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Sunday, January 20th, 2008
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling by a lower court that declared that a Seventh-day Adventist worker was discriminated against for not working on Sabbath. Former driver for United Parcel Service (UPS), Todd Sturgill of Springdale, Arkansas, will keep his award of nearly US$104,000 in lost wages ...
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
United Parcel Service Inc. said Friday its freight unit will increase rates on noncontractual shipments across the U.S and Canada by an average of 5.4 percent, effective Feb. 4. The hike applies to minimum charge, less-than-truckload and truckload rates. Late last year, FedEx announced a 5.5% general rate increase at ...
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Monday, January 14th, 2008
We never realized just how dangerous it can be to deliver a FedEx package until we watched Tom Hanks crash-land in "Cast Away." But flying your own fleet of giant jets all over the world is just part of the delivery business nowadays. And it's a very competitive part for ...
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Sunday, January 13th, 2008
As has been pointed out in this very informative video that is making its rounds on YouTube, put out by a site calling itself UPS Receipt, the UPS Delivery Confirmation process is wide open to tampering by anyone wishing to do so. Its unclear whether this site is being run ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
So here we have another great clip of UPS in action that has turned up on You Tube. This guy apparently installed a home security camera with the intent on catching a thief or something. Instead, he caught the UPS guy abusing his packages.
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
It is being reported today that DHL will soon begin offering shipping services at Walgreens drug stores nationwide to compete with the UPS Store. The "DHL Shipping Spot" will be staffed by Walgreen employees at photo counters, DHL said. The kiosks are expected to be in place in stores nationwide ...
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
The country is at increased risk of falling into a recession, and it isn't clear when the slowing economy will rebound, the chief executive of United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) said Wednesday. CEO Scott Davis, who took over the helm of the world's largest shipping carrier earlier this month following ...
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Bill Grosvenor, 69, says the Grinch stole Christmas - and insists the role of the Grinch was played by United Parcel Service (UPS). Grosvenor who is a retired forensic accountant and self-described "senior-citizen and then some," was expecting a shipment of goods from New York for resale before Christmas. But ...
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
Package delivery company United Parcel Service Inc. said Monday it will launch an expanded and simplified air freight shipping system this week. The new service includes an international express service called UPS Express Freight, which the company said will triple its express routes. The service will offer overnight to three-day ...
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Friday, January 4th, 2008
A former United Parcel Service supervisor who stole more than $800,000 from UPS was sentenced Thursday to 7 years in prison. Victoria Pavek, 49, of Aurora pleaded guilty to theft of more than $500,000 in October.
She was a 20-year employee of the shipping company who was working as a supervisor ...
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