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Articlesby Tom BergSeptember 12, 2014

Propane Remains Popular Alternative Fuel in the U.S.

The country’s third most popular vehicle fuel powers everything from gas grills to medium-duty trucks.

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ArticlesAugust 22, 2014

UPS Offers Keys to Fuel Efficiency

You would be hard-pressed to find a company more enthusiastically pursuing efficiency than UPS. After all, this is a company that has determined that its no-left turns policy across North America has saved almost 10 million gallons of fuel over the last 10 years. So we asked UPS to distill its fuel-saving philosophy into three bite-sized ideas.

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NewsJuly 29, 2014

UPS Net Profit Tumbles, Expectations Lowered

Profit for package delivery and trucking giant UPS tumbled in the second quarter due to retirement liabilities for some union employees.

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NewsJune 18, 2014

UPS Moving More to Dimensional Pricing

Package delivery giant UPS on Tuesday said beginning Dec. 29, in the United States, dimensional weight will be used to calculate the billable weight of a shipment on all UPS Ground services and UPS Standard to Canada packages.

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Videosby StaffJune 12, 2014

Video: UPS Talks About Propane Adoption

In March, UPS announced plans to roll out 1,000 propane autogas vehicles and 50 on-site refueling dispensers in select locations beginning in 2015. This video from the Propane Education & Research Council features interviews with key personnel involved in the 20-car propane autogas pilot test they conducted in Gainesville, Ga., and answers why propane autogas is a fit for one the largest, most sustainable fleets in the nation.

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NewsJune 7, 2014

David Abney to Take the Reins at UPS

Abney began his UPS career in 1974 as a part-time package loader. Over the course of his 40-year career, he held various operational positions including a five-year stint as president of UPS International.

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NewsApril 24, 2014

Teamsters Overrides Three Locals, Implements New UPS Contract

The Teamsters Union has rolled over on the desires of some of its members, overriding earlier votes that continued to delay a new national contract with parcel carrier UPS.

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NewsApril 24, 2014

UPS Profit Falls, Old Dominion Earnings Grow 13.2%

Parcel delivery and trucking giant UPS has reported a lower first quarter profit despite higher revenue, while another major less-than-truckload player hit a record.

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NewsMarch 5, 2014

UPS Investing $70 Million in Propane Delivery Trucks

WORK TRUCK SHOW -- United Parcel Service will buy 1,000 propane-fueled "package cars" for use in rural areas following successful test in Georgia.

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NewsJanuary 21, 2014

UPS Expecting Lower Profits

Parcel and trucking company UPS has offered a glimpse of its fourth quarter and 2013 earnings ahead of releasing its full report on Jan. 30.

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