Archive for February, 2008
Friday, February 29th, 2008
When Bridgette Waller opened her Mail Boxes, Etc. (MBE) franchise here 14 years ago, she was so successful that the company made her the star of a television commercial complete with a tagline, "Can your mailbox do that?"
Waller's first years as a Mail Boxes Etc. franchisee were so profitable that ...
Posted in All Items, Lawsuits, Platinum Shield Association, Profits, Services, UPS Store & MBE | 7 Comments »
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating a near miss at Miami International Airport (MIA) involving a UPS 757 and a small turbo prop. The planes came within 4,000 feet of each other in what could have been a head on collision. The news media may be guilty of sensationalizing ...
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
A breaking news story in Tennessee tells us that several government agencies have raided a UPS trucking contractor, Swift Transportation in Memphis, TN. Information is sketchy, but according to reports documents and computers were sized in the raid.
Posted in All Items, Crime & Security, UPS Trucks | 2 Comments »
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
Now this doesn't happen every day. A guy walking around with a pay stub in his pocket from UPS rival FedEx was recently arrested on a tip from a citizen as he broke into UPS trucks to steal packages with an accomplice. Apparently, one acted as the lookout while the ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Three thieves were arrested after they followed a United Parcel Service truck and stole boxes left at homes in New Dorp. Igor Roshko, 20, Simon Berman, 18, and Artur Velichko, 18, were in a car tailing the UPS truck at around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, sources said. After the UPS worker ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
UPS - and smokers - benefit from a recent Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision in Howe v. New Hampshire Motor Transport. The case started when Maine enacted a law prohibiting companies like UPS from delivering tobacco products to anyone and then provided for penalties against companies that ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
United Parcel Service (UPS) said it is accelerating ground package movements between more than 12 million ZIP code pairings by one day or more starting this week. These improvements include lanes originating in eight states (Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Montana, North Dakota, western Nebraska and Wyoming) and more than 70 ...
Posted in All Items, Delays, Services, Volume | 1 Comment »
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
If your package stopped showing tracking activity in Illinois, you might want to call UPS and ask them if they'll at least return the ashes. A trailer full of parcels caught on fire while parked at a UPS terminal in Hodkins, IL, according to a news report. There is no ...
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
Five people shipped 330 pounds of pot and the occasional cocaine shipment through United Parcel Service using drop off n' ship stores, according to a report. Apparently, UPS detected the shipment and contacted the police, who setup various raids and stings to capture the five suspects, only to have them ...
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
UPS and FedEx (to a lesser extent - having just dealt with its own tax issues) must really be singing a merry little tune at what looks like the beginning of the end for competitor DHL. German prosecutors are looking into whether or not DHL CEO Klaus Zumwinkel cheated on ...
Posted in All Items, Competitors, Crime & Security, DHL, FedEx, Profits, USPS | 9 Comments »