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As the pull of shopping online via mobile devices becomes ever more prevalent, recent research from transportation and logistics bellwether UPS shows that as more consumers shop online, they also bring with them specific preferences and guidelines, too.

Amazon's ambition to build a global shipping and logistics business to compete directly with UPS and Fedex seems to be much bigger than what most people thought, according to leaked documents discovered by Bloomberg.

Fourth quarter revenue at $16.1 billion was up 1% annually, and earnings per share were up 26% at $1.57, marking the fourth straight month of EPS growth.

UPS finished 2015 in solid fashion, with strong fourth quarter earnings results. Fourth quarter revenue at $16.1 billion was up 1 percent annually, and earnings per share were up 26 percent at $1.57, marking the fourth straight month of EPS growth. For all of 2014, EPS was up 14 percent annually at $5.43, which was an all-time high. Total operating profit also set a new record, up 54.3 percent at $7.7 billion.

UPS Mexico initiatives will streamline portfolios for shipments of all sizes, create new, single Power of Attorney to remove customs barriers, and add delivery guarantees to less-than-truckload freight shipments.

There are less than 24 hours until Christmas and the annual last minute shoppers are not the only people feeling the heat, FedEx, UPS and the USPS are all racing to have millions of packages delivered for products ordered in the still ongoing holiday season.

The question for parcel carriers now is whether consumers are settling back to wait for their goods or are filling up their online baskets for more buying this season.

Among the findings was that healthcare companies have made significant strides in just one year to address some top supply chain pain points.

The 2015 Pain in the (Supply) Chain survey recently conducted by UPS coincided this year with qualitative interviews of healthcare executives in North America to gain further insights into trends, challenges and opportunities having an impact on healthcare logistics.

The 2015 holiday season could prove to be highly profitable for United Parcel Services and FedEx, but will the companies be able to capitalize on the opportunity?

As retailers rethink inventory strategy, transportation companies see fortunes change; e-commerce to buoy UPS, FedEx, DHL, and USPS.

UPS announced a 2.5% fee this week that will be tacked on to third party parcel shipments and, Congress is moving along on a long term Highway Bill even though they have only figured out how to fund the first 3 years of a 6 year bill.

Nearly £120 million ($186 million) investment will accommodate growth and ensure continued reliability and capacity for customers of all sizes.

Included in these changes are tripling the size of the facility and nearly doubling its package processing rates. And it added that this project, which is expected to cost around $300 million, is projected to be “substantially completed” by 2018. UPS also plans to add more than full- and part-time 300 jobs at this location, with recruitment kicking off in 2017.

Sales hurt by lower fuel-surcharge rates; profit jumps on overseas business.