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UPS launches RoadieXD near Pittsburgh, taps into crowdsourced last-mile delivery

RoadieXD A sign for UPS's new last-mile delivery service, which has opened a facility in the Pittsburgh area. (Alii Johnson via PBT)

UPS (NYSE: UPS) is getting into the last mile delivery game, opening a new delivery operation in western Pennsylvania as part of its expansion for a new venture called RoadieXD.

The company opened a new 40,000-square-foot RoadieXD delivery facility at 410 Crown Ct. in Oakdale near Pittsburgh International Airport from which to ramp up its service of last mile delivery, a more and more in-demand service amid growing consumer expectation of fast delivery of all the various products ordered through e-commerce.

Chris Grubb, head of marketing at RoadieXD, said to expect “seamless delivery” from the company’s cross-docking facilities at the Oakdale depot, which he described in a prepared statement as “fast, way more cost-efficient, and built for the demands of modern businesses.”

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