FedEx uses digital cameras and optical character recognition to scan package barcodes as part of its speedy sorting process, which has helped boost the company's operating income.

UPS said around 70% of its packages are going through automated facilities. The shipping giant will increase that to 80% in 2019. It represents a newfound interest in investing in automation, one ...

Just before midnight, UPS’s Worldport in Louisville, Kentucky begins to come alive. Boeing 757s start roaring overhead. Packages whoosh by on miles of conveyer belts. Before the sun is up, 1.6 ...

You may have noticed packages are getting to your door faster this holiday season. That’s due to the mail sorting process in Omaha having sped up just in time for the holidays.

The Automated Package Processing System (APPS) sorts packages and parcels up to 25 pounds. The postal service says the APPS combines state-of-the-art mail sorting technology with mechanical ...

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a potential $215 million contract to provide automated package processing systems to the U.S. Postal Service.. The company said Tuesday it will supply ...

The automated sorting system also gives inspectors more control over package flow, reducing the chance that a targeted package is released before it’s cleared, UPS said. Related content news ...

In response, the United States Postal Service is accelerating the delivery of 137 new package sorting machines across the country to meet customer’s evolving mailing and shipping needs ahead of ...

Wayne County officials hope the facility, second only in the U.S. to the company's Memphis hub in automation, will attract more regional investment.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — FedEx officials cut the ribbon on the newest sorting facility at the Memphis hub Wednesday morning. It’s part of a $1.5 billion investment called Secondary 25 that will moder… ...