purposes, with nighttime and BVLOS operation

UPS Delivery Driver Jumps in Frozen Pond to Rescue Drowning Dog, is a True Hero

22 Jan 2019, 13:09 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Ryan Arens from Bozeman, Montana, says rescuing 2-year-old Sadie is the “highlight of his 14-year UPS career,” would do it again in a heartbeat

UPS Delivery Driver Delivers Packages, Will Dance For You

21 Dec 2018, 14:31 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Indiana delivery driver knows he’s being filmed, does a little dance while dropping parcels, to entertain whoever will watch the footage later

The New UPS Electric Truck Is a Brown Box From the Future

10 May 2018, 20:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The parcel company first introduced electric delivery vehicles to its fleet back in the 1930s. Right now, it's offsetting about 126,000 gallons of gas per year

UPS Calls BS on Musk's Semi Truck, Tests Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck in California

4 May 2017, 14:44 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / UPS is taking matters into its own hands and starts a pilot project to test out a hydrogen fuel cell set up for its famous brown delivery trucks

UPS Tests Its First Delivery Drone, Don't Wait For One on Your Next Delivery

22 Feb 2017, 15:57 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / UPS, the logistics company known globally for its logistics service, has made its first drone delivery in the USA. It was for a demonstration, but it worked

UPS Trucks Turn Plastic

1 Jun 2011, 05:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For some time now, UPS has become one of the main customers for companies that manufacture green vehicles. Looking to reduce its spending on fuel (a significant spending, given the huge size of the ...

EVI Gets California Funding

27 May 2011, 12:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In a world where the electric vehicles would have never made it without the substantial support of the money provided by the governments of the world, securing funding is essential for the companies...

Eaton Promises Next-Gen Series Hybrid Hydraulic System

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Hybrid systems, and particularly the series hydraulic hybrid systems (formerly known as SHH), become more and more attractive for companies involved in the automotive industry as demand for such inn...

UPS Buys Hydraulic Hybrid Trucks

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / US delivery company UPS announced that it recently purchased hydraulic hybrid trucks, a new type of vehicles which are said to provide fuel economy of up to 50 percent when compared to standard dies...