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Business

UPS Offers Full Visibility for Freight Pickups

UPS Freight, the less-than-truckload division of UPS Inc., said Tuesday it was offering a new feature to allow customers full visibility of LTL shipments.

November 1, 2011
Business

UPS Reports Profit Growth As LTL, Package Rates Rise

UPS Inc. last week said strong results in its less-than-truckload unit, where revenue rose 15%, helped the company to report a 5.1% increase in third-quarter net income to $1.04 billion.

October 31, 2011
Business

UPS Seeks 10% Profit Gains, Offers New Delivery Service

UPS Inc. last week set ambitious financial targets based on annual profit growth of about 10% companywide, while also announcing a new residential package delivery service with a two-hour delivery window option.

September 19, 2011
Business

UPS Sees Higher Trucking Profits Ahead

UPS Inc. officials Thursday set ambitious financial targets based on profit growth of about 10% companywide, reiterated its adjusted 2011 earnings and said its trucking profits could double over the next three years.

September 15, 2011
Business

UPS Sets 鈥楳y Choice鈥 Service to Boost Delivery Options

UPS Inc. said Wednesday it is launching a new service called 鈥淢y Choice,鈥 which aims to give consumers greater control over home delivery.

September 14, 2011
Business

Barber appointed president of UPS Europe

UPS has appointed Jim Barber its new president of the UPS Europe region with responsibility for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

August 25, 2011
Business

UPS鈥 Second-Quarter Profit Jumps

UPS Inc. said Tuesday its second-quarter net income rose to $1.06 billion, or $1.07 per share, from $845 million, or 84 cents, year earlier.

July 26, 2011
Business

UPS Mail Innovations Offers New Tracking

UPS Mail Innovations, the business mail services division of UPS Inc., said July 13 that tracking information for its shipments is available on www.ups.com.

July 14, 2011
Business

UPS Boosting Latin American Air Network

UPS Inc. said Monday it has significantly expanded the capacity of its express air network throughout the Central and South America.

June 7, 2011
Business

UPS Using Biodiesel at Worldport Facility

UPS Inc. has begun using biodiesel fuel blends at its Worldport hub in Louisville, Ky., the National Biodiesel Board said.

May 24, 2011