UPS Inc. plans to deploy a small fleet of futuristic, boxy-looking all-electric delivery trucks as part of a pilot program in London and Paris by the end of this year.
May 10, 2018Business, Technology, Equipment, TCA, Top 100
UPS to Use Futuristic-Looking Fleet of Electric Delivery Trucks in London, Paris
Business, TCA, Top 100
Chicago Man Charged in Scam That Routed UPS Mail to His Apartment
A Chicago man has been charged in a scheme that temporarily changed the address for the global headquarters of shipping giant UPS Inc. to his tiny garden apartment, resulting in thousands of pieces of mail meant for UPS executives and other employees being delivered to his doorstep.
May 10, 2018Business, Logistics, TCA, Top 100
Covenant Transport Pays $2,000 Bonuses to 44 Teams
Covenant Transport handed out $88,000 in its new team bonus program last month to 44 teams that eclipsed the 60,000 miles together to earn the company’s new $2,000-per-team bonus.
May 9, 2018Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, Top 100
PepsiCo to Add Stemco’s Fuel-Efficiency Devices
Stemco Products Inc. announced that PepsiCo Inc. will update 1,600 of its trailers with the company’s TrailerTail and EcoSkirt products to support its corporate sustainability targets.
May 7, 2018Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 100
Profit, Revenue Grow at XPO as It Invests in Tech
XPO Logistics Inc. reported on May 2 that its first-quarter results vaulted more than 100%, stemming from the heightened demand from domestic freight and last-mile delivery.
May 2, 2018Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Top 100
Electrification Finds Its Ground Zero in California
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Expanding options for battery-electric technology and hybrid-electric and natural-gas engines are converging alongside efforts to protect forthcoming clear-air regulations, and longtime industry players must be ready to react to this evolving landscape, panelists said here at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo, held April 30-May 3.
May 2, 2018Business, Logistics, Top 100, Top 50
John Smith Appointed Mike Ducker’s Successor as FedEx Freight President, CEO
Transportation industry veteran John Smith will become president and CEO of FedEx Freight on Aug. 16, moving up from his position as senior vice president of operations at the FedEx Corp. subsidiary.
May 1, 2018Business, Safety, Top 100
FedEx Office Imposes Photo ID Policy in Response to Austin Bombings
FedEx Office has started asking customers to show photo identification when mailing packages from one of its 1,900 stores.
April 30, 2018Business, Logistics, Top 100
Saia Posts Robust Profit, Revenue in 1Q
Saia Inc. reported April 27 first-quarter net income of $21.1 million, or 80 cents per share, an increase of 85% from the $11.4 million in net income and 44 cents per share reported in the first quarter of 2017.
April 27, 2018Business, Logistics, Top 100
USA Truck Grabs Profit on Revenue Rise
USA Truck reported first-quarter 2018 net income of $1 million, or 13 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $4.9 million, or minus 61 cents a share, in the first quarter of 2017.
April 26, 2018