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Postman always rings twice, but not so the UPS driver

I've spoken with the UPS driver, sent two letters and even spoke with them at their office to no avail. Three more of my packages were left out overnight in the rain because UPS refused to ring the doorbell when they drop off packages.

March 24, 2013 12:00 am
UPS design lab puts boxes to the smash test

UPS design lab puts boxes to the smash test

A box gets a 900-pound hug on the compression table at the UPS Package Design and Testing Lab in Addison, Ill. UPS tests new packaging designs by dropping, shaking and smashing boxes with brutal-looking equipment to see what type of packaging can withstand the trip from supplier to customer,…

December 16, 2012 12:00 am
UPS design lab puts boxes to the smash test

UPS design lab puts boxes to the smash test

UPS packaging engineer Preeti Agrawal tests a packed box using a drop impact tester that simulates a box traveling through the small parcel system at the UPS Package Design and Testing Lab in Addison, Ill. UPS tests new packaging designs by dropping, shaking and smashing boxes with brutal-lo…

December 16, 2012 12:00 am
UPS design lab puts boxes to the smash test

UPS design lab puts boxes to the smash test

ADDISON, Ill. | It looks like a torture chamber for cardboard and bubble wrap. At a lab in suburban Chicago, UPS Inc. tests new packaging designs by dropping, shaking and smashing boxes with brutal-looking equipment. The point is to see what type of packaging can withstand the trip from supp…

December 16, 2012 12:00 am Photos

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Thieves grab holiday packages from consumers' doorsteps

Consumers beware. Thieves are on the prowl in Lake and Porter counties, stealing holiday packages from unsuspecting consumers’ doorsteps.

December 10, 2012 7:00 pm
UPS Foundation awards $5,000 grant to PUC Educational Talent Search

UPS Foundation awards $5,000 grant to PUC Educational Talent Search

HAMMOND | Purdue University Calumet's Educational Talent Search program has received a $5,000 grant from the UPS Foundation to provide services that help bridge the educational opportunity gap for targeted first generation and low income students.

October 26, 2011 1:52 pm
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