UPS and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have reached a tentative agreement on two new five-year contracts for package and freight workers.
UPS Freight
11 Mar 2013
The 10 less-than-truckload carriers with more than $1 billion in annual revenue increased combined sales 4.3 percent in 2012 to $23.2 billion.
15 Feb 2013
Less-than-truckload carrier UPS Freight says it will expand its full truckload business in 2013 as changing shipping patterns and tight capacity at traditional truckload operators spur intermodal and intramodal shift.
31 Jan 2013
UPS reported a net loss of $1.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012, falling $2.5 billion from a profit of $725 million in the fourth quarter of 2011.
10 Jan 2013
The Teamsters union and ABF Freight System are back at the bargaining table. Negotiations on a new multiyear contract resumed Jan. 8 and will continue through next week, the union said in a notice published on its Web site.
04 Jan 2013
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18 Dec 2012
The Teamsters union says it is willing to discuss labor costs when contract talks with ABF Freight System begin Dec. 18 — but not just union labor costs.
13 Nov 2012
UPS is upgrading its global ocean and air freight forwarding product, UPS Supplier Management, with the introduction of UPS Order Watch, a cloud-based technology platform...
24 Oct 2012
UPS Freight increased total revenue 3.6 percent year-over-year to $691 million in the third quarter, according to financial data released by UPS Tuesday.
23 Jul 2012
Old Dominion Freight Line will raise its tariff base rates 4.9 percent Aug. 6, joining several less-than-truckload competitors that raised rates in June and July.
02 Jul 2012
UPS Freight will raise its less-than-truckload tariff pricing 5.9 percent on average July 16, joining other LTL carriers with general rate increases this summer.
12 Jun 2012
An early start to negotiations with UPS will allow the Teamsters union to focus on discussions over job security, wages, health care and pensions in January, the union said.
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