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NewsMarch 27, 2005

UPS Pilots May Vote to Strike, But Don’t Worry About It Just Yet

The union representing 2,500 pilots at United Parcel Service Inc. has called for a vote to authorize a strike that could severely cripple the nation’s largest carrier

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NewsMarch 17, 2005

Verwaayen Elected to UPS Board

The board of directors of UPS yesterday announced it had elected the chief executive of BT Group plc, Ben Verwaayen, as a new independent non-executive directo

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NewsMarch 9, 2005

XTRA Lease Ups Technology Ante Adding Digital Documentation to Trailer Tracking

At the Truckload Carriers Assn. convention in Las Vegas this week, XTRA Lease, St. Louis, Mo., announced the widespread availability of XTRA Xpres

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NewsFebruary 24, 2005

UPS To Close Dayton Air Freight Hub

MarketWatch on Thrusday reported that UPS will close its Dayton, Ohio, air freight hub, eliminating about 1,400 jobs

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NewsFebruary 14, 2005

Mahoney Retires, McDevitt Takes Over as UPS VP of Global Transportation

UPS has announced the retirement of Chris Mahoney, senior vice president of global transportation and a member of the company’s management committee

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NewsFebruary 10, 2005

UPS Ups Dividend, Appoints Beystehner Director

The UPS board of directors has increased the quarterly dividend by nearly 18% from 28-cents per share to 33-cents per share on all outstanding Class A and Class B shares

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NewsJanuary 27, 2005

UPS Reports

Parcel giant UPS, Atlanta, Ga., yesterday reported a revenue gain of 10.2% in its fourth quarter and earnings of $0.76 per diluted share, up 1.3% compared to the prior-yea

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NewsJanuary 26, 2005

Canadian Groups Ask Court to Void NAFTA Provisions in Dispute With UPS

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers and Council of Canadians have asked Ontario's Superior Court of Justice to declare Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement null and void

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NewsJanuary 18, 2005

UPS Deploys 4th Generation Driver Computer, Nears 1 Package Per Second Handling

UPS, the mega-ton behemoth of commercial transportation, is deploying DIAD IV, the fourth generation of driver handheld computers the carrier began in 1985

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NewsJanuary 15, 2005

UPS Reports "Significant" Drop in Volume

UPS last week reported “an unexpected, significant drop in U.S. domestic volume during the days between Christmas and New Year’s Day.

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