Archive for January, 2010

UPS Among Top 10 on Climate Innovation Index

January 28 2010 No Commented

UPS (NYSE:UPS) has been ranked No. 9 among the Top 100 global companies selected for the first-ever Climate Innovation Index by Maplecroft, a UK-based research and consulting company that reports on sustainability-related risks.

FedEx to Transport Giant Pandas from United States to China Onboard Its New 777F Aircraft

January 28 2010 No Commented

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world’s largest express transportation company, is donating its logistical services to transport two giant pandas from the United States to China on February 4, 2010. Working in conjunction with the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. and Zoo Atlanta, …

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UPS to Release 4th Quarter Results on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010

January 27 2010 No Commented

UPS (NYSE:UPS) will announce its fourth quarter results on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, at approximately 7:45 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Largest Group of Drivers Joins UPS “Circle of Honor”

January 26 2010 No Commented

928 Go 25 Years Without Accident to Earn a Spot; Circle’s Collective Record Passes 5 Billion Miles

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced the induction of 928 drivers into its elite “Circle of Honor,” raising to 4,793 the number of active drivers who have steered clear of accidents for 25 years or more.

FedEx Named Among FORTUNE Magazine’s 2010 "Best Companies to Work For"

January 21 2010 No Commented

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has once again been named to FORTUNE magazine’s list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in the United States in 2010. The company …

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UPS Makes it Easier for Customers to Utilize LTL Freight Tools

January 20 2010 No Commented

UPS (NYSE:UPS) has expanded its UPS Developer Kit, formerly known as UPS OnLine® Tools, to include less-than-truckload (LTL) services, package drop-off locator capabilities and street-level address validation.

For UPS, NASCAR Means Business

January 19 2010 No Commented

Company Celebrates 10 Years as Team Sponsor,
11th season as Official Express Delivery Company of NASCAR

For the 10th consecutive year, a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car will carry UPS’s brown and gold into the season-opening Daytona 500 as David Ragan of Roush Fenway Racing begins his second season behind the wheel of the No. 6 UPS Ford Fusion.

UPS Deploys 245 New “Green” Trucks

January 19 2010 No Commented

CNG Vehicles Sent to California & Colorado

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced it has deployed 245 new delivery trucks powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to cities in Colorado and California.

Update: FedEx Support for Haiti Relief Efforts

January 16 2010 No Commented

January 19, 2010
FedEx continues to move thousands of pounds of critical supplies for charitable organizations responding to the crisis in Haiti. The first FedEx Express flight arrived in Haiti from Miami on Sunday, January 17. By Tuesday, January 19 three additional flights were completed and more than 400,000 pounds of relief …

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FedEx LTL Companies Announce General Rate Increases

January 15 2010 No Commented

FedEx Freight and FedEx National LTL, subsidiaries of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), will implement 5.9% general rate increases (GRI) effective February 1, 2010. Rate …

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